Boarder
7 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
A person who pays rent to live in someone else's home, typically with meals included.
“The elderly widow took in a boarder to help cover the household expenses after her husband died.”
Pronunciation
IPA
/ˈbɔːdə/
Syllables
board·er
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Wordle
BOARD plus ER, the OAR cluster and ER ending together make this a highly guessable Wordle shape.
Scrabble
Worth 10 points, extends BOARD with a common suffix and is valid in most board configurations.
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