Boreas

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Updated June 2026

Definition

A wind blowing from the north, or the personification of the north wind in classical Greek mythology.

“The sailors feared the boreas that swept down from the Arctic each winter.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

bo·re·as

Related Words

Synonyms

north windtramontane

Antonyms

notusauster

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains three vowels (O, E, A) and ends in S, making it a useful guess for testing multiple common vowels in one go

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Scrabble

Worth 8 points, the terminal S allows hooking and the vowel-rich mix helps clear a surplus-vowel rack

Words Related to Boreas

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “boreas” to make these 6-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

boreal borers

Words you can make from Boreas

Shorter words formed from the letters in “boreas”.

arose bares barse baser bears besra boars boers boras bores boser braes brose oreas robes saber sabre seora serab sober abos aero arbs ares

Add a letter to make a longer word

7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “boreas”.

aerobes arbores boaster boaters boraces borages borates boraxes bravoes jerboas labores

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