Bounden

7 lettersadjectiverare

Updated June 2026

Definition

Under a strong moral or ethical obligation to fulfil a duty or responsibility.

“He felt it his bounden duty to report everything he had witnessed to the authorities.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

bound·en

Related Words

Synonyms

obligatoryduty-boundrequiredcompelledobliged

Antonyms

optional voluntaryelective

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Archaic -EN ending on the familiar BOUND root, all very common letters

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Scrabble

Moderate value with B and D, the -EN ending allows few additional hooks

Words Related to Bounden

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “bounden” to make these 7-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

bounded bounder

Words you can make from Bounden

Shorter words formed from the letters in “bounden”.

unbend undone boden bonne bound bueno donne dunne dunno unbed unden undon unode bend benn beno benu bode bond bone boud boun bude bund

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