e 1 m 3 b 3 o 1 l 1 d 2 e 1 n 1
8 letters · 13 points in Scrabble
Meaning
verb give encouragement to
originFrom bold (adjective) + em- -en (variant of en- -en (circumfix forming transitive verbs denoting an increase in, or intensification of, the quality denoted by the enclosed word)). Compare Middle English embolden, enbolden (“to make bold, encourage”) (modern English embold, enbold, imbold (obsolete)), and inboldysshen (“to embolden, encourage”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- mobled 11
- demob 10
- embed 10
- blende 9
- blonde 9
- bolden 9
- debone 9
- dolmen 9
- omened 9
- moble 9
- bedel 8
- bleed 8