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TABOO

“TABOO” is a valid word.

7 Scrabble points
8 Words with Friends
5 letters

Definition

noun

  1. a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
  2. an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion

verb

  1. declare as sacred and forbidden

adjective

  1. excluded from use or mention
  2. forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands

< 5-letter words: TABOO

19 words found

4-letter words 3

  • boata small vessel for travel on water
  • bootfootwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
  • botaa wine bottle made of leather

3-letter words 10

  • tooto a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
  • batnocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
  • booa cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
  • tabthe bill in a restaurant
  • taoan adherent of any branch of Taoism
  • botbotfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human
  • boaa long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur
  • oot
  • oatannual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats')
  • aboa dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived

2-letter words 6

  • to
  • ata highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium
  • bo
  • taa hard grey lustrous metallic element that is highly resistant to corrosion; occurs in niobite and fergusonite and tantalite
  • baa soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite
  • aba bachelor's degree in arts and sciences