bide

Verb

Verb Forms: bided, bode, biding, bides

To wait, remain, or endure patiently.
dwell
To bear; to endure; to tolerate.
To face with resistance; to encounter; to withstand.
To dwell or reside in a location; to abide.
To wait; to be in expectation; to stay; to remain.
To wait for; to await.

Examples

Sometimes it’s best to BIDE your time in Words With Friends, holding high-value letters.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English biden, from Old English bīdan (“to stay, continue, live, remain, delay; wait for, await, expect; endure, experience, find; attain, obtain; own”), from Proto-West Germanic *bīdan (“to wait”), from Proto-Germanic *bīdaną (“to wait”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydʰeti, from *bʰeydʰ- (“to command, persuade, compel, trust”). Latinate cognates (via PIE) include faith and fidelity.

Synonyms

abide, stay, await, live, put up with, stand by

Scrabble Score: 7

bide: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
bide: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bide: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

bide: valid Words With Friends Word