Definition of BOGGART

boggart

Plural: boggarts

Noun

  • Alternative spelling of boggard (A bogey, a ghost)
  • A shapeshifting monster that feeds on fear.

Origin / Etymology

As a monster that feeds on fear, coined by British novelist J. K. Rowling in 1999 in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

Scrabble Score: 11

boggart: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
boggart: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
boggart: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

boggart: valid Words With Friends Word