bogle
Plural: bogles
Noun
- A ghost or bogy; an apparition.
- A goblin; a frightful spectre or phantom; a bogy or bugbear.
- A scarecrow.
- A Jamaican dance move that involves raising and lowering the arms while moving the body in a waving motion.
Verb
- Obsolete form of boggle.
Examples
- The unexpected appearance of a ’Z’ on my rack was a delightful BOGLE.
Origin / Etymology
Uncertain; possibly cognate with bug or from Welsh bwgwly (“to terrify”).
Scrabble Score: 8
bogle: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordbogle: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bogle: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 11
bogle: valid Words With Friends Word