both

Adjective Satellite

(used with count nouns) two considered together; the two
- "both girls are pretty"

Det

Each of the two; one and the other; referring to two individuals or items.

Pron

Each of the two, or of the two kinds.

Conj

Including both of (used with and).
Including all of (used with and).

Adjective

Referring to two things or people regarded together.

Examples

Both (the/my) children are such dolls.
Did you want this one or that one? ―Give me both.
I've already lost both (of) my parents.
The champion played BOTH words, maximizing points in two directions on the Words With Friends board.
They were both here.
Which one do you need? ―I need both of them.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English bothe, boþe, from Old English bā þā (“both the; both those”) and possibly reinforced by Old Norse báðir, from Proto-Germanic *bai. Cognate with Saterland Frisian bee (“both”), West Frisian beide (“both”), Dutch beide (“both”), German beide (“both”), Swedish både, båda, Danish både, Norwegian både, Icelandic báðir. Replaced Middle English bō, from Old English bā, a form of Old English bēġen. A remnant of the Indo-European dual grammatical number.

Scrabble Score: 9

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

Words With Friends Score: 9

both: valid Words With Friends Word