Bourne
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
An archaic or poetic word for a boundary, limit, or ultimate destination.
“The traveller stood at the bourne of the known world and looked into the unknown.”
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Wordle
Ends in OURNE which is a distinctive pattern, the B opener narrows options considerably
Scrabble
Worth 8 points, a valid archaic word in standard dictionaries, the RNE ending is useful for hooking
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