Ourselves
9 letterspronouncommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
Used by speakers to refer to themselves and one or more other people as the object of a verb or preposition. It is the reflexive and emphatic form of 'we'.
“We prepared ourselves for the challenging mountain climb.”
Pronunciation
IPA
/aʊəˈsɛlvz/
Syllables
our·selves
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Synonyms
uswe ourselves
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Wordle
Nine letters combining OUR and SELVES; reflexive pronoun
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Scrabble
Worth 12 points; common pronoun with good vowel mix
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