Pound

5 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

A unit of weight or currency; to strike repeatedly.

“The recipe calls for one pound of flour.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/paʊnd/

Related Words

Synonyms

strike weight currency

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains OU vowel pair with N, D ending.

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Scrabble

Worth 8 points, good length for bonus tiles.

Words Related to Pound

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “pound” to make these 5-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

bound found hound mound pfund poind round sound wound

Words you can make from Pound

Shorter words formed from the letters in “pound”.

doup pond undo upon

Add a letter to make a longer word

6-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “pound”.

pounds

Longer words starting with Pound

Words that begin with “pound”.

pounds

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