Scrabble & Words with friends points
- bites is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
- bites is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 7
- bites is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 8
Definition of bites
- a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin (noun)
Synonyms
- insect bite
- sting
- a small amount of solid food; a mouthful (noun)
Synonyms
- bit
- morsel
- wit having a sharp and caustic quality (noun)
Examples
- the bite of satire
Synonyms
- pungency
- a light informal meal (noun)
Synonyms
- collation
- snack
- a strong odor or taste property (noun)
Examples
- the sulfurous bite of garlic
Synonyms
- pungency
- raciness
- sharpness
- the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws (noun)
Synonyms
- chomp
- deliver a sting to (verb)
Synonyms
- prick
- sting
- to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws (verb)
Examples
- Gunny invariably tried to bite her
Synonyms
- seize with teeth
- cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort (verb)
Synonyms
- burn
- sting
- (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait (noun)
Examples
- after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite
- a portion removed from the whole (noun)
Examples
- the government's weekly bite from my paycheck
- a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person (noun)
- penetrate or cut, as with a knife (verb)
See definition of bites in Merriam Webster