Definition of bugbear

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• bugbear is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
• bugbear is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
• bugbear is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 16

Definition of bugbear

• an imaginary monster used to frighten children (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. bogeyman
  2. booger
  3. boogeyman
  4. bugaboo
• an object of dread or apprehension (noun)

  Examples

  1. Germany was always a bugbear for France

  Synonyms

  1. hobgoblin

See definition of bugbear in Merriam Webster