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Definition of confound

"confound" in the verb sense

1. confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate

be confusing or perplexing to cause to be unable to think clearly

"These questions confuse even the experts"

"This question completely threw me"

"This question befuddled even the teacher"

2. confuse, confound

mistake one thing for another

"you are confusing me with the other candidate"

"I mistook her for the secretary"

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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Quotations for confound

Had I power, I should
Pour the sweet milk of concord into hell.
Uproar the universal peace, confound
All unity on earth. [ William Shakespeare ]

Confound the cats! All cats - alway -
Cats of all colors, black, white, gray;
By night a nuisance and by day - Confound the cats! [ Dobbin ]

When workmen strive to do better than well, they do confound their skill in covetousness. [ William Shakespeare ]

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confound in Scrabble®

The word confound is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 14

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Words within the letters of confound

2 letter words in confound (6 words)

do no nu of on un

3 letter words in confound (9 words)

cod con coo cud don duo fun nod nun

4 letter words in confound (6 words)

fond food fund noon noun undo

5 letter words in confound (3 words)

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6 letter words in confound (1 word)

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7 letter words in confound (1 word)

cofound

8 letter words in confound (1 word)

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confound + 2 blanks (3 words)

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Words containing the sequence confound

Words that start with confound (12 words)

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Words with confound in them (1 word)

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Words that end with confound (1 word)

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