Blew
/bluː/
Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:11 pts4 letters
Definition of Blew
verb
- To produce an air current.
- To propel by an air current.
"Blow the dust off that book and open it up."
- To be propelled by an air current.
"The leaves blow through the streets in the fall."
- To create or shape by blowing; as in to blow bubbles, to blow glass.
- To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means.
"to blow the fire"
noun
- The colour of the clear sky or the deep sea, between green and violet in the visible spectrum, and one of the primary additive colours for transmitted light; the colour obtained by subtracting red and green from white light using magenta and cyan filters; or any colour resembling this.
- A blue dye or pigment.
- Any of several processes to protect metal against rust.
- Blue clothing
"The boys in blue marched to the pipers."
- (in the plural) A blue uniform. See blues.
adjective
- Of the colour blue.
"the deep blue sea"
- Depressed, melancholic, sad.
- Pale, without redness or glare; said of a flame.
"The candle burns blue."
- Supportive of, run by (a member of), pertaining to, or dominated by a political party represented by the colour blue.
- Of the higher-frequency region of the part of the electromagnetic spectrum which is relevant in the specific observation.
adjective
- (entertainment) Pornographic or profane.
"The air was blue with oaths."
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Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Blew"
Blew is a 4-letter word that scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Blew" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "blew" is a low-scoring word.