What does BLACK mean?
- Pronunciation
- /blæk/
- Letters
- 5
- Scrabble score
- 13
- Words With Friends score
- 16
- How common
- Very common
Meaning
adjective
- being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light“black leather jackets”
- of or belonging to a racial group having dark skin especially of sub-Saharan African origin“a great people--a black people--...injected new meaning and dignity into the veins of civilization”
- marked by anger or resentment or hostility“black looks”
- offering little or no hope“the future looked black”
- stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable“black deeds”
- (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin“the stock market crashed on Black Friday”
- (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood“a face black with fury”
- extremely dark“a black moonless night”
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
blacks14blacked16blacker15blackest16
Anagrams of BLACK
No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.
Words inside BLACK
15 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
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Questions
Is BLACK a valid word in word games?
BLACK is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.
How many points is BLACK worth?
BLACK is worth 13 points with Scrabble letter values and 16 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from BLACK?
15 other words, including BACK, AL, LA and LACK.