What does BLUE mean?

Pronunciation
/blu/
Letters
4
Scrabble score
6
Words With Friends score
9
How common
Very common

Meaning

noun

  1. blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime“he had eyes of bright blue”
  2. blue clothing“she was wearing blue”
  3. any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue“the Union army was a vast blue”
  4. the sky as viewed during daylight“he shot an arrow into the blue”
  5. used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge
  6. the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic
  7. any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae

adjective

  1. of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky“October's bright blue weather”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

blued8bluer7bluest8

Anagrams of BLUE

lube6

Words inside BLUE

4 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

bel5leu3be4 el2

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Questions

Is BLUE a valid word in word games?

BLUE 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 BLUE worth?

BLUE is worth 6 points with Scrabble letter values and 9 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from BLUE?

4 other words, including BE, EL, BEL and LEU.