What does BLUNT mean?

Pronunciation
/blʌnt/
Letters
5
Scrabble score
7
Words With Friends score
11
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

adjective

  1. having a broad or rounded end“thick marks made by a blunt pencil”
  2. used of a knife or other blade; not sharp“a blunt instrument”
  3. characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion“blunt talking and straight shooting”
  4. devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment“the blunt truth”

verb

  1. make less intense“blunted emotions”
  2. make numb or insensitive“The shock numbed her senses”
  3. make dull or blunt“Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge”
  4. make less sharp“blunt the knives”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

blunts8blunter9bluntest10blunting11

Anagrams of BLUNT

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside BLUNT

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

bunt6lunt4bun5but5 nub5nut3 tub5 tun3nu2un2ut2

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Word lists

Questions

Is BLUNT a valid word in word games?

BLUNT 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 BLUNT worth?

BLUNT is worth 7 points with Scrabble letter values and 11 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from BLUNT?

11 other words, including BUT, UN, NUT and TUB.