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Blues

b 3l 1u 1e 1s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · 5 letters · Very common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does blues mean?

noun

  1. a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes

  2. a state of depression

    “he had a bad case of the blues”

    Synonymsblue devilsmegrimsvaporsvapours

Is BLUES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) Yes

How many points is BLUES worth?

Scrabble

7 pts
b 3l 1u 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

10 pts
b 4l 2u 2e 1s 1

Wordfeud

9 pts
b 4l 1u 2e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

10 pts
b 4l 2u 2e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in BLUES

Anagrams 2

Hooks for BLUES

Add one letter to the front or back of BLUES to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

Words that end like BLUES

Common words that share the ending -UES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

All words ending in -UES

Blues: quick answers

Is BLUES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. BLUES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 7 points before board bonuses.
How many points is BLUES worth?
BLUES scores 7 points in Scrabble, 10 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does blues mean?
As a noun, blues means “a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in BLUES?
You can make 22 shorter words from BLUES, such as BELS, BLUE, LUBE, SLUB. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of BLUES?
BLUES rearranges into BULSE, LUBES.