BLUE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. BLUE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BLUE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BLUE is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLUE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BLUE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BLUE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,212.
What does BLUE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having the colour of a clear daytime sky.
Blue sits on the spectrum between green and violet and is one of the primary colours from which many other shades are mixed, so the word describes everything from a pale sky to deep navy cloth. It is also used figuratively for sadness, as in feeling blue, a sense that grew from older associations between the colour and low spirits.
How BLUE is used
Very common; used for the colour itself and, informally, for a low or sad mood.
- The sea looked deep blue under the midday sun.
- She painted the door a bright blue.
- He felt a little blue after the news.
- The flag has three stripes of red, white and blue.
- Her eyes were a striking pale blue.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BLUE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BLUE
The 4 tiles of BLUE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BLUE
Showing 24 of 121 words that begin with BLUE.
Words ending in BLUE
1 words end in BLUE. Useful as a back hook: play BLUE onto a word already on the board.
Words with BLUE inside
3 words contain BLUE in the middle. Words that start with BLUE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BLUE
Common questions about BLUE
- Is BLUE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLUE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLUE worth?
- BLUE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BLUE mean?
- Having the colour of a clear daytime sky.
- What letters can be added to BLUE?
- BLUE takes 5 hooks: 0 in front and 5 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BLUE:
Open BLUE in the Word Finder