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adjective · noun · verb

Blue can refer to blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime, the sky as viewed during daylight, or any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue. As a verb, blue can mean to turn blue.

16 meanings4 lettersScrabble 6

Length

4

Scrabble

6

WWF

9

Starts

BL

Ends

LUE

Difficulty

Easy

Dictionary

What Does “BLUE” Mean?

blue has 16 documented senses across adjective, noun, verb.

Adjective

8 senses
1

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

{'source': 'Helen Hunt Jackson', 'text': "October's bright blue weather"}

a blue flame

blue haze of tobacco smoke

2

used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War (who wore blue uniforms)

a ragged blue line

3

filled with melancholy and despondency

gloomy at the thought of what he had to face

gloomy predictions

a gloomy silence

took a grim view of the economy

4

characterized by profanity or cursing

foul-mouthed and blasphemous

blue language

profane words

5

suggestive of sexual impropriety

a blue movie

blue jokes

he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details

a juicy scandal

6

belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy

an aristocratic family

aristocratic Bostonians

aristocratic government

a blue family

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7

morally rigorous and strict

puritanic distaste for alcohol

she was anything but puritanical in her behavior

blue laws

8

causing dejection

a blue day

the dark days of the war

a week of rainy depressing weather

a disconsolate winter landscape

Noun

7 senses
1

blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime

he had eyes of bright blue

Synonyms

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

Synonyms

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7

any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae

Verb

1 sense
1

turn blue

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

4

Vowels

2

Consonants

2

Word Intelligence

Explore the word blue with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

Length

4 letters

Starts With

B

Ends With

E

Vowels

2

Consonants

2

Letters

B, L, U, E

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

b
l
u
e

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for blue.

BLUE is a 4-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 6.
It starts with B and ends with E.
It contains 2 vowels and 2 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 50%.
It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCD.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CCVV.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using blue in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★☆☆☆

BLUE has a Scrabble score of 6. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

BLUE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

BLUE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

BLUE uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside blue.

Unique Letters

4

Repeated Letters

0

Highest Value Letter

B

Letter Pattern

ABCD

CV Pattern

CCVV

Vowel Share

50%

Consonant Share

50%

Bigrams

BL, LU, UE

Trigrams

BLU, LUE

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for blue.

BLUE is a 4-letter short fill.
It starts with B and ends with E, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 2 vowels and 2 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CCVV.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Easy.

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Word Usage Insights

Practical observations about how this word performs in different word games and puzzle situations.

This word contains 4 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CCVV, making it relatively easy to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 6, it offers moderate scoring potential.
The word begins with B and ends with E, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Every letter appears only once.

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