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Is blithe a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word blithe is a Scrabble US word. The word blithe is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

B3L1I1T1H4E1

Is blithe a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word blithe is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

B3L1I1T1H4E1

Is blithe a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word blithe is a Words With Friends word. The word blithe is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

B4L2I1T1H3E1

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6-letter words (2 found)

BLITHE,THIBLE,

5-letter words (2 found)

BLITE,LITHE,

4-letter words (14 found)

BELT,BETH,BHEL,BILE,BITE,BLET,BLIT,ELHI,HEIL,HILT,LITE,LITH,TEIL,TILE,

3-letter words (17 found)

BEL,BET,BIT,ELT,ETH,HET,HIE,HIT,LEI,LET,LIB,LIE,LIT,TEL,THE,TIE,TIL,

2-letter words (11 found)

BE,BI,EH,EL,ET,HE,HI,IT,LI,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 47 words from blithe according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of blithe

blithe

Etymology

From Middle English blithe (“glad, happy, joyful; causing joy, joyous; gentle, mild; gracious, merciful; bright, shining; beautiful, fair”) [and other forms], from Old English blīþe (“happy, gentle”), from Proto-West Germanic *blīþī, from Proto-Germanic *blīþiz (“friendly; gentle, mild; pleasing”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlī- (“fine; light; pleasant”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“shiny; white”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /blaɪð/, /blaɪθ/
  • Rhymes: -aɪð, -aɪθ

Adjective

blithe (comparative blither, superlative blithest)

  1. Casually careless or indifferent; showing a lack of concern.
  2. (chiefly Scotland, elsewhere dated or literary) Cheerful, happy.

Alternative forms

  • blythe (obsolete)

Derived terms

Related terms

  • bliss

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Anagrams

  • thible

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English blithe, from Old English blīþe, from Proto-West Germanic *blīþī, from Proto-Germanic *blīþiz. Cognate with Danish blid, Dutch blij, Icelandic blíður. Compare bliss.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /blaɪð/
  • Rhymes: -aɪð

Adjective

blithe (comparative blither, superlative blithest)

  1. Happy

Source: wiktionary.org