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Is bloat a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word bloat is a Scrabble US word. The word bloat is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

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Is bloat a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word bloat is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

B3L1O1A1T1

Is bloat a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word bloat is a Words With Friends word. The word bloat is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (1 found)

BLOAT,

4-letter words (9 found)

ALTO,BLAT,BLOT,BOAT,BOLA,BOLT,BOTA,LOTA,TOLA,

3-letter words (16 found)

ABO,ALB,ALT,BAL,BAO,BAT,BOA,BOT,LAB,LAT,LOB,LOT,OAT,OBA,TAB,TAO,

2-letter words (10 found)

AB,AL,AT,BA,BO,LA,LO,OB,TA,TO,

You can make 36 words from bloat according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of bloat

bloat lboat bolat oblat lobat olbat blaot lbaot balot ablot labot albot boalt obalt baolt abolt oablt aoblt loabt olabt laobt alobt oalbt aolbt blota lbota bolta oblta lobta olbta bltoa lbtoa btloa tbloa ltboa tlboa botla obtla btola tbola otbla tobla lotba oltba ltoba tloba otlba tolba blato lbato balto ablto labto albto bltao lbtao btlao tblao ltbao tlbao batlo abtlo btalo tbalo atblo tablo latbo altbo ltabo tlabo atlbo talbo boatl obatl baotl abotl oabtl aobtl botal obtal btoal tboal otbal tobal batol abtol btaol tbaol atbol tabol oatbl aotbl otabl toabl atobl taobl loatb olatb laotb alotb oaltb aoltb lotab oltab ltoab tloab otlab tolab latob altob ltaob tlaob atlob talob oatlb aotlb otalb toalb atolb taolb

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Definitions and meaning of bloat

bloat

Etymology

Perhaps from Middle English blot, blout (“soft; flexible; pliable”), from Old Norse blautr (“soft”). Akin to Danish blød, Dutch bloot (“nude”) and German bloß (“nude”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bləʊt/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /bloʊt/
  • Rhymes: -əʊt

Verb

bloat (third-person singular simple present bloats, present participle bloating, simple past and past participle bloated)

  1. To cause to become distended.
  2. (intransitive, veterinary medicine) To get an overdistended rumen, talking of a ruminant.
  3. To fill soft substance with gas, water, etc.; to cause to swell.
  4. (intransitive) To become distended; to swell up.
  5. To fill with vanity or conceit.
    • 1675, John Dryden, Prologue to Circe by Dr. Davenant
      Encourage him, and bloat him up with Praise
  6. (dated) To preserve by slightly salting and lightly smoking.
  7. To increase to an excessive amount.

Derived terms

  • unbloat

Translations

Noun

bloat (countable and uncountable, plural bloats)

  1. Distention of the abdomen from death.
  2. (veterinary medicine) Pathological overdistention of rumen with gas in a ruminant.
    Synonym: ruminal tympany
  3. (figurative) Wasteful use of space or other resources.
    Adding an e-mail feature to this simple text editor would be pointless bloat.
  4. (derogatory, slang, dated) A worthless, dissipated fellow.

Translations

Adjective

bloat (comparative more bloat, superlative most bloat)

  1. (obsolete) bloated.

References

Anagrams

  • Balto-, Blato, balot

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