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Is blood a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word blood is a Scrabble US word. The word blood is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is blood a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word blood is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

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5-letter words (1 found)

BLOOD,

4-letter words (7 found)

BOLD,BOLO,BOOL,DOOB,DOOL,LOBO,OBOL,

3-letter words (10 found)

BOD,BOO,DOB,DOL,DOO,LOB,LOD,LOO,OBO,OLD,

2-letter words (6 found)

BO,DO,LO,OB,OD,OO,

You can make 24 words from blood according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of blood

blood lbood bolod oblod lobod olbod blood lbood bolod oblod lobod olbod boold obold boold obold oobld oobld loobd olobd loobd olobd oolbd oolbd blodo lbodo boldo obldo lobdo olbdo bldoo lbdoo bdloo dbloo ldboo dlboo bodlo obdlo bdolo dbolo odblo doblo lodbo oldbo ldobo dlobo odlbo dolbo blodo lbodo boldo obldo lobdo olbdo bldoo lbdoo bdloo dbloo ldboo dlboo bodlo obdlo bdolo dbolo odblo doblo lodbo oldbo ldobo dlobo odlbo dolbo boodl obodl boodl obodl oobdl oobdl bodol obdol bdool dbool odbol dobol bodol obdol bdool dbool odbol dobol oodbl oodbl odobl doobl odobl doobl loodb olodb loodb olodb ooldb ooldb lodob oldob ldoob dloob odlob dolob lodob oldob ldoob dloob odlob dolob oodlb oodlb odolb doolb odolb doolb

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Definitions and meaning of blood

blood

Alternative forms

  • bloud (obsolete)
  • bloode (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English blood, from Old English blōd, from Proto-West Germanic *blōd, from Proto-Germanic *blōþą, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- ("to swell") + -ó- (thematic vowel) + -to (nominalizer), i.e. "that which bursts out". Cognate with Saterland Frisian Bloud, West Frisian bloed, Dutch bloed, German Blut, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian blod, Icelandic and Faroese blóð.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: blŭd, IPA(key): /blʌd/
  • (Northern England) enPR: blo͝od, IPA(key): /blʊd/
  • Rhymes: -ʌd

Noun

blood (countable and uncountable, plural bloods)

  1. A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow.
  2. A family relationship due to birth, such as that between siblings; contrasted with relationships due to marriage or adoption. (See blood relative, blood relation.)
  3. (historical) One of the four humours in the human body.
  4. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) The endometrial lining as it is shed in menstruation; menstrual fluid.
  5. (medicine, countable) A blood test or blood sample.
  6. The sap or juice which flows in or from plants.
  7. (poetic) The juice of anything, especially if red.
  8. Temper of mind; disposition; mood
  9. (obsolete) A lively, showy man; a rake; a dandy.
  10. A blood horse, one of good pedigree.
  11. (figurative) Bloodshed.
    They came looking for blood.
  12. Alternative letter-case form of Blood (“member of a certain gang”)
  13. (especially African-American Vernacular) A friend or acquaintance, especially one who is black and male.
  14. (UK, MLE, slang) Alternative form of blud (“Informal address to a male.”)

Synonyms

  • (familial relationship) background, descent, heritage, stock

Hyponyms

  • lifeblood

Derived terms

Related terms

  • bleed
  • bloody mary
  • bless
  • blessing

Descendants

  • → Greek: μπλάντι (blánti)
  • Torres Strait Creole: blad

Translations

See also

  • coagulation
  • sanguinary
  • sanguine
  • hemato-

Verb

blood (third-person singular simple present bloods, present participle blooding, simple past and past participle blooded)

  1. (transitive) To cause something to be covered with blood; to bloody.
  2. (medicine, historical) To let blood (from); to bleed.
  3. (transitive) To initiate into warfare or a blood sport, traditionally by smearing with the blood of the first kill witnessed.

Translations

References

  • blood on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • “blood”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  • “blood”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • boldo

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • blo

Etymology

From Middle Dutch blōde, from Old Dutch *blōdi, from Frankish *blauthi, from Proto-Germanic *blauþuz (“weak”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bloːt/
  • Hyphenation: blood
  • Rhymes: -oːt
  • Homophone: bloot

Adjective

blood (comparative bloder, superlative bloodst)

  1. (archaic) not courageous
  2. (archaic) timid

Synonyms

  • (cowardly) laf
  • (timid) beschroomd, verlegen

Derived terms

  • bloodaard

Related terms

  • liever blode Jan dan dode Jan

References

  • [3]

Dutch Low Saxon

Etymology

From Middle Low German blôt, from Old Saxon blōd, from Proto-West Germanic *blōd, from Proto-Germanic *blōþą.

Noun

blood n

  1. blood

See also

  • German Low German: Blood, Bloot

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • blod, blode, bloode, bloud

Etymology

From Old English blōd, from Proto-West Germanic *blōd, from Proto-Germanic *blōþą, of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bloːd/
  • Rhymes: -oːd

Noun

blood (plural bloods)

  1. blood

Derived terms

  • herte blood

Descendants

  • English: blood
  • Geordie English: bluid
  • Scots: bluid
  • Yola: blooed

References

  • “blọ̄d, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Source: wiktionary.org