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BLARE
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Definition

Pronunciation: //blɛə//

verb

  • (transitive)
    "In 2000, a robber held up a bank in San Diego, USA. It seems everyone held their noses rather than sticking their hands up because the man was so smelly! […] Police helicopters blared loudspeaker warnings about the smelly man."
  • (transitive)
    "[T]he world, the world, / All ear and eye, with such a stupid heart / To interpret ear and eye, and such a tongue / To blare its own interpretation— […]"
  • (intransitive)
    "The trumpet blaring in my ears gave me a headache."
  • (intransitive)
    "And the kyne wente ſtraight waye vnto Beth Semes vpon one ſtreete, and wente on blearynge, and turned nether to the righte hande ner to the lefte."

noun

  • (figurative) Of colour, light, or some other quality: dazzling, often garish, brilliance.
    "Archivist Camus, an Old-Constituent appointed Archivist, he and the Ancient Twelve, amid blare of military pomp and clangour, enter, bearing the divine Book: and President and all Legislative Senators, laying their hand on the same, successively take the Oath, with cheers and heart-effusion, universal three-times-three."
  • (obsolete except British, dialectal) A lengthy sound, as of a person crying or an animal bellowing or roaring.
    "The herds [of bison], in their flight from the burning pastures had rushed over the bed of the watercourse—scaled the slopes of the banks. […] One cry alone more wild than their own savage blare pierced the reek through which the Brute Hurricane swept."

Source: Kaikki

Word Details

Length
5 letters
Scrabble Points
7 points
Words With Friends Points
9 points

Word Games

Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL)
Yes
Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
Yes
Wordle
Yes
Words With Friends
Yes

How many Scrabble points is the word 'BLARE'?

The word BLARE is worth 7 points in Scrabble.

B3
L1
A1
R1
E1

Total: 7 points

How many Words With Friends points is the word 'BLARE'?

The word BLARE is worth 9 points in Words With Friends.

B4
L2
A1
R1
E1

Total: 9 points

How many letters is the word 'BLARE'?

The word BLARE has 5 letters.

Is 'BLARE' a valid Wordle word?

Yes! BLARE is a valid 5-letter word that can be used in Wordle.

What's the difference between Scrabble and Words With Friends points?

While many letters share the same point values, there are several key differences between Scrabble and Words With Friends point values:

  • B, C, M, P: Worth 3 points in Scrabble, but 4 points in Words With Friends
  • H, Y: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 3 points in Words With Friends
  • L, N, U: Worth 1 point in Scrabble, but 2 points in Words With Friends
  • V: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 5 points in Words With Friends
  • J: Worth 8 points in Scrabble, but 10 points in Words With Friends

Note: These are base letter values. Actual game scores also depend on bonus squares (Double/Triple Letter/Word) and board placement, which differ between the two games. See the complete Scrabble point values and Words With Friends point values for full reference.

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