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BLOW
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Definition

Pronunciation: //bləʊ//

verb

  • (intransitive) To produce an air current.
    "Lear. Blow windes, & crack your cheeks; Rage, blow / You Cataracts, and Hyrricano's ſpout,"
  • (transitive) To propel by an air current (or, if under water, a water current), usually with the mouth.
    "Blow the dust off that book and open it up."
  • (intransitive) To be propelled by an air current.
    "The leaves blow through the streets in the fall."
  • (transitive, figurative) To direct or move, usually of a person to a particular location.
    ""This is an unexpected pleasure!" exclaimed he. "What good fortune blows Lady Marchmont hither?""

noun

  • (informal) A chance to catch one's breath.
    "The players were able to get a blow during the last timeout."
  • (uncountable, US, slang) Cocaine.
    "Hi there, you're a pretty cute chick, want to snort some blow?"
  • (uncountable, UK, slang) Cannabis.
  • (uncountable, Chicago dialectal, slang) Heroin.

adj

  • (chiefly dialectal Northern England or puristic, otherwise obsolete) Blue.

noun

  • (Australia, shearing, historical) A cut made to a sheep's fleece by a shearer using hand-shears.
    "Click goes his shears; click, click, click. / Wide are the blows, and his hand is moving quick, / The ringer looks round, for he lost it by a blow, / And he curses that old shearer with the bare belled ewe."
  • (Australia, New Zealand) An outcrop of quartz from surrounding rock, thought to indicate mineral deposits below.
    ""Blows" of quartz, crop out above the layers of slate, granite, and sandstone formation."
  • (television) Synonym of button (“the punchy or suspenseful line of dialogue that concludes a scene”).
    "The blow is important because it transitions the reader and eventually the audience from one scene to another."

Source: Kaikki

Word Details

Length
4 letters
Scrabble Points
9 points
Words With Friends Points
11 points

Word Games

Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL)
Yes
Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
Yes
Wordle
No
Words With Friends
Yes

How many Scrabble points is the word 'BLOW'?

The word BLOW is worth 9 points in Scrabble.

B3
L1
O1
W4

Total: 9 points

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

The word BLOW is worth 11 points in Words With Friends.

B4
L2
O1
W4

Total: 11 points

How many letters is the word 'BLOW'?

The word BLOW has 4 letters.

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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