BLOW
9
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
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.