Words That Start with BL

3-letter words that start with BL

• bly8n. Likeness; resemblance; look aspect; species; character.

4-letter words that start with BL

• blaa6n. A soft white breakfast roll, traditionally associated with south-east...
• blab8v. To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion.
• blad7n. A portfolio.
• blag7n. An armed robbery or robbery involving violence; also, theft.
• blah9n. Nonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk.
• blak10adj. Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander).
• blam8n. A sudden, explosive sound, such as is made by a gunshot.
• blat6v. To cry, as a calf, sheep, or goat.
• blay9n. The bleak (fish).
• blea6n. The part of a tree that lies immediately under the bark; the alburnum...
• bleb8n. A bubble, such as in paint or glass.
• bled7n. Hinterland, field.
• blee6n. Color, hue.
• bleh9interj. Used to reflect general indifference to a situation or topic.
• blem8n. A blemished item.
• blet6v. To undergo or cause to undergo bletting, a fermentation process in...
• blik10n. An unfalsifiable belief underpinning a worldview.
• blim8n. A small piece of cannabis resin.
• blin6n. A blintz or blini.
• blip8n. A small dot registered on electronic equipment, such as a radar or...
• blit6n. A logical operation in which a block of data is rapidly moved or copied...
• blix13n. In color photography, a combination of bleach and fixer, which removes...
• blob8n. A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a...
• bloc8n. A group of voters or politicians who share common goals.
• blog7v. To blag, to steal something; to acquire something illegally.
• blop8n. Synonym of blob (“a vague amorphous mass”).
• blot6n. A blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance.
• blow9v. To produce an air current.
• blox13v. To kill (a character) in a Roblox game, causing the blocks that make up...
• blub8v. To cry, whine or blubber (usually carries a connotation of disapproval).
• blud7pron. He or him.
• blue6adj. Of a blue hue.
• bluh9interj. When repeated or combined with blah, used to denote tedious talking...
• blur6v. To make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dim.

5-letter words that start with BL

• black13adj. Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
• blade8n. The (typically sharp-edged) part of a knife, sword, razor, or other...
• blain7n. Skin swelling or sore; blister; blotch.
• blake11adj. Yellow, as butter or cheese.
• blame9n. Censure.
• blanc9n. A white sauce of fat, broth, and vegetables, used especially for...
• bland8adj. Having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating.
• blank11adj. Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty space to be...
• blare7v. To play (a radio, recorded music, etc.) at extremely loud volume levels.
• blast7n. A violent gust of wind (in windy weather) or apparent wind (around a...
• blaze16n. A fire, especially a fast-burning fire producing a lot of flames and...
• bleak11adj. Without color; pale; pallid.
• blech12interj. An imitation of the sound of gagging, used to express disgust or...
• bleed8v. To shed blood through an injured blood vessel.
• bleep9n. A brief high-pitched sound, as from some electronic device.
• blend8n. A mixture of two or more things.
• bless7v. To make something holy by religious rite, sanctify.
• blick13v. To shine, gleam.
• blige8interj. Blimey.
• blimp11n. An airship constructed with a nonrigid lifting agent container.
• blind8adj. Unable to see, or only partially able to see.
• bling8n. An ostentatious display of richness or style.
• blink11v. To close and reopen both eyes quickly.
• bliss7n. Perfect happiness.
• blitz16n. A sudden attack, especially an air raid; usually with reference to the...
• bloat7v. To cause to become distended.
• block13n. A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
• bloke11n. A fellow, a man; especially an ordinary man, a man on the street.
• blond8adj. Of a bleached or pale golden (light yellowish) colour.
• blood8n. A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that...
• bloom9n. A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud.
• bloop9v. To blow air bubbles or audibly slosh about in water.
• blown10adj. Distended, swollen, or inflated.
• bluer7n. A blue blazer, part of the school uniform at Harrow School.
• blues7n. A feeling of sadness or depression.
• bluff13n. An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one’s...
• blunt7adj. Having a thick edge or point; not sharp.
• blurb9n. A short description of a book, film, or other work, written and used...
• blurt7v. To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought...
• blush10n. An act of blushing; a pink or red glow on the face caused by...

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6-letter words that start with BL

• blacks14n. A kind of ink in used in copperplate printing, prepared from the...
• bladed10adj. Having a blade; having the specified number or type of blades.
• blader9n. A rollerblader.
• blague9n. Mendacious boasting that lacks seriousness; falsehood or humbug...
• blakey15n. A shoe protector (metal stud or plate affixed to the sole or heel of a...
• blamed11adj. Euphemism of damned (intensifier).
• blamer10n. One who blames.
• blamey13adj. Tending to blame others.
• blammo12interj. Synonym of whammo.
• blanch13v. To grow or become white.
• blanco10v. To polish using Blanco.
• blanky15adj. A mild intensifier, expressing irritation.
• blatch13n. Blacking, blackening.
• blazar17n. A very compact quasar, associated with a supermassive black hole at the...
• blazed18adj. Under the influence of marijuana, usually at a relatively high dose.
• blazer17n. A very bright or hot day.
• blazes17n. Hell.
• blazon17n. A verbal or written description of a coat of arms.
• bleach13n. A chemical, such as sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide, or a...
• bleary11adj. Tired, having senses dulled by exhaustion.
• blench13v. To shrink; start back; give way; flinch; turn aside or fly off.
• blende9n. Sphalerite (a naturally-occurring sulfide of zinc).
• blenny11n. Blenniidae (combtooth blennies).
• blight12n. A diseased condition suffered by a plant; specifically, a complete and...
• blimey13interj. Used to express anger, excitement, surprise, etc.
• blingy12adj. Extravagantly showy; shiny, glittery.
• blinks12n. A herbaceous annual plant of species Montia fontana, in the family...
• blinky15adj. Of eyes or people/animals: blinking repeatedly, prone to blink.
• blithe11adj. Casually careless or indifferent; showing a lack of concern; nonchalant.
• blobby15adj. Similar in shape to blobs; amorphous and rounded in appearance...
• blocky17adj. Resembling a block in shape.
• bloggy13adj. Having the characteristics of a blog; resembling a blog.
• blokey15adj. Associated with the mainstream male culture, particularly blue-collar.
• blonde9n. (film, television, theater) A kind of 2,000-watt lamp.
• bloody12adj. Covered in blood.
• bloomy13adj. Having or resembling a bloom (as on fruit).
• blotch13n. An uneven patch of color or discoloration.
• blotto8adj. (Very) drunk or intoxicated.
• blouse8n. A shirt for women or girls, particularly a shirt with buttons and often...
• blousy11adj. Resembling or characteristic of a blouse; loose, flowing.
• blower11n. A person who blows.
• blowie11n. A blow job.
• blowsy14adj. Having a reddish, coarse complexion, especially with a pudgy face.
• bluesy11adj. Characteristic of, or similar to, blues music.
• bluing9n. A substance used in laundry to whiten clothes.
• bluish11adj. Having a tint or hue similar to the colour blue.
• blurry11adj. Not clear, crisp, or focused; having fuzzy edges.
• blushy14adj. Suffused with blushes or blushlike hues.

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7-letter words that start with BL

• blacked16adj. Colored black.
• blacken15v. To cause to be or become black.
• blacker15n. One who blacks (in various senses).
• bladder11n. A flexible sac that can expand and contract and that holds liquids or...
• blaming12n. The act of accusing or assigning culpability to.
• blanked14adj. Damned; accursed (from the euphemistic printed form d—d).
• blanket13n. A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for...
• blankly16adv. In a blank manner, especially showing no emotion or expression.
• blaring10n. Any loud noise, such as from an elephant.
• blarney12n. Mindless chatter.
• blasted10adj. Subjected to an explosion.
• blaster9n. Anything that, or anyone who blasts.
• blatant9adj. Obvious, on show; unashamed; loudly obtrusive or offensive.
• blatter9n. Blather; foolish talk.
• blazing19adj. Very fast.
• blemish14n. A small flaw which spoils the appearance of something, a stain, a spot.
• blended11adj. Being a mixture.
• blender10n. A machine with sharp rotating blades in a bowl, for mashing, crushing...
• blessed10adj. Having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing.
• blinded11adj. Deprived of sight in a way that is or may be permanent, by damage to...
• blinder10n. A bag or cloth put over the head of a difficult horse while it is being...
• blindly13adv. In a blind manner; without sight.
• blinked14adj. Affected with blinking.
• blinker13n. Anything that blinks.
• blister9n. A small bubble between the layers of the skin that contains watery or...
• blitzed19adj. Drunk; wasted.
• blitzer18n. One engaging in a blitz.
• bloated10adj. Swollen with fluid or gas.
• blocked16adj. Obstructed, so that through movement or flow is prevented or impeded.
• blocker15n. One who blocks or impedes the movement of an opponent.
• blondie10n. A nickname for a person with blond hair, particularly an attractive...
• blooded11adj. Bloody, bleeding.
• bloomer11n. An ironworker.
• blooper11n. A blunder, an error.
• blossom11n. A flower, especially one indicating that a fruit tree is fruiting...
• blotchy17adj. Covered in blotches.
• blotted10adj. Containing blots.
• blotter9n. A piece of blotting paper in a pad as a piece of desk furniture.
• blowing13n. The act of one who blows, or that which blows.
• blowout12n. A sudden puncturing of a pneumatic tyre/tire.
• blubber13v. Often followed by out: to cry out (words) while sobbing.
• bluefin12n. Bluefin tuna, any of a number of types of tuna characterised by their...
• blunder10n. A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.
• blunted10adj. High on cannabis.
• bluntly12adv. In a blunt manner; without delicacy, or the usual forms of civility.
• blurred10adj. Out of focus; partially obscured; smudged.
• blushes12n. Embarrassment.
• bluster9n. Pompous, officious talk.

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8-letter words that start with BL

• blabbing15n. Gossip; the telling of tales or of confidences.
• blacking17n. A preparation, containing lampblack, used to produce a shiny black...
• blackish19adj. Somewhat black.
• blackout16n. A temporary loss of consciousness.
• blacktop18n. Asphalt concrete or similar bituminous black paving material used for...
• blanched16adj. Lacking complexion or color.
• blanking15n. An instance of something being blanked out.
• blasting11n. A planned explosion, as in mining.
• bleached16adj. Whitened; made white using bleach.
• bleacher15n. One who, or that which, bleaches.
• bleating11n. A noise that bleats.
• bleeding12adj. Losing blood.
• bleeping13adj. A generic intensifier which can be substituted for any profane...
• blending12n. The act or result of something being blended.
• blessing11n. Some kind of divine or supernatural aid, or reward.
• blighted15adj. Having caused to suffer a blight.
• blinding12adj. Very bright (as if to cause blindness).
• blinkers14n. A pair of leather or rubber eye cups attached to a horse hood in order...
• blinking15adj. That blinks.
• blissful13adj. Extremely happy; full of joy; experiencing, indicating, causing, or...
• blithely16adv. Without care, concern, or consideration.
• blizzard29n. A large snowstorm accompanied by strong winds and greatly reduced...
• bloating11n. A bloated condition; distention.
• blockade17n. The physical blocking or surrounding of a place, especially a port, in...
• blockage17n. The state or condition of being blocked.
• blocking17n. The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.
• blogging13n. The design and editing of a blog; weblogging.
• bloodied12adj. Covered or stained with blood.
• bloomers12n. Any of several forms of women’s divided garment for the lower body.
• blooming13adj. Opening in blossoms; flowering.
• blotched16adj. Covered in blotches (“uneven patches of colour or discolouration”).
• blotting11n. A blot; a stain.
• blowback21n. A type of action where the pressure from the fired cartridge blows a...
• blowfish19n. Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability...
• blowhole16n. The spiracle, on the top of the head, through which cetaceans breathe.
• blowpipe17n. A narrow tube through which a jet of air is directed onto a flame; used...
• bludgeon12n. A short, heavy club, often of wood, which is thicker or loaded at one...
• bluebell12n. Common bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta).
• bluebird13n. Any of various North American birds of the genus Sialia in the thrush...
• bluefish16n. A voracious fish (Pomatomus saltatrix) found in waters of the Atlantic...
• bluegill11n. Any member of the species Lepomis macrochirus of North American sunfish.
• blueline10n. A reproduction of the material submitted for printing...
• bluffing17n. A bluff; a false expression of the strength of one's position in order...
• blunting11n. The process by which something is made blunt.
• blurring11n. A blurry patch.
• blurting11n. Something that is blurted, or spoken hastily without thinking.
• blushing14n. The act of one who blushes; a blush.
• blustery13adj. Blowing in loud and abrupt bursts.

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9-letter words that start with BL

• blackball19n. A rejection; a vote against admitting someone.
• blackbird20n. A common true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over...
• blackbody23n. A theoretical body, approximated by a hole in a hollow black sphere...
• blackened18adj. Darkened to the point of appearing black; as.
• blackface22n. The practice in which a nonblack person blackens their face using...
• blackfish23n. An Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, especially a female after spawning.
• blackfoot20n. A tropical American bush of the genus Melampodium.
• blackhead21n. A type of comedo, a skin blemish, a type of acne vulgaris, where a pore...
• blackjack30n. A common gambling card game in casinos, where the object is to get as...
• blacklist17n. A list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned, disallowed...
• blackmail19n. The extortion of money or favors by threats of public accusation...
• blackness17n. The state or quality of being black in colour.
• blackouts17n. Long, dark-coloured underwear worn by the WAAF in winter.
• blackwall20n. A tyre/tire with black sidewalls.
• blackwood21n. African blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon), of Africa.
• blameless13adj. Free from blame; without fault; innocent.
• blanching17n. The act by which something is blanched.
• blandness12n. Lack of taste or flavor.
• blaspheme18v. To commit blasphemy; to speak against God or religious doctrine.
• blasphemy21n. An act of irreverence or contempt toward a god or toward something...
• blatantly14adv. In a blatant manner; so as to be highly visible or obvious.
• bleaching17n. The process of removing stains or of whitening fabrics, especially by...
• bleakness15n. The characteristic of being bleak.
• blemished17adj. Having blemishes; flawed.
• blessedly15adv. In a blessed or holy manner.
• blighting16adj. Damned; pesky.
• blindfold16n. A covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes, blocking light to the eyes.
• blindness12n. The condition of being blind; unable to see.
• blindside13n. A driver's field of blindness around an automobile; the side areas...
• blinkered16adj. Wearing blinkers, that is, blinders.
• blistered12adj. Having one or more blisters.
• bloatware14n. Software that is packed with too many features and therefore slow or...
• blockhead21n. A stupid person.
• bloodbath17n. Indiscriminate killing or slaughter; a massacre.
• bloodless12adj. Lacking blood; ashen, anaemic.
• bloodline12n. The abstract link between a person and their ancestors.
• bloodlust12n. A desire for bloodshed and carnage, often aroused in the heat of battle...
• bloodshed16n. The shedding or spilling of blood.
• bloodshot15adj. Reddened and inflamed because of congested blood vessels.
• blowtorch19n. A tool which projects a controlled stream of a highly flammable gas...
• bluebeard14n. Any member of the genus Caryopteris of plants native to eastern Asia...
• bluebells13n. Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica).
• blueberry16n. An edible round berry, belonging to the cowberry group (Vaccinium sect....
• bluegrass12n. Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis).
• blueprint13n. A type of paper-based reproduction process producing white-on-blue...
• bluestone11n. Any of several bluish-grey varieties of stone used for construction.
• bluewater14adj. Oceangoing, capable of travelling in rough seas.
• bluntness11n. The characteristic of being blunt.

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10-letter words that start with BL

• blabbering17n. Foolish or incoherent talk; blather; babble.
• blackberry23n. A fruit-bearing shrub of the aggregate species Rubus fruticosus and...
• blackboard21n. A large flat surface, finished with black slate or a similar material...
• blackening19n. The act or process of turning (becoming) black in colour.
• blackguard20n. The lowest servant in a household charged with pots, pans, and other...
• blackheart21n. A heart-shaped cherry with a very dark skin.
• blackshirt21n. A uniformed member of a paramilitary wing of the Italian Fascist Party.
• blacksmith23n. A person who forges iron.
• blacksnake22n. A long, tapering whip.
• blackstrap20n. The dark, viscous molasses remaining after maximum extraction of sugar...
• blackstuff24n. Tarmac.
• blackthorn21n. A large shrub or small tree, Prunus spinosa, that is native to Europe...
• blackwater21n. Water that contains dark organic matter such as loam or tannins.
• bladesmith18n. A maker of knives and swords.
• blancmange17n. A simple dessert made by cooking sweetened milk with cornstarch and...
• blanketing17n. Cloth for making blankets.
• blanquette21n. A white meat stew in which neither the meat nor the sauce is browned.
• blasphemer19n. One who commits blasphemy; a person who mocks or derides a deity or...
• blastocyst17n. The mammalian blastula.
• blastoderm15n. The germination point in an ovum from which the embryo develops.
• blastomere14n. Any cell that results from division of a fertilized egg.
• blastopore14n. The opening into the archenteron.
• blathering16n. Incoherent or foolish talk.
• blindingly17adv. In a blinding manner.
• blindsight17n. The responsivity shown by some blind or partially blind people to...
• blissfully18adv. In a blissful, happy or joyful manner.
• blistering13adj. Causing blisters.
• blithering16adj. Talking incoherently; jabbering.
• blitzkrieg26n. A fast military offensive, typically involving a large and highly...
• blockchain23n. A shared record of past transactions in a distributed network...
• blockhouse21n. A sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports.
• bloodborne15adj. Usually of a pathogen: carried in the bloodstream and other body fluids.
• bloodhound17n. A large scenthound famed for its ability to follow a scent many days...
• bloodlands14n. A region comprising modern-day Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia and the...
• bloodstain13n. A spot or area that has been discolored by having absorbed blood.
• bloodstock19n. Thoroughbred animals in general, but especially horses.
• bloodstone13n. A green chalcedony that is sprinkled with red spots or veins of...
• blossoming15n. The act or process by which something blossoms.
• blubbering17n. Noisy sobbing.
• bluebottle14n. A cornflower, a plant that grows in grain fields, Centaurea cyanus.
• bluejacket25n. A seaman of a British warship.
• blueschist17n. A metamorphic rock containing glaucophane.
• bluescreen14v. To experience a stop error and shut down to prevent damage to system...
• bluethroat15n. A small Old World passerine bird, of species Luscinia svecica, the male...
• bluetongue13n. A disease of ruminants, caused by Bluetongue virus of the genus...
• blundering14n. The act of making a blunder.
• blurriness12n. The characteristic of being blurry.
• blustering13n. A noisy blowing, as of a blast of wind.

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11-letter words that start with BL

• blackfriars22interj. Look out; beware.
• blacklisted20adj. Being on a blacklist, or having been shunned and rejected due to...
• blackmailer21n. Someone who blackmails.
• bladderwort18n. Any of many aquatic carnivorous plants, of the genus Utricularia, that...
• bladerunner14n. A para-athlete who runs using prosthetic limbs commonly known as...
• blamelessly18adv. In a blameless manner.
• blameworthy24adj. Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.
• blaspheming21n. An act of blasphemy.
• blasphemous20adj. Lacking piety or respect for the sacred; resembling blasphemy.
• blepharitis18n. An inflammation of the eyelid.
• blessedness14n. The condition or state of being blessed; holy.
• blindfolded19adj. Wearing a blindfold.
• blindsiding16n. The act by which a person is blindsided, or caught off guard.
• blockbuster21n. A high-explosive bomb used for the purposes of demolishing extensive...
• bloodedness15n. The quality of having blood of a particular kind.
• bloodlessly17adv. In a bloodless manner.
• bloodletter14n. One who performs bloodletting (the removal of blood in the hope of...
• bloodmobile18n. A vehicle outfitted to collect blood from donors.
• bloodsoaked19adj. Soaked in blood.
• bloodstream16n. The flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal.
• bloodsucker20n. An animal or insect that drinks the blood of others, especially by...
• bloodthirst17n. An eagerness for bloodshed.
• bludgeoning16n. An assault with a club or similar weapon.
• blunderbuss16n. An old style of muzzleloading firearm and early form of shotgun with a...

12-letter words that start with BL

• blabbermouth23n. A kind of foam-dispensing nozzle used in firefighting at airports.
• blackballing23n. An instance, or action, of a person being blackballed.
• blackcurrant22n. A shrub, Ribes nigrum, that produces small, very dark purple, edible...
• blacklisting21n. The act of placing onto a blacklist.
• blackmailing23n. The act of one who blackmails.
• blindfolding20n. The act of covering with a blindfold.
• blissfulness17n. The characteristic of being blissful.
• blisteringly18adv. In a blistering manner.
• blockbusting23n. A technique used to encourage people to sell their property by giving...
• blogiversary21n. The anniversary of one's first blog post.
• bloodletting16n. The archaic practice of treating illness by removing some blood...
• bloodstained16adj. Stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood.
• bloodsucking22adj. That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person.
• bloodthirsty21adj. Thirsty for blood: inexorably violent or eager for bloodshed; murderous.
• bluestocking21n. A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society.

13-letter words that start with BL

• blacksmithing27n. The business of a blacksmith.
• blamelessness17n. The characteristic of being blameless.
• blasphemously25adv. In blasphemous manner.
• blastomycosis22n. A fungal infection caused by the organism Blastomyces dermatitidis...
• blepharospasm24n. A physiological condition characterized by recurring involuntary...
• bloodcurdling20adj. Causing great horror or terror.

14-letter words that start with BL

• blaxploitation25n. A genre of exploitation films of the 1970s that starred black actors.
• blepharoplasty26n. Plastic surgery on the eyelids to improve vision or for cosmetic...

15-letter words that start with BL

• blameworthiness25n. The characteristic of being blameworthy.

Questions about these words

How many words that start with BL are there?

Word.ws lists 488 words that start with BL, plus 1,034 rare ones.

What are common words that start with BL?

black, blue, blood, block, blog, blame, blow and blind.

Which of the words that start with BL has the highest letter score?

blackjack scores 30 points with the standard letter tile values.

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