Definitions for black-and-blue

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Spelling: [blak-uh n-bloo]
IPA: /ˈblæk ənˈblu/

Black-And-Blue is a 14 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 604 anagrams from letters in black-and-blue (--aabbcdekllnu).

Definitions for black-and-blue

adjective

  1. discolored, as by bruising; exhibiting ecchymosis:

Origin of black-and-blue

Middle English word dating back to 1300-50

Examples for black-and-blue

Patrick nursed his black-and-blue spots and fell back on his flute for solace.

I was wearing a black-and-blue frock, and he had seen it before, as I explained with some surprise.

Some of the men still suffered from black-and-blue spots, which, however, a little turpentine liniment would have banished.

These would explode, and I was twice hit by the bullets, which left a black-and-blue mark.

He was earnest enough, for he looked as black-and-blue as his berries when he got home.

I suppose if the truth was known, Jamie beats yir ma every night of her life to a black-and-blue jelly!

Dear me, I have been black-and-blue ever since you and his Reverence inveigled me into going blackberrying in that style.

The west, half-way to the zenith, was green—the black-and-blue green of bruised flesh.

You ought to see my sides already, how black-and-blue they are.

There may be bleeding from the gums, nose, bowels, or black-and-blue spots may be seen upon the legs.

Word Value for black-and-blue
Scrable

13

Words with friends

16

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