black: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 13 letter points · starts with B · ends with K
Meaning of black
adj
Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
Example: The items around him were black in colour.
Without light.
- capitalized, sometimes
Belonging to or descended from any of various (African, Aboriginal, etc.) ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin. (See usage notes below.)
- South-Africa, UK, US, capitalized, sometimes
Belonging to or descended from any of various (African, Aboriginal, etc.) ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin. (See usage notes below.) Belonging to or descended from any of various sub-Saharan African ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin.
Listed forms: blacker, blackest, blacke, blk, blak.
Source: Wiktionary — black.
noun
- countable, uncountable
The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed.
- countable, uncountable
A black dye or pigment.
- countable
A pen, pencil, crayon, etc., made of black pigment.
- countable, in-plural, uncountable
Black cloth hung up at funerals.
Listed forms: blacks, blacke, blk, blak.
Source: Wiktionary — black.
verb
- transitive
To make black; to blacken.
- transitive
To apply blacking to (something).
- UK, transitive
To boycott, usually as part of an industrial dispute.
Listed forms: blacks, blacking, blacked, blacke, blk, blak.
Source: Wiktionary — black.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for black.
adjective
offering little or no hope
adjective
stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
adjective
(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin
adjective
(of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is black in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of black
B(3) + L(1) + A(1) + C(3) + K(5) = 13 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of black
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from black
15 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in black. Showing up to 24, longest first.