blade: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 8 letter points · starts with B · ends with E
Meaning of blade
noun
The (typically sharp-edged) part of a knife, sword, razor, or other tool with which it cuts.
- metonymically
The (typically sharp-edged) part of a knife, sword, razor, or other tool with which it cuts. A sword or knife.
The flat functional end or piece of a propeller, oar, hockey stick, chisel, screwdriver, skate, etc.
The narrow leaf of a grass or cereal.
Listed forms: blades.
Source: Wiktionary — blade.
verb
- informal
To skate on rollerblades.
Example: Want to go blading with me later in the park?
- transitive
To furnish with a blade.
- intransitive, poetic
To put forth or have a blade.
- transitive
To stab with a blade
Example: The gang member got bladed in a fight.
Listed forms: blades, blading, bladed.
Source: Wiktionary — blade.
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 blade.
noun
especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
- leaf blade
noun
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
noun
flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is blade in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of blade
B(3) + L(1) + A(1) + D(2) + E(1) = 8 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 blade
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from blade
34 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in blade. Showing up to 24, longest first.