bless: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 7 letter points · starts with B · ends with S
Meaning of bless
verb
To make something holy by religious rite, sanctify.
To invoke divine favor upon.
Example: In some countries, priests bless farm animals on St. Anthony's Day.
To honor as holy, glorify; to extol for excellence.
To esteem or account happy; to felicitate.
Listed forms: blesses, blessing, blest, blessed.
Source: Wiktionary — bless.
intj
- Canada, UK, informal
Used as an expression of endearment, gratitude, or (ironically) belittlement.
Source: Wiktionary — bless.
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Synonyms by meaning
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verb
make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
verb
render holy by means of religious rites
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is bless in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of bless
B(3) + L(1) + E(1) + S(1) + S(1) = 7 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 bless
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from bless
7 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in bless. Showing up to 24, longest first.