block: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 13 letter points · starts with B · ends with K
Meaning of block
noun
A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
Example: a block of ice; a block of stone
A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance. A chopping block: a cuboid base for cutting or beheading.
Example: Anne Boleyn placed her head on the block and awaited her execution.
A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance. A wig block: a simplified head model upon which wigs are worn.
A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance. A mould on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped.
Listed forms: blocks, blocke.
Source: Wiktionary — block.
verb
- transitive
To fill or obstruct (something) so that it is not possible to pass.
Example: The pipe was blocked by leaves.
- transitive
To prevent (something or someone) from passing.
Example: A broken-down car is blocking the traffic.
- transitive
To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something).
Example: His plan to take over the business was blocked by the boss.
- transitive
To impede (an opponent or opponent’s play).
Example: He blocked the basketball player’s shot.
Listed forms: blocks, blocking, blocked, blocke.
Source: Wiktionary — block.
noun
- alt-of, misspelling
Misspelling of bloc.
Base or related entry: bloc.
Listed forms: blocke.
Source: Wiktionary — block.
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 block.
noun
a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings
- city block
noun
a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides
noun
an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension
- mental block
noun
a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope
- pulley
- pulley-block
- pulley block
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is block in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of block
B(3) + L(1) + O(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 block
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 block
11 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in block. Showing up to 24, longest first.