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Is blush a Scrabble word?

Yes, blush is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 10 points in Scrabble.

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What is the meaning of blush?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (figuratively) A feeling or appearance of optimism.Examples: "1974, “April's Fading Carnation,” Time, 9 September, 1974,https://web.archive.org/web/20130813201436/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,904100,00.html The independence ceremony could not keep the blush of April's revolution, when carnations had seemed to sprout from every buttonhole, from fading."; "2016, David McKay, “AngloGold to fire up dividend in 2017 as net debt cut a third,” miningmx.com, 15 August, 2016, The weakening of local currencies – in Argentina, Australia and Brazil – gave a blush to the financial numbers. (As a whole, all-in sustaining costs (AISC) improved to an average of $911/oz compared with the $924/oz recorded in the first half of 2015)."countablefigurativelyuncountable

2. (uncountable, countable) A sort of makeup, frequently a powder, used to redden the cheeks.Examples: "The same rules that apply to face powder apply to powder blush, since neither contains water. Cream blush, however, should be replaced after a year. To prolong the life of any blush, clean your blush brush regularly and store the product in a dry place."Synonyms: blusher, rougecountableuncountable

3. (chiefly US) A pale pink wine made by removing the dark grape skins at the required point during fermentation.Examples: "2016, Mishkah Abrahams, “Blush or Rosé? The Cape's Best Summer Drink,” capetownetc.com, 29 September, 2016, If you’re looking to indulge in some good food while you sip your blush, pair the Chardonnay-Pinot Noir with fresh, summer foods such as sushi, refreshing salads, delicious seafood and fruity summertime desserts."Synonyms: blush wine, roséUScountableuncountable

verb (English)

1. (intransitive) To become red or pink in the face (and sometimes experience an associated feeling of warmth), especially due to shyness, love, shame, excitement, or embarrassment.Examples: "The love scene made him blush to the roots of his hair / to the tips of his ears."; "He wasn't used to this much attention, so he blushed as he saw dozens of pairs of eyes watching him."; "[…] they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush:"intransitive

2. (intransitive, figuratively) To be shy, ashamed, or embarrassed (to do something).Examples: "While Cato lives, Caesar will blush to see Mankind enslaved, and be ashamed of Empire."; "He never blushed to rob a slave mother of her children, no matter how young or small."; "[…] in this enlightened age, we have much to blush for in the acts of our ancestors."figurativelyintransitive

3. (intransitive) To become red or pink.Examples: "The sun of heaven, methought, was loth to set, But stayed, and made the western welkin blush,"intransitive

4. (transitive) To suffuse with a blush; to redden; to pinken; to make rosy.Examples: "[the ghost] with the heart there cools and ne’er returneth To blush and beautify the cheek again."transitive

5. (copulative) To change skin color in the face (to a particular shade).Examples: "When he saw it, he blushed a beet red."; "I wasn't surprised, but it was embarrassing enough that I blushed a little pink."; "A few lost leaves blushed crimson with their shame, And drowned themselves despairing in the brook,"copulative

6. (transitive) To express or make known by blushing.Examples: "Looking at me with a knowing glare, she blushed her discomfort with the situation."; "I’ll blush you thanks."; "The windows smiled, the door coaxed and beckoned, the creeper blushed confederacy."transitive

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "blush"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "blush"?

Scrabble
10 points
B3
L1
U1
S1
H4
Words With Friends
12 points
B4
L2
U2
S1
H3

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