blast

VERBNOUN /blæst/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH B

blast is a valid 5-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3L1A1S1T1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =7 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 14TRIPLE WORD → 21
MEANING

What does blast mean?

VERB · 10 SENSES
1

Hit hard.

BROADER
2

Criticize harshly or violently.

3

Apply a draft or strong wind to to.

“the air conditioning was blasting cold air at us”

BROADER
4

Make with or as if with an explosion.

“blast a tunnel through the Alps”

BROADER
5

Shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly.

6

Make a strident sound.

“She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone”

SYNONYMS
7

Fire a shot.

“the gunman blasted away”

SYNONYMS
8

Use explosives on.

SYNONYMS
NARROWER
RELATED
9

Shatter as if by explosion.

SYNONYMS
BROADER
10

Create by using explosives.

“blast a passage through the mountain”

SYNONYMS
BROADER
NOUN · 6 SENSES
1

A sudden very loud noise.

BROADER
NARROWER
2

An explosion (as of dynamite).

NARROWER
3

A very long fly ball.

4

A highly pleasurable or exciting experience.

“celebrating after the game was a blast”

SYNONYMS
BROADER
6

Intense adverse criticism.

AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of blast

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