blues

/bluːz/
noun

A feeling of sadness or depression.

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Noun 3 meanings

  1. A feeling of sadness or depression.

    “I've got the blues today.”

  2. A musical form, of African-American origin, generally featuring an eight-bar or twelve-bar blues structure and using the blues scale.

    “Many great blues musicians came from the Mississippi Delta region.”

  3. A uniform made principally of a blue fabric, and especially a full dress uniform thus colored.

    “They marched in their dress blues.”

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Similar and opposite words

Similar
bluenesstristessemirthlesscrestfallennessdejectiondepressiondespondencydistress

BLUES at a glance

BLUES has 5 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (B 3 + L 1 + U 1 + E 1 + S 1) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,925 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

Rhymes with blues

All rhymes
  • ISSUES6
  • CONTINUES11
  • VALUES9
  • TECHNIQUES24
  • COLLEAGUES13
  • REVENUES11
  • ARGUES7
  • VENUES9
  • LEAGUES8
  • TISSUES7
  • CLUES7
  • STATUES7

One letter away

Change one letter, keep the rest
  • CLUES7
  • BLURS7
  • GLUES6
  • BLUER7
  • BLUEY10
  • BLUED8
  • FLUES8
  • BLUET7
  • BLEES7
  • BLUBS9
  • SLUES5
  • BLAES7
  • PLUES7

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