bootblack

Valid in Scrabble

Definition of bootblack

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

(dated)A shoeshine boy; a person who shines shoes as an occupation.

“The young negro bootblack hummed "The Camp Meeting Blues" and polished in rhythm to his tune, drawing the shiny shoe-rag so taut at each stroke that it snapped like a banjo string.”

See all 2 definitions

noun

(dated)A shoeshine boy; a person who shines shoes as an occupation.

“The young negro bootblack hummed "The Camp Meeting Blues" and polished in rhythm to his tune, drawing the shiny shoe-rag so taut at each stroke that it snapped like a banjo string.”

verb

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

From boot + black.

115 playable · top: BACKLOT (15 pts)

3 words

11 words

52 words

37 words

11 words

1 extension · 1 back

A single letter you can add to bootblack to make another valid word.

See every word you can make from a set of letters that includes bootblack, or browse word lists you can mine for high-scoring plays.

Find more plays Browse word lists