Definition of blemish

"blemish" in the noun sense

1. blemish, defect, mar

a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body

"a facial blemish"

"blemish" in the verb sense

1. deface, disfigure, blemish

mar or spoil the appearance of

"scars defaced her cheeks"

"The vandals disfigured the statue"

2. blemish, spot

mar or impair with a flaw

"her face was blemished"

3. flaw, blemish

add a flaw or blemish to make imperfect or defective

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Quotations for blemish

A task, or work, without a blemish. [ Motto ]

Beauty is the subject of a blemish. [ Proverb ]

These eyes tho' clear
To outward view of blemish or of spot.
Bereft of light, their seeing have forgot.
Nor to their idle orbs doth sight appear
Of sun, or moon, or star, throughout the year.
Or man, or woman. Yet I argue not
Against Heaven's hand or will, nor have a jot
Of heart or hope; but still bear up and steer
Right onward. [ Milton ]

In nature there's no blemish but the mind; none can be called deformed but the unkind. [ William Shakespeare ]

A blemish may be removed from a diamond by careful polishing, but evil words once spoken cannot be effaced. [ Confucius ]

Love is like the painter, who, being to draw the picture of a friend having a blemish in one eye, would picture only the other side of his face. [ South ]

blemish in Scrabble®

The word blemish is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 14

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters blemish:

BLEMISH
(106 = 56 + 50)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

blemish

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word blemish

BLEMISH
(106 = 56 + 50)
BLEMISH
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BLEMISH
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BLEMISH
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BLEMISH
(68 = 18 + 50)
BLEMISH
(67 = 17 + 50)
BLEMISH
(66 = 16 + 50)
BLEMISH
(66 = 16 + 50)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In blemish

BLEMISH
(106 = 56 + 50)
BLEMISH
(104 = 54 + 50)
BLEMISH
(101 = 51 + 50)
BLEMISH
(101 = 51 + 50)
BLEMISH
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BLEMISH
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BLEMISH
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BLEMISH
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BLEMISH
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BLEMISH
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blemish in Words With Friends™

The word blemish is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters blemish:

BLEMISH
(119 = 84 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

blemish

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word blemish

BLEMISH
(119 = 84 + 35)
BLEMISH
(113 = 78 + 35)
BLEMISH
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BLEMISH
(107 = 72 + 35)
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BLEMISH
(52 = 17 + 35)
BLEMISH
(52 = 17 + 35)
BLEMISH
(52 = 17 + 35)
BLEMISH
(51 = 16 + 35)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In blemish

BLEMISH
(119 = 84 + 35)
BLEMISH
(113 = 78 + 35)
BLEMISH
(113 = 78 + 35)
BLEMISH
(107 = 72 + 35)
BLEMISH
(107 = 72 + 35)
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BLEMISH
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BLEMISH
(101 = 66 + 35)
BLEMISH
(99 = 64 + 35)
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(99 = 64 + 35)
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BLEMISH
(95 = 60 + 35)
BLEMISH
(89 = 54 + 35)
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(83 = 48 + 35)
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(79 = 44 + 35)
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Words within the letters of blemish

2 letter words in blemish (9 words)

3 letter words in blemish (12 words)

4 letter words in blemish (13 words)

5 letter words in blemish (6 words)

7 letter words in blemish (1 word)

blemish + 1 blank (1 word)

blemish + 2 blanks (5 words)

Words containing the sequence blemish

Words that start with blemish (4 words)

Words that end with blemish (1 word)

Word Growth involving blemish

Shorter words in blemish

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Longer words containing blemish

blemished unblemished unblemishedness

blemishes

blemishing deblemishing

blemishing unblemishing

unblemishable

unblemisht