black-tie

/blæk_taɪ/ adjectivenoun

9 letters16 points in Scrabble®19 points in WWF®

DEFINITIONS3

ADJECTIVE

1

Moderately formal; requiring a dinner jacket.

“a black-tie dinner”

NOUN

1

Semiformal evening dress for men.

2

A black bow tie worn with a dinner jacket.

WORD FORMS

Starts withB

Ends withE

GAME SCORES

Scrabble®16 points

Words With Friends®19 points

Double word32 points

Triple word48 points

GOOD TO KNOW

Starts & ends withB … E

SYNONYMS & RELATED6

semi-formal semiformal formal dinner jacket tux tuxedo

SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS

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