bluebook
noun, verb
bluebook is spelled B-L-U-E-B-O-O-K: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bluebook means “A blank booklet of lined paper used in the administration of examinations, so named because of its pale blue front and back covers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bluebook is bluebooks.
How many letters and syllables are in bluebook?
| Letters | 8: B-L-U-E-B-O-O-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 114,361st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bluebook?
Bluebook appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of bluebook
- bluebooks plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- bluebooking participle, present
- bluebooked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bluebook mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A blank booklet of lined paper used in the administration of examinations, so named because of its pale blue front and back covers.
The words you will eventually write in your exam bluebook will include the words you have learned by heart, but they will constitute only a portion of the analytical presentation you will develop.
verb
- 1
To format a document, particularly a legal document including citations, according to the rules of the Bluebook, a US style guide.
- 2
To have players describe, in writing and in-between regular role-playing sessions, character activities that don't involve the entire group.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bluebook come from?
From blue + book.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).