claret

Plural: clarets

Noun

A dry red wine, typically from Bordeaux.
a dark purplish-red color
dry red Bordeaux or Bordeaux-like wine
A dry red wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France, or a similar wine made elsewhere.
A deep purplish-red colour, like that of the wine.
Blood.

Verb

drink claret
- "They were clareting until well past midnight"
To drink claret.

Adj

Of a deep purplish-red colour, like that of claret.

Examples

The sophisticated Scrabble player sipped CLARET while pondering their next high-scoring move.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English claret, from Middle French claret, from Medieval Latin clārātum vīnum, from clārus.
Compare tent (“Spanish red wine”), also from color

Synonyms

red Bordeaux, traditional dry red

Scrabble Score: 8

claret: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
claret: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
claret: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

claret: valid Words With Friends Word