What does BAD mean?

Pronunciation
/bæd/
Letters
3
Scrabble score
6
Words With Friends score
7
How common
Very common

Meaning

adjective

  1. having undesirable or negative qualities“a bad report card”
  2. very intense“a bad headache”
  3. feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')“my throat feels bad”
  4. (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition“bad meat”
  5. feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone“felt regretful over his vanished youth”
  6. not capable of being collected“a bad (or uncollectible) debt”
  7. below average in quality or performance“a bad chess player”
  8. nonstandard“so-called bad grammar”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

bads7

Anagrams of BAD

dab6

Words inside BAD

3 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

ab4 ad3 ba4

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Questions

Is BAD a valid word in word games?

BAD is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is BAD worth?

BAD is worth 6 points with Scrabble letter values and 7 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from BAD?

3 other words, including AD, BA and AB.