What does DEAD mean?

Pronunciation
/dɛd/
Letters
4
Scrabble score
6
Words With Friends score
6
How common
Very common

Meaning

adjective

  1. no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life“the nerve is dead”
  2. not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat“Mars is a dead planet”
  3. very tired“was all in at the end of the day”
  4. unerringly accurate“a dead shot”
  5. physically inactive“Crater Lake is in the crater of a dead volcano of the Cascade Range”
  6. (followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive“passersby were dead to our plea for help”
  7. devoid of physical sensation; numb“his gums were dead from the novocain”
  8. lacking acoustic resonance“dead sounds characteristic of some compact discs”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

deads7deader8deadest9

Anagrams of DEAD

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside DEAD

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

add5 dad5 ad3 ae2de3ed3

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Questions

Is DEAD a valid word in word games?

DEAD 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 DEAD worth?

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

What words can you make from DEAD?

6 other words, including DE, ADD, DAD and ED.