What does DEATH mean?

Pronunciation
/dɛθ/
Letters
5
Scrabble score
9
Words With Friends score
8
How common
Very common

Meaning

noun

  1. the event of dying or departure from life“her death came as a terrible shock”
  2. the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism“the animal died a painful death”
  3. the absence of life or state of being dead“he seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life”
  4. the time when something ends“it was the death of all his plans”
  5. the time at which life ends; continuing until dead“she stayed until his death”
  6. a final state“he came to a bad end”
  7. the act of killing“he had two deaths on his conscience”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

deaths10

Anagrams of DEATH

Words inside DEATH

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

date5 hade8hate7 head8 heat7 ate3dah7eat3 eta3eth6had7hae6hat6 het6tad4tae3tea3 ted4the6ad3 ae2ah5at2 de3ed3eh5et2ha5he5 ta2

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Questions

Is DEATH a valid word in word games?

DEATH 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 DEATH worth?

DEATH is worth 9 points with Scrabble letter values and 8 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from DEATH?

35 other words, including THE, AT, HE and HAD.