What does DREAM mean?

Pronunciation
/drim/
Letters
5
Scrabble score
8
Words With Friends score
9
How common
Common

Meaning

noun

  1. a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep“I had a dream about you last night”
  2. imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake“he lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality”
  3. a cherished desire“his ambition is to own his own business”
  4. a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe)“I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe”
  5. a state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality“he went about his work as if in a dream”
  6. someone or something wonderful“this dessert is a dream”

verb

  1. have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy
  2. experience while sleeping“She claims to never dream”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

dreams9dreamt9

Anagrams of DREAM

armed8 madre8derma8

Words inside DREAM

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

dame7 dare5 dear5 made7 mare6mead7read5 are3 arm5 dam6 ear3 era3 mad6 mae5mar5 med6rad4ram5 red4 ad3 ae2am4ar2 de3ed3em4 er2ma4 me4re2

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Questions

Is DREAM a valid word in word games?

DREAM 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 DREAM worth?

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

What words can you make from DREAM?

34 other words, including ARE, ME, MADE and AM.