Dead
/diːd/
noun
- (with "the", a demonstrative, or a possessive) Those who have died.
"Have respect for the dead."
noun
noun
verb
adjective
- No longer living.
"All of my grandparents are dead."
- Figuratively, not alive; lacking life.
- (of another person) So hated that they are absolutely ignored.
"He is dead to me."
- Doomed; marked for death (literally or as a hyperbole).
""You come back here this instant! Oh, you're dead, mister!""
- Without emotion.
"She stood with dead face and limp arms, unresponsive to my plea."
adverb
- (degree) Exactly.
"He hit the target dead in the centre."
- (degree) Very, absolutely, extremely.
"dead wrong; dead set; dead serious; dead drunk; dead broke; dead earnest; dead certain; dead slow; dead sure; dead simple; dead honest; dead accurate; dead easy; dead scared; dead solid; dead black; dead white; dead empty"
- Suddenly and completely.
"He stopped dead."
- As if dead.
"dead tired; dead quiet; dead asleep; dead pale; dead cold; dead still"
Total: 6 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Dead"
Dead is a 4-letter word that scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Dead" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "dead" is a low-scoring word.