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Is deep a Scrabble word?

Yes, deep is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 7 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of deep?

Definition

adj (English)

1. (of distance or position; also figurative) Extending, reaching or positioned far from a point of reference, especially downwards.Examples: "The lake is extremely deep."; "We hiked into a deep valley between tall mountains."; "There was a deep layer of dust on the floor; the room had not been disturbed for many years."alsofiguratively

2. (of distance or position; also figurative) Extending, reaching or positioned far from a point of reference, especially downwards.Examples: "Diving down to deep wrecks can be dangerous."; "I can't get the bullet out – it's too deep."alsofiguratively

3. (of distance or position; also figurative) Extending, reaching or positioned far from a point of reference, especially downwards.Examples: "The shelves are 30 centimetres deep. — They are deep shelves."; "That cyclist's deep chest allows him to draw more air."Synonyms: thickalsofiguratively

4. (of distance or position; also figurative) Extending, reaching or positioned far from a point of reference, especially downwards.Examples: "The water was waist-deep."; "There is an arm-deep hole in the wall."alsofigurativelyin-compounds

5. (of distance or position; also figurative) Extending, reaching or positioned far from a point of reference, especially downwards.Examples: "a crowd four deep along the funeral procession, and people two deep on the sidewalks"alsofiguratively

6. (of distance or position; also figurative) Extending, reaching or positioned far from a point of reference, especially downwards.Examples: "to take a deep breath / sigh / drink"; "Serene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes.[…]She put back a truant curl from her forehead where it had sought egress to the world, and looked him full in the face now, drawing a deep breath which caused the round of her bosom to lift the lace at her throat."Synonyms: great, large, voluminousalsofiguratively

adv (English)

1. (also deeply) In a profound, not superficial, manner.Examples: "I thought long and deep."; "Deep verſt in books and ſhallow in himſelf,"

2. (also deeply) In large volume.Examples: "breathe deep, drink deep"; "A little Learning is a dang'rous Thing; / Drink deep, or taſte not the Pierian Spring:"

3. (sports) Back towards one's own goal, baseline, or similar.Examples: "He's normally a midfield player, but today he's playing deep."

noun (English)

1. (literary, with "the") The deep part of a lake, sea, etc.Examples: "creatures of the deep"countableliteraryuncountablewith-definite-article

2. (with "the") The sea, the ocean.Examples: "How few! yet how they creep / Through my fingers to the deep, / While I weep—while I weep! / O God! can I not grasp / Them with a tighter clasp?"countableuncountablewith-definite-article

3. (literary, with "the") A silent time; quiet isolation.Examples: "the deep of night"countableliteraryuncountablewith-definite-article

4. (rare) A deep shade of colour.Examples: "For our blues we have the azures and ceruleans, lapis lazulis, the light and dusty, the powder blues, the deeps: royal, sapphire, navy, and marine […]"countablerareuncountable

5. (US, rare) The profound part of a problem.UScountablerareuncountable

6. (cricket) A fielding position near the boundary.Examples: "Russell is a safe pair of hands in the deep."countableuncountable

verb (English)

1. (slang, MLE, transitive) To overthink; to treat as being deeper (“more profound, significant”) than in reality.Examples: "― Ugh, why are these road markings so awfully arranged? ― Quit deeping it bro, just drive, innit."Multicultural-London-Englishslangtransitive

2. (slang, MLE, transitive) To think about, especially deeply (“profoundly”); to consider.Examples: "No Picasso, I don't care about resistance (Deep dat)."; "I think I better leave it. I don't wanna beat it, this is not a Michael phase. Every time I deep it, man dem wan' eat it. Trying to recycle, babe."; "I grew up so fucked but I didn't even deep it. I'm numb to the feelin' of grievin'."Multicultural-London-Englishslangtransitive

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "deep"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "deep"?

Scrabble
7 points
D2
E1
E1
P3
Words With Friends
8 points
D2
E1
E1
P4

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