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dread

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Is dread a Scrabble word?

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

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle Yes
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of dread?

Definition

verb (English)

1. (transitive) To fear greatly.transitive

2. (intransitive) To be in dread, or great fear.Examples: "Dread not, neither be afraid of them."intransitive

3. (transitive) To style (the hair) into dreadlocks.transitive

noun (English)

1. (obsolete) A person highly revered.Examples: "Una, his dear dread"countableobsoleteuncountable

2. (obsolete) Fury; dreadfulness.Examples: "The mightie ones, affrayd of every chaunges dread"countableobsoleteuncountable

3. (slang, chiefly in the plural) Clipping of dreadlock.Examples: "Jesus Christ had dreads / So shake 'em / I ain't got none / But I'm planning on growing some."abbreviationalt-ofclippingcountablein-pluralslanguncountable

4. (military, nautical, historical, slang) Clipping of dreadnought.Examples: "The Royal Navy sent six dreads and four BCs to intercept the German raiding force."abbreviationalt-ofclippingcountablehistoricalslanguncountable

adj (English)

1. (archaic) Awe-inspiring; held in fearful awe.Examples: "The acts made in the first Parliament of our most high and dread soveraigne Charles [I], by the grace of God, King of Great Britaine, France, and Ireland, defender of the faith, &c. […] [book title]"archaic

Definition source: Wiktionary

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

How many Scrabble points is the word "dread"?

Scrabble
7 points
D2
R1
E1
A1
D2
Words With Friends
7 points
D2
R1
E1
A1
D2

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