DREAD is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. DREAD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DREAD?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DREAD is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DREAD
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DREAD scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DREAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,364.
What stands out about DREAD
- DREAD begins and ends with the same letter.
- The same 5 tiles also spell 5 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DREAD mean in Scrabble?
noun
A strong feeling of fear or deep unease about something that is going to happen or that might happen.
A patient waiting for test results might feel dread building for days before the appointment, since dread points specifically to fear about the future rather than fear of something happening right now. The word can also work as a verb, as in to dread a visit to the dentist, and as an adjective in phrases such as a dread disease. It comes from an Old English word meaning to fear greatly, and it has kept that strong, heavy sense ever since.
How DREAD is used
Common in everyday speech for describing strong anticipatory fear, from small worries to serious danger.
- A cold sense of dread settled over her as the phone rang.
- He felt nothing but dread at the thought of the exam.
- The soldiers marched forward despite their growing dread.
- She could not shake the dread that something was wrong at home.
- Sunday evenings often brought a quiet dread of the coming week.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DREAD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DREAD
The 5 tiles of DREAD in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with DREAD
23 longer words begin with DREAD.
Words ending in DREAD
3 words end in DREAD. Useful as a back hook: play DREAD onto a word already on the board.
Words with DREAD inside
10 words contain DREAD in the middle. Words that start with DREAD are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DREAD
Common questions about DREAD
- Is DREAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DREAD, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DREAD worth?
- DREAD is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DREAD mean?
- A strong feeling of fear or deep unease about something that is going to happen or that might happen.
- What letters can be added to DREAD?
- DREAD takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DREAD:
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