BAD — 3 letter word
bad
The word bad has 3 letters: B, A, D. It contains 1 vowel and 2 consonants. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Bad has 1 anagram: dab. As a adverb, it means "very much".
3 letter word "bad": B A D — adverb
Scrabble score: 6 Words With Friends score: 7
Letter analysis of bad
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| D | 1 | Consonant | 2 |
1 vowels, 2 consonants, 3 unique letters
Definition of bad
adverb
- very much Synonyms: heaps
- with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly') "the injury hurt badly" Synonyms: badly
adjective
- feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad') "my throat feels bad" Synonyms: tough
- not in an edible or usable condition, in referring to foodstuffs "The meat was bad. " Synonyms: spoilt
- not working properly "a bad telephone connection" Synonyms: defective
- reproduced fraudulently "like a bad penny..." Synonyms: forged
- having undesirable or negative qualities "a bad report card"
- characterized by wickedness or immorality "led a very bad life"
- feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone Synonyms: sorry
- capable of harming
- physically unsound or diseased "has a bad back" Synonyms: unsound
- very intense "a bad headache" Synonyms: big
- not financially safe or secure "a bad investment" Synonyms: speculative
- nonstandard "so-called bad grammar"
- below average in quality or performance "a bad chess player"
- not capable of being collected "a bad (or uncollectible) debt" Synonyms: uncollectible
noun
- that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency "take the bad with the good" Synonyms: badness