DEAD — 4 letter word
dead
The word dead has 4 letters: D, E, A, D. It contains 2 vowels and 2 consonants. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends. As a adjective, it means "(followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity".
4 letter word "dead": D E A D — adjective
Scrabble score: 6 Words With Friends score: 6
Letter analysis of dead
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| D | 2 | Consonant | 2 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
2 vowels, 2 consonants, 3 unique letters
Definition of dead
adjective
- (followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity Synonyms: numb
- very tired Synonyms: drained
- complete Synonyms: full-length
- not circulating or flowing Synonyms: stagnant
- devoid of activity "this is a dead town"
- physically inactive "Crater Lake is in the crater of a dead volcano of the Cascade Range"
- no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life "the nerve is dead"
- not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life
- drained of electric charge Synonyms: drained
- no longer having force or relevance "a dead issue"
- out of use or operation because of a fault or breakdown "a dead telephone line"
- lacking resilience or bounce "a dead tennis ball"
- not surviving in active use "Latin is a dead language"
- unerringly accurate "a dead shot"
- not yielding a return "dead capital" Synonyms: idle
- lacking acoustic resonance "dead sounds characteristic of some compact discs"
- devoid of physical sensation Synonyms: deadened
adverb
- completely and without qualification Synonyms: absolutely
- quickly and without warning Synonyms: abruptly
noun
- people who are no longer living "they buried the dead"
- a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense "the dead of winter"