The word dread is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • dread v. (Transitive) To fear greatly.
  • dread v. To anticipate with fear.
  • dread v. (Intransitive) To be in dread, or great fear.

12 valid words from 3 definitions

ANTICIPATE BE DREAD FEAR GREAT GREATLY IN INTRANSITIVE OR TO TRANSITIVE WITH

4 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

AD EA RE READ

4 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

AE DA DAE ER

5 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

ADDER ADRED AREDD DARED READD

8 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

AREAD BREAD DREAM DREAR DREED DRYAD OREAD TREAD

3 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

DEAD DRAD READ

23 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

DREADS DREADED DREADER DREADLY DREADERS DREADEST DREADFUL DREADING DREADFULS DREADLESS DREADLOCK DREADFULLY DREADLOCKS DREADLESSLY DREADLOCKED DREADNAUGHT DREADNOUGHT DREADFULNESS DREADNAUGHTS DREADNOUGHTS DREADLESSNESS DREADFULNESSES DREADLESSNESSES

10 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

ADREADS ADREADED ADREADING MISDREADS UNDREADED MISDREADED SPEEDREADS UNDREADING MISDREADING SPEEDREADING

3 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

ADREAD MISDREAD SPEEDREAD

39 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+A ADREAD
+B BADDER BARDED
+C CARDED
+D RADDED
+E DEADER DEARED EARDED
+F FARDED
+G GADDER GRADED
+I RAIDED
+K DARKED
+L LADDER LARDED RADDLE
+M MADDER
+N DANDER DARNED NARDED RANDED
+O ADORED DEODAR
+P DRAPED PADDER PARDED
+R DARRED RADDER
+S ADDERS DREADS READDS SADDER
+T DARTED TRADED
+U DAURED
+W WADDER WARDED
+Y DRAYED YARDED

9 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-A REDD
-D ARED DARE DEAR EARD RADE READ
-E DRAD
-R DEAD

Scrabble scoring

  • 7 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 182 chance (0.55%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 922 chance (0.11%).

Other languages

Category without words

  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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