Scrabble & Words with friends points
- dread is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
- dread is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 7
- dread is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 7
Definition of dread
- causing fear or dread or terror (adjective)
Examples
- the dread presence of the headmaster
- polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was
- a dreadful storm
Synonyms
- awful
- dire
- direful
- dreaded
- dreadful
- fearful
- fearsome
- frightening
- horrendous
- horrific
- terrible
- fearful expectation or anticipation (noun)
Synonyms
- apprehension
- apprehensiveness
- be afraid or scared of; be frightened of (verb)
Synonyms
- fear
See definition of dread in Merriam Webster