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DEATH

DEATH is a valid 5-letter word in our dictionary. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends, before any board multipliers.

What Does DEATH Mean?

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Letter by Letter

LetterdeathTotal
Scrabble211149
Words With Friends211138

Word Game Intelligence

DEATH Analysis

Vowel & Consonant Structure

2 vowels · 3 consonants

Vowels (E at #2, A at #3)

Hook Letters (Scrabble / WWF)

Front hooks: None
Back hooks: -S -Y

High-value tiles: H

Wordle Playability

S-Tier

Letter frequency score: 80/100

High frequency of popular Wordle letters makes DEATH a strong opening or solving probe.

Hive & Anagram Power

5 unique letters · 42 sub-words

Valid Spelling Bee / WordHive puzzle candidate (uses ≤7 unique letters).

Is DEATH a Wordle Word?

DEATH is five letters and appears in our everyday-word list, so it works as a Wordle guess and is the kind of word that turns up as an answer. Puzzle editors keep their own answer list, so treat this as a strong candidate rather than a guarantee. Narrow the field with the Wordle Solver.

Anagrams of DEATH

One other word uses exactly these letters.

hated

Words Inside DEATH

42 shorter words can be built from these letters. Useful when DEATH won't fit on the board.

aheddateeathhadehaedhaethateheadheattaedteadthaeatedaedaheatedhetaethhadhaehathettadtaeteatedtheadaeahatdadeeaedehethahetate

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