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Dreads

d 2r 1e 1a 1d 2s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 6 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of dread

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does dreads mean?

noun

  1. fearful expectation or anticipation

    “the student looked around the examination room with apprehension”

    Synonymsapprehensionapprehensiveness

verb

  1. be afraid or scared of; be frightened of

    “I fear the winters in Moscow”

    Synonymsfear

Definitions shown for dread, the base form of dreads.

Is DREADS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is DREADS worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
d 2r 1e 1a 1d 2s 1

Words With Friends

8 pts
d 2r 1e 1a 1d 2s 1

Wordfeud

8 pts
d 2r 1e 1a 1d 2s 1

NYT Crossplay

8 pts
d 2r 1e 1a 1d 2s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in DREADS

Anagrams 3

addersreaddssadder

Hooks for DREADS

Add one letter to the front or back of DREADS to make another word.

Front hooks

adreads

Back hooks

None

Words that end like DREADS

Common words that share the ending -EADS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

headsleadsreadsspreadsbreadskneadspleadstreadsbeadsthreadsmisleadsrereadsmisreadsoverheadsbeheadshotheadsredheadswarheadsforeheadsbedspreadsblackheadsblockheadshomesteadsproofreads
All words ending in -EADS

Dreads: quick answers

Is DREADS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DREADS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.
How many points is DREADS worth?
DREADS scores 8 points in Scrabble, 8 in Words With Friends, 8 in Wordfeud and 8 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does dreads mean?
dreads is the plural and third-person singular form of dread, which means “fearful expectation or anticipation”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DREADS?
You can make 73 shorter words from DREADS, such as ADDER, ADRED, AREDD, DARED. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of DREADS?
DREADS rearranges into ADDERS, READDS, SADDER.