bad
bad is a valid 3-letter word worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
What does bad mean?
With great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly').
“the injury hurt badly”
“the buildings were badly shaken”
Very much; strongly.
“I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it”
“the cables had sagged badly”
Feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad').
“my throat feels bad”
“she felt bad all over”
(of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition.
“bad meat”
Below average in quality or performance.
“a bad chess player”
“a bad recital”
Capable of harming.
“bad air”
“smoking is bad for you”
Characterized by wickedness or immorality.
“led a very bad life”
Having undesirable or negative qualities.
“a bad report card”
“his sloppy appearance made a bad impression”
Nonstandard.
“so-called bad grammar”
Very intense.
“a bad headache”
“had a big (or bad) shock”
Not capable of being collected.
“a bad (or uncollectible) debt”
Reproduced fraudulently.
“like a bad penny...”
Physically unsound or diseased.
“has a bad back”
“a bad heart”
Not working properly.
“a bad telephone connection”
Feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone.
“he felt bad about breaking the vase”
Not financially safe or secure.
“a bad investment”
That which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency.
“take the bad with the good”