bad

ADVERBADJECTIVENOUN /bæd/
3 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH B

bad is a valid 3-letter word worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3A1D2
3 + 1 + 2 =6 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 12TRIPLE WORD → 18
MEANING

What does bad mean?

ADVERB · 2 SENSES
1

With great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly').

“the injury hurt badly”

“the buildings were badly shaken”

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2

Very much; strongly.

“I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it”

“the cables had sagged badly”

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ADJECTIVE · 14 SENSES
1

Feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad').

“my throat feels bad”

“she felt bad all over”

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2

(of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition.

“bad meat”

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3

Below average in quality or performance.

“a bad chess player”

“a bad recital”

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4

Capable of harming.

“bad air”

“smoking is bad for you”

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5

Characterized by wickedness or immorality.

“led a very bad life”

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6

Having undesirable or negative qualities.

“a bad report card”

“his sloppy appearance made a bad impression”

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7

Nonstandard.

“so-called bad grammar”

8

Very intense.

“a bad headache”

“had a big (or bad) shock”

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9

Not capable of being collected.

“a bad (or uncollectible) debt”

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10

Reproduced fraudulently.

“like a bad penny...”

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11

Physically unsound or diseased.

“has a bad back”

“a bad heart”

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12

Not working properly.

“a bad telephone connection”

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13

Feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone.

“he felt bad about breaking the vase”

14

Not financially safe or secure.

“a bad investment”

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NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

That which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency.

“take the bad with the good”

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BROADER
AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of bad

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