fatal
ADJECTIVE
/feɪtəl/
5 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH F
fatal is a valid 5-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
F4A1T1A1L1
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =8 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 16TRIPLE WORD → 24
MEANING
What does fatal mean?
ADJECTIVE · 4 SENSES
1
(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin.
“such doctrines, if true, would be absolutely fatal to my theory”
“it is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it”
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2
Controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined.
“a fatal series of events”
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3
Having momentous consequences; of decisive importance.
“the fatal day of the election finally arrived”
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4
Bringing death.
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