grave
grave is a valid 5-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
What does grave mean?
Of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought.
“grave responsibilities”
“faced a grave decision in a time of crisis”
Dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises.
“a grave God-fearing man”
Causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm.
“a grave situation”
“a grave illness”
A mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation.
A place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone).
“he put flowers on his mother's grave”
Death of a person.
“he went to his grave without forgiving me”
“from cradle to grave”
Carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface.
“engrave a pen”
“engraved the trophy cup with the winner's name”
Shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it.