Badness
7 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
The quality or state of being morally deficient, harmful, or below acceptable standards of behaviour or quality.
“The full badness of his intentions only became clear once the damage had been done.”
Pronunciation
IPA
/ˈbæd.nəs/
Syllables
bad·ness
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Wordle
BAD + NESS, the double S at the end is produced by the -NESS suffix
Scrabble
No high-value tiles, -NESS is a standard suffix that adds four letters to BAD with moderate efficiency
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