Dead

4 lettersadjectivecommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

No longer alive; having lost life.

“The flowers were dead after the frost.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/dɛd/

Related Words

Synonyms

deceasedlifelessexpired

Antonyms

living alive live

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Double D with vowels E and A.

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Scrabble

Worth 6 points, good for using double letters.

Words Related to Dead

Anagrams of Dead

Words that use exactly the same letters as “dead”.

dade deda edda

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “dead” to make these 4-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

bead deaf deal dean dear deas decd dedd deed detd drad duad dyad head lead read

Add a letter to make a longer word

5-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “dead”.

added adder addie addle adead aided bedad dared dated dawed dazed deads deady decad dedal dedan denda dread faded haded jaded laded readd vedda

Longer words starting with Dead

Words that begin with “dead”.

deads deady deadly deadline

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