Bad
/bæːd/
adjective
- Unfavorable; negative; not good.
"Abducting children is bad for mothers."
- Not suitable or fitting.
"Do you think it is a bad idea to confront him directly?"
- Not appropriate, of manners etc.
"It is bad manners to talk with your mouth full."
- Unhealthy; liable to cause health problems.
"Lard is bad for you. Smoking is bad for you, too. Grapes are bad for dogs but not for humans."
- Sickly, unhealthy, unwell.
"I went to the hospital to see how my grandfather was doing. Unfortunately, he's in a bad state."
adverb
- Badly.
"I didn't do too bad in the last exam."
Word Validity & Sources
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Bad"
Bad is a 3-letter word that scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "bad" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Bad" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "bad" is a low-scoring word.