dark: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 9 letter points · starts with D · ends with K
Meaning of dark
adj
Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
Example: The room was too dark for reading.
Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light. Extinguished.
Example: Dark signals should be treated as all-way stop signs.
Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light. Deprived of sight; blind.
Transmitting, reflecting, or receiving inadequate light to render timely discernment or comprehension
Listed forms: darker, darkest.
Source: Wiktionary — dark.
noun
- uncountable, usually
A complete or (more often) partial absence of light.
Example: Dark surrounds us completely.
- uncountable, usually
Ignorance.
Example: We kept him in the dark.
- uncountable, usually
Nightfall.
Example: It was after dark before we got to playing baseball.
- uncountable, usually
A dark shade or dark passage in a painting, engraving, etc.
Listed forms: darks.
Source: Wiktionary — dark.
verb
- intransitive
To grow or become dark, darken.
- intransitive
To remain in the dark, lurk, lie hidden or concealed.
- transitive
To make dark, darken; to obscure.
Listed forms: darks, darking, darked.
Source: Wiktionary — dark.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for dark.
adjective
stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
adjective
showing a brooding ill humor
adjective
lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture
adjective
marked by difficulty of style or expression
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is dark in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of dark
D(2) + A(1) + R(1) + K(5) = 9 points.
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Anagrams of dark
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from dark
5 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in dark. Showing up to 24, longest first.