death: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 9 letter points · starts with D · ends with H
Meaning of death
noun
- countable, uncountable
The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, non-living state.
Example: My grandfather died/met a violent death, which saddened the whole family.
- countable, uncountable
The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, non-living state. Execution (in the judicial sense).
Example: The serial killer was sentenced to death.
- capitalized, countable, often, uncountable
The personification of death as a (usually male) hooded figure with a scythe; the Grim Reaper.
Example: When death walked in, a chill spread through the room.
- countable, uncountable
The collapse or end of something.
Example: England scored a goal at the death to even the score at one all.
Listed forms: deaths, deth, deeeath.
Source: Wiktionary — death.
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 death.
noun
the event of dying or departure from life
noun
the time when something ends
noun
the time at which life ends; continuing until dead
noun
a final state
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is death in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of death
D(2) + E(1) + A(1) + T(1) + H(4) = 9 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of death
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from death
31 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in death. Showing up to 24, longest first.