dumb: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 9 letter points · starts with D · ends with B
Meaning of dumb
adj
- derogatory, especially, informal
Stupid.
Example: You are so dumb! You don't even know how to make toast!
- figuratively
Pointless, foolish, lacking intellectual content or value.
Example: This is dumb! We're driving in circles! We should have asked for directions an hour ago!
Lacking some functionality or property ordinarily characteristic of its kind.
Not equipped with intelligent behavior or processing capabilities of its own.
Listed forms: dumber, dumbest.
Source: Wiktionary — dumb.
verb
- transitive
To make stupid.
- transitive
To represent as stupid.
- transitive
To reduce the intellectual demands of.
- dated, transitive
To silence.
Listed forms: dumbs, dumbing, dumbed.
Source: Wiktionary — dumb.
adv
- not-comparable
Very, extremely.
Source: Wiktionary — dumb.
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 dumb.
adjective
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
adjective
temporarily incapable of speaking
adjective
unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is dumb in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of dumb
D(2) + U(1) + M(3) + B(3) = 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 dumb
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from dumb
7 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in dumb. Showing up to 24, longest first.