worse: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 8 letter points · starts with W · ends with E
Meaning of worse
adj
- comparative, form-of
comparative form of bad: more bad
Base or related entry: bad.
Example: Your exam results are worse than before.
Listed forms: verse.
Source: Wiktionary — worse.
adv
- comparative, form-of
comparative form of badly (adverb): more badly
Base or related entry: badly.
Example: The harder you try, the worse you do.
Less skillfully.
Example: He drives worse than anyone else I know.
More severely or seriously.
Example: The bad news affected me worse than it did my brother.
Used to start a sentence describing something that is worse.
Example: Her leg is infected. Still worse, she's developing a fever.
Listed forms: verse.
Source: Wiktionary — worse.
noun
That which is worse; something less good.
Example: Do not think the worse of him for his enterprise.
- obsolete
Loss; disadvantage; defeat
Listed forms: verse.
Source: Wiktionary — worse.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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adjective
changed for the worse in health or fitness
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is worse in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of worse
W(4) + O(1) + R(1) + S(1) + E(1) = 8 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 worse
4 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from worse
26 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in worse. Showing up to 24, longest first.