Scrabble Dictionary

Check words in Scrabble Dictionary and make sure it's an official scrabble word.

Yes

Valid in these dictionaries


  • TWL/NWL (Scrabble US / Canada / Thailand)
  • SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK / International)
  • ENABLE (Words with Friends)

Meaning of severe


1 definition found

From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  severe
      adj 1: intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or
             quality; "severe pain"; "a severe case of flu"; "a
             terrible cough"; "under wicked fire from the enemy's
             guns"; "a wicked cough" [syn: {severe}, {terrible},
             {wicked}]
      2: very strong or vigorous; "strong winds"; "a hard left to the
         chin"; "a knockout punch"; "a severe blow" [syn: {hard},
         {knockout}, {severe}]
      3: severely simple; "a stark interior" [syn: {austere},
         {severe}, {stark}, {stern}]
      4: unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; "a
         parent severe to the pitch of hostility"- H.G.Wells; "a hefty
         six-footer with a rather severe mien"; "a strict
         disciplinarian"; "a Spartan upbringing" [syn: {severe},
         {spartan}]
      5: causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a
         dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness";
         "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of
         events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening
         disease" [syn: {dangerous}, {grave}, {grievous}, {serious},
         {severe}, {life-threatening}]
      6: very bad in degree or extent; "a severe worldwide
         depression"; "the house suffered severe damage"


WordNet ® Princeton University. http://wordnet.princeton.edu

Use this Scrabble® dictionary checker tool to find out whether a word is acceptable in your scrabble dictionary. When you enter a word and click on Check Dictionary button, it simply tells you whether it's valid or not, and list out the dictionaries in case of valid word. Additionally, you can also read the meaning if you want to know more about a particular word.

Back to Scrabble Word Finder
✘ Clear