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Is deed a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word deed is a Scrabble US word. The word deed is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

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Is deed a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word deed is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

D2E1E1D2

Is deed a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word deed is a Words With Friends word. The word deed is worth 6 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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4-letter words (1 found)

DEED,

3-letter words (1 found)

DEE,

2-letter words (3 found)

DE,ED,EE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 6 words from deed according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of deed

deed eded deed eded eedd eedd dede edde ddee ddee edde dede dede edde ddee ddee edde dede eedd eedd eded deed eded deed

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Definitions and meaning of deed

deed

Etymology

From Middle English dede, from Old English dēd, dǣd (“deed, act”), from Proto-West Germanic *dādi, from Proto-Germanic *dēdiz (“deed”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tis (“deed, action”). Analyzable through Proto-Germanic as do +‎ -th. Doublet of thesis.

The real estate sense derives from the fact that property deeds are traditionally used to demonstrate proof of ownership of a legal title in common law jurisdictions, such as England & Wales and most of the United States.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /diːd/
  • Rhymes: -iːd

Noun

deed (plural deeds)

  1. An action or act; something that is done.
  2. A brave or noteworthy action; a feat or exploit.
  3. Action or fact, as opposed to rhetoric or deliberation.
  4. (law) A legal instrument that is executed under seal or before a witness; sometimes required for certain legal activities, such as the transfer of certain kinds of property.
    1. (by extension, real estate) The legal title to real estate; ownership.

Synonyms

  • (action): act, action; see also Thesaurus:action

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Verb

deed (third-person singular simple present deeds, present participle deeding, simple past and past participle deeded)

  1. (real estate, informal) To transfer real property by deed.

Derived terms

  • deedable
  • undeeded

Translations

Anagrams

  • Dede, dede

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deːt/

Verb

deed

  1. singular past indicative of doen

Anagrams

  • dede

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • ded

Etymology

From Old English dēad, from Proto-West Germanic *daud, from Proto-Germanic *daudaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɛːd/

Adjective

deed

  1. dead (no longer alive)
  2. inert, inactive.

Related terms

  • dedly

Descendants

  • English: dead
  • Geordie English: deed
  • Scots: dede, deid, deed
  • Yola: deed

References

  • “dēd, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Scots

Verb

deed

  1. past participle of dee
  2. (South Scots) past participle of dei

Adverb

deed

  1. indeed

Yola

Etymology

From Middle English deed, from Old English dēad, from Proto-West Germanic *daud.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /diːd/

Adjective

deed

  1. dead

Related terms

  • dee

References


Source: wiktionary.org