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What does greed mean? Is greed a Scrabble word?

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Is greed a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word greed is a Scrabble US word. The word greed is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

G2R1E1E1D2

Is greed a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word greed is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

G2R1E1E1D2

Is greed a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word greed is a Words With Friends word. The word greed is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

G3R1E1E1D2

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Valid words made from Greed

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5-letter words (2 found)

EDGER,GREED,

4-letter words (12 found)

DEER,DERE,DREE,DREG,EDGE,EGER,ERED,GEED,GERE,GREE,REDE,REED,

3-letter words (10 found)

DEE,DEG,ERE,ERG,GED,GEE,GER,RED,REE,REG,

2-letter words (5 found)

DE,ED,EE,ER,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 30 words from greed according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of greed

greed

English

Etymology

c. 1600. Back-formation from greedy.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: grēd, IPA(key): /ɡɹid/
  • Rhymes: -iːd

Noun

greed (countable and uncountable, plural greeds)

  1. A selfish or excessive desire for more than is needed or deserved, especially of money, wealth, food, or other possessions.
    Synonyms: avarice, covetousness, greediness, rapacity, gluttony; see also Thesaurus:greed

Antonyms

  • charity

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

greed (third-person singular simple present greeds, present participle greeding, simple past and past participle greeded)

  1. To desire in a greedy manner, or to act on such a desire.

References

Further reading

  • “greed”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “greed”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • degre, dereg, edger, erged, redge

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