Deads

5 lettersnoun

Updated June 2026

Definition

Waste rock or barren material in mining.

“The miners separated the ore from the deads.”

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Wordle

"Deads" repeats a letter (4 unique of 5), so it rules out fewer options as an opening guess. Its 2 vowels balance the consonants.

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Scrabble

"Deads" is worth 7 points before board bonuses. Aim its letters at double/triple-letter and word squares to lift the score.

Words Related to Deads

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “deads” to make these 5-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

beads deady deals deans dears deeds duads dyads heads leads meads reads

Words you can make from Deads

Shorter words formed from the letters in “deads”.

adds dade dads dase dead deas deda edda

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