Worse

5 lettersadjectivecommon

Updated February 2026

Definition

Comparative form of bad; of lower quality or more severe than something else.

“The weather today is worse than it was yesterday.”

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Contains W, O, R, S, E with vowels O and E.

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Worth 8 points; comparative form with W (4 points).

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