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Word entry · 5 letters

worst

Best crossword clue

"Least favorable"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /wɜːst/Part of speech adverb, noun, adjective, verbSorted orstwStarts with WEnds with T2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. The least good or most bad.

Word origin

From Middle English worste, wurste, warste, werste, wirste, from Old English wierrest, from Proto-Germanic *wirsistaz, superlative form of *ubilaz (“bad, evil”); compare worse.

Used in a sentence

  • I think putting oil on a burn is the worst thing you can do.
  • That's the worst news I've had all day.
  • The worst storm we had last winter knocked down our power lines.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Least favorable5 letters
02Most bad5 letters

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