worst
/wɜɹst/
nounverb
Something or someone that is the worst.
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Noun 1 meaning
Something or someone that is the worst.
Verb 1 meaning
To grow worse; to deteriorate.
Where it comes from
Etymology
From Middle English worste, wurste, warste, werste, wirste, from Old English wierrest, from Proto-Germanic *wirsistaz, superlative form of *ubilaz (“bad, evil”); compare worse.
Similar and opposite words
Similar
baddestpessimal
Opposite
bestoptimal
WORST at a glance
WORST has 5 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (W 4 + O 1 + R 1 + S 1 + T 1) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,220 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with worst
All rhymes- FIRST8
- BURST7
- THIRST9
- OUTBURST10
- HURST8
- HORST8
- DURST6
- STARBURST11
- SUNBURST10
- HEADFIRST16
- KARST9
- BRATWURST14
One letter away
- WORSE8
- HORST8
- WURST8
- WARST8
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