fatal

/feɪtəl/ adjective
5 letters2 syllables8 points in Scrabble®9 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS4
ADJECTIVE
1

(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin.

“such doctrines, if true, would be absolutely fatal to my theory”

“it is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it”

2

Controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined.

“a fatal series of events”

3

Having momentous consequences; of decisive importance.

“the fatal day of the election finally arrived”

4

Bringing death.

WORD FORMS
Related formfatality
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Scrabble®8 points
Words With Friends®9 points
Double word16 points
Triple word24 points
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Pig Latinatalfay
Starts & ends withF … L
Syllablesfa · tal
SYNONYMS & RELATED14
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