Definition of greed

"greed" in the noun sense

1. greed

excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves

2. avarice, greed, covetousness, rapacity, avaritia

reprehensible acquisitiveness insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)

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Quotations for greed

If the frog and mouse quarrel, the kite will see them a greed. [ Proverb ]

In these times gain is not only a matter of greed, but of ambition. [ Joubert ]

Money never can be well managed if sought solely through the greed of money for its own sake. In all meanness there is a defect of intellect as well as of heart. And even the cleverness of avarice is but the cunning of imbecility. [ Edward Bulwer-Lytton ]

greed in Scrabble®

The word greed is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 7

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters greed:

GREED
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GREED
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EDGER
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All Scrabble® Plays For The Word greed

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In greed

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greed in Words With Friends™

The word greed is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 8

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters greed:

GREED
(42)
 

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In greed

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Words containing the sequence greed

Words that start with greed (7 words)

Words with greed in them (2 words)

Words that end with greed (7 words)

Word Growth involving greed

Shorter words in greed

re reed

Longer words containing greed

agreed disagreed

agreed preagreed

filigreed

greedier

greediest

greedily

greediness

greedless

greedy overgreedy

pedigreed unpedigreed