Dictionary Check: due

"due" is a valid word!

Scrabble 4 points
Words with Friends 5 points

Definition

adjective

owed and payable immediately or on demand

Example: "payment is due"
Antonyms:
adjective

scheduled to arrive

Example: "the train is due in 15 minutes"
adjective

suitable to or expected in the circumstances

Example: "all due respect"
Antonyms:
adjective

capable of being assigned or credited to

Example: "punctuation errors ascribable to careless proofreading"
noun

that which is deserved or owed

Example: "give the devil his due"
noun

a payment that is due (e.g., as the price of membership)

Example: "the society dropped him for non-payment of dues"

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