8 Letter Words Containing LD
There are 224 8-letter English words that contain LD, from ACELDAMA to YIELDING. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: OLDSQUAW (21), BULLDOZE (20), HOLDBACK (20). The longest entry here is ACELDAMA at 8 letters.
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- SCAFFOLD17 pts
- SCALDING12 pts
- SCOLDERS11 pts
- SCOLDING12 pts
- SELDOMLY14 pts
- SEMIBALD13 pts
- SEMIWILD14 pts
- SHELDUCK18 pts
- SHIELDED13 pts
- SHIELDER12 pts
- SHOULDER12 pts
- SHOULDST12 pts
- SKEWBALD18 pts
- SMOLDERS11 pts
- SMOULDER11 pts
- SNOWMOLD14 pts
- SOLDERED10 pts
- SOLDERER9 pts
- SOLDIERS9 pts
- SOLDIERY12 pts
- SUBFIELD14 pts
- SUBWORLD14 pts
- SUNSCALD11 pts
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- WELDABLE14 pts
- WELDLESS12 pts
- WELDMENT14 pts
- WELLDOER12 pts
- WEREGILD13 pts
- WERGELDS13 pts
- WERGILDS13 pts
- WIELDERS12 pts
- WIELDIER12 pts
- WIELDING13 pts
- WILDCATS14 pts
- WILDERED13 pts
- WILDFIRE15 pts
- WILDFOWL18 pts
- WILDINGS13 pts
- WILDLAND13 pts
- WILDLIFE15 pts
- WILDLING13 pts
- WILDNESS12 pts
- WILDWOOD16 pts
- WITHHELD18 pts
- WITHHOLD18 pts
- WOULDEST12 pts
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Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
Top 10 highest-scoring words
Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.
| # | Word | Scrabble | WWF |
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| 1 | oldsquaw | 21 | 23 |
| 2 | bulldoze | 20 | 24 |
| 3 | holdback | 20 | 22 |
| 4 | coldcock | 19 | 23 |
| 5 | copyhold | 19 | 20 |
| 6 | jarldoms | 18 | 22 |
| 7 | fivefold | 18 | 20 |
| 8 | shelduck | 18 | 20 |
| 9 | skewbald | 18 | 20 |
| 10 | wildfowl | 18 | 20 |
FAQs
How many 8-letter words contain LD?
224 valid 8-letter English words contain the letters LD in the ENABLE English word list.
Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?
Words on this page come from the ENABLE English word list. UK Scrabble (Collins Scrabble Words) accepts the overwhelming majority; a handful may not be legal in the North American NASPA Word List (NWL2023).