Words Containing AD

Q: How many words contain "AD"?

4,443 valid English words contain the sequence AD.

Q: Best Scrabble word containing AD?

PUZZLEHEADEDNESSES at 43 pts before bonuses.

Q: Longest word containing AD?

ADRENOCORTICOSTEROIDS — 21 letters.

There are 4,443 English words that contain the sequence AD. Range: ABFARAD to ZAPATEADOS. The Scrabble® high-scorer is PUZZLEHEADEDNESSES at 43 points; the longest is ADRENOCORTICOSTEROIDS (21 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Average word length in this list is 9.3 letters.

By length — 4,443 words containing AD

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3-letter(17)
4-letter(61)
5-letter(160)
6-letter(310)
7-letter(538)
8-letter(765)
9-letter(725)
10-letter(612)
11-letter(454)
12-letter(283)
13-letter(179)
14-letter(121)
15-letter(87)

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Showing the first 600 of 4,443 words. Use the pattern search to narrow further, or filter with the unscrambler.

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
1	puzzleheadednesses	43	46
2	puzzleheadedness	41	44
3	paradichlorobenzenes	39	44
4	paradichlorobenzene	38	43
5	puzzleheaded	37	39
6	lymphadenopathy	34	35
7	lymphadenopathies	33	35
8	adenohypophyseal	33	33
9	adenohypophysial	33	33
10	radiopharmaceuticals	32	37

What these words mean

puzzleheadednesses: Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
puzzleheadedness: Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.
paradichlorobenzenes: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
paradichlorobenzene: Valid 19-letter English word — definition not on file.
puzzleheaded: Valid 12-letter English word — definition not on file.
lymphadenopathy: (noun)An abnormal enlargement of the lymph nodes; it is often a nonspecific sign of infection but is also often of obscure origin and benign.
lymphadenopathies: Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
adenohypophyseal: Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.
adenohypophysial: Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.
radiopharmaceuticals: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.

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FAQs

How many words contain "AD"?

4,443 valid English words contain AD.

Best Scrabble word containing AD?

PUZZLEHEADEDNESSES at 43 pts.

Longest word containing AD?

ADRENOCORTICOSTEROIDS (21 letters).