ED is a valid Scrabble word — 3 points
Yes. ED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 3 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ED?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ED is to know. It scores 3 from 2 tiles, takes 17 hooks, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ED
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ED scores
Face value of the 2 tiles in ED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 2 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 103.
What stands out about ED
- ED is one of just 133 words of 2 letters in the four lists we check — a short list worth knowing by heart.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ED mean in Scrabble?
noun
Education, especially as a field of study or a school subject.
How ED is used
- She took a course in special ed before applying.
- The budget cut hit phys ed hardest.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ED and 2 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ED
The 2 tiles of ED in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ED
Showing 24 of 172 words that begin with ED.
Words ending in ED
Showing 24 of 20719 words that end in ED. Useful as a back hook: play ED onto a word already on the board.
Words with ED inside
Showing 24 of 5704 words that contain ED somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ED are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Common questions about ED
- Is ED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ED, where it scores 3 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ED worth?
- ED is worth 3 points in Scrabble and 3 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ED mean?
- Education, especially as a field of study or a school subject.
- What letters can be added to ED?
- ED takes 17 hooks: 15 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 2 letters of ED:
Open ED in the Word Finder