EGAD is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. EGAD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EGAD?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EGAD is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EGAD
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EGAD scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in EGAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What stands out about EGAD
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does EGAD mean in Scrabble?
interjection
archaichumorous
An old-fashioned exclamation of surprise, used as a mild oath.
Characters in older plays and novels cry egad when something startles or amuses them, much as a modern speaker might say goodness or wow. It began as a softened form of an oath invoking God, and today it survives mainly as a deliberately quaint or comic touch rather than in ordinary speech.
How EGAD is used
Archaic; now used mostly for humorous or old-fashioned effect.
- Egad! I never expected to see you here, she cried.
- Egad, what a mess this room has become, he muttered.
- The old letter opens with a startled egad at the news.
- Egad, said the actor, playing up the antique tone of the line.
- He still says egad whenever something surprises him, as a private joke.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EGAD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of EGAD
The 4 tiles of EGAD in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with EGAD
1 longer words begin with EGAD.
Words ending in EGAD
1 words end in EGAD. Useful as a back hook: play EGAD onto a word already on the board.
Words with EGAD inside
17 words contain EGAD in the middle. Words that start with EGAD are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in EGAD
Common questions about EGAD
- Is EGAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EGAD, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EGAD worth?
- EGAD is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EGAD mean?
- An old-fashioned exclamation of surprise, used as a mild oath.
- What letters can be added to EGAD?
- EGAD takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of EGAD:
Open EGAD in the Word Finder