GAD is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. GAD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GAD?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAD is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 6 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAD
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GAD scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in GAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,497.
What does GAD mean in Scrabble?
verb
To move about restlessly in search of pleasure.
Gad about is nearly the only place this verb survives, and it carried disapproval from the start: whoever is doing it should have been at home. A separate gad is a pointed metal tool for breaking up rock.
How GAD is used
Chiefly in gad about. Gadded, gadding.
- She gads about the county and answers no letters.
- The word gad has always carried disapproval.
- Gadding about was what the neighbours called it.
- A gad is also a tool for splitting rock.
- He gadded off to town on a weekday.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GAD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GAD
The 3 tiles of GAD in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GAD
Showing 24 of 60 words that begin with GAD.
Words ending in GAD
3 words end in GAD. Useful as a back hook: play GAD onto a word already on the board.
Words with GAD inside
Showing 24 of 60 words that contain GAD somewhere in the middle. Words that start with GAD are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GAD
Common questions about GAD
- Is GAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GAD, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GAD worth?
- GAD is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GAD mean?
- To move about restlessly in search of pleasure.
- What letters can be added to GAD?
- GAD takes 6 hooks: 2 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of GAD:
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