NED is valid in Collins, not in North America — 4 points
It depends on the list you play by. NED is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 4 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept NED?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NED is to know. It scores 4 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NED
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NED scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in NED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 561.
What stands out about NED
- The same 3 tiles also spell 2 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 NED mean in Scrabble?
noun
slangScots
A troublesome or loutish young man.
Ned is Glasgow slang and roughly answers to chav in England, although neither maps onto the other exactly. Its origin is disputed: the usual suggestion is a shortening of the name Edward, and the alternative is an acronym invented long afterwards.
How NED is used
Countable: a ned, two neds. Scottish slang.
- A ned in Glasgow is roughly a chav in London.
- The word ned may come from the name Edward.
- Two neds on a wall and a great deal of noise.
- The acronym story about ned was invented afterwards.
- Calling somebody a ned says as much about the speaker.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NED and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NED
The 3 tiles of NED in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with NED
8 longer words begin with NED.
Words ending in NED
Showing 24 of 1423 words that end in NED. Useful as a back hook: play NED onto a word already on the board.
Words with NED inside
Showing 24 of 133 words that contain NED somewhere in the middle. Words that start with NED are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NED
Common questions about NED
- Is NED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NED, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NED worth?
- NED is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NED mean?
- A troublesome or loutish young man.
- What letters can be added to NED?
- NED takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of NED:
Open NED in the Word Finder