RAD is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. RAD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RAD?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RAD is to know. It scores 4 from 3 tiles, takes 8 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAD
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RAD scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in RAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 749.
What does RAD mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A unit of absorbed radiation dose.
The rad was replaced by the gray, which is a hundred times larger, and American regulations went on using it long after the change. A separate rad is 1980s slang meaning excellent, clipped from radical.
How RAD is used
Countable: a rad, two rads. Largely superseded.
- A hundred rads make one gray.
- The word rad was replaced by the gray.
- American documents kept rads long after the change.
- The slang rad is clipped from radical.
- Two rads is a measurable dose and not a dangerous one.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RAD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RAD
The 3 tiles of RAD in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RAD
Showing 24 of 317 words that begin with RAD.
Words ending in RAD
Showing 24 of 27 words that end in RAD. Useful as a back hook: play RAD onto a word already on the board.
Words with RAD inside
Showing 24 of 806 words that contain RAD somewhere in the middle. Words that start with RAD are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RAD
Common questions about RAD
- Is RAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RAD, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RAD worth?
- RAD is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RAD mean?
- A unit of absorbed radiation dose.
- What letters can be added to RAD?
- RAD takes 8 hooks: 6 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of RAD:
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