RADS is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. RADS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RADS?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RADS is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RADS
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How RADS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in RADS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What stands out about RADS
- The same 4 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 RADS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
Units used to measure the amount of radiation absorbed by living tissue or another material.
Rads once served as the standard unit in radiation science and medicine before the gray largely replaced it in modern usage, though the term still appears in older records and some regional practice. A larger number of rads indicates a greater absorbed dose of ionizing radiation, such as from X-rays or nuclear exposure.
How RADS is used
Plural noun; the singular form rad names one unit of absorbed radiation dose.
- The technician recorded the dose in rads.
- Older medical charts often listed exposure in rads rather than grays.
- Workers near the reactor were monitored for excess rads.
- The patient received a measured number of rads during treatment.
- Scientists converted the old readings from rads into modern units.
technical
Units used to measure the amount of radiation absorbed by living tissue or another material.
Rads once served as the standard unit in radiation science and medicine before the gray largely replaced it in modern usage, though the term still appears in older records and some regional practice. A larger number of rads indicates a greater absorbed dose of ionizing radiation, such as from X-rays or nuclear exposure.
How RADS is used
Plural noun; the singular form rad names one unit of absorbed radiation dose.
- The technician recorded the dose in rads.
- Older medical charts often listed exposure in rads rather than grays.
- Workers near the reactor were monitored for excess rads.
- The patient received a measured number of rads during treatment.
- Scientists converted the old readings from rads into modern units.
Written for this site: 2 meanings of RADS and 10 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RADS
The 4 tiles of RADS in a different order — 2 found.
Words ending in RADS
19 words end in RADS. Useful as a back hook: play RADS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in RADS
Common questions about RADS
- Is RADS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RADS, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RADS worth?
- RADS is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RADS mean?
- Units used to measure the amount of radiation absorbed by living tissue or another material.
- What letters can be added to RADS?
- RADS takes 4 hooks: 4 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of RADS:
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