SAD is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. SAD 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 SAD?
| 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 SAD is to know. It scores 4 from 3 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAD
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAD scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in SAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,123.
What stands out about SAD
- 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 SAD mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Feeling or showing sorrow.
Sad once meant full or heavy, and the modern sense grew out of the idea of being weighed down by something. That older meaning survives in sad bread, which is heavy because it has failed to rise.
How SAD is used
Before and after the noun. Comparative sadder.
- A sad film that nobody admits to having enjoyed.
- The word sad once meant heavy or full.
- Sad bread is bread that has not risen.
- Sadder now than he was at the time.
- Two sad letters in the same week.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SAD
The 3 tiles of SAD in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SAD
Showing 24 of 73 words that begin with SAD.
Words ending in SAD
2 words end in SAD. Useful as a back hook: play SAD onto a word already on the board.
Words with SAD inside
Showing 24 of 141 words that contain SAD somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SAD are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SAD
Common questions about SAD
- Is SAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAD, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAD worth?
- SAD is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAD mean?
- Feeling or showing sorrow.
- What letters can be added to SAD?
- SAD takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of SAD:
Open SAD in the Word Finder