SADO is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points
It depends on the list you play by. SADO 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 5 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SADO?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SADO is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SADO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sadosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SADO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SADO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,404.
What stands out about SADO
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 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 SADO mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
The traditional Japanese ceremony of preparing and serving tea, known elsewhere as chado or chanoyu.
Sado names the formal, highly ritualized practice of making and offering powdered green tea, in which every movement of the host, from measuring the tea to turning the bowl, follows a fixed and carefully learned order. English writers borrowed the word directly from Japanese, and it stays rare outside discussions of Japanese culture or word-game references.
How SADO is used
Rare in general English; appears mainly in writing about Japanese culture and in word lists, alongside the equally valid spelling chado.
- The guide explained the quiet rules of sado before the guests entered the tea room.
- She had studied sado for years and could perform every step without pausing.
- The museum offered a short demonstration of sado to visiting students.
- Learning sado taught him patience as much as it taught him about tea.
- The host bowed at the end of the sado, marking the ceremony complete.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SADO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SADO
The 4 tiles of SADO in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with SADO
6 longer words begin with SADO.
Words ending in SADO
4 words end in SADO. Useful as a back hook: play SADO onto a word already on the board.
Words with SADO inside
20 words contain SADO in the middle. Words that start with SADO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SADO
Common questions about SADO
- Is SADO valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SADO is not in it.
- How many points is SADO worth?
- SADO is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SADO mean?
- The traditional Japanese ceremony of preparing and serving tea, known elsewhere as chado or chanoyu.
- What letters can be added to SADO?
- SADO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SADO:
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