TAD is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. TAD 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 TAD?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAD is to know. It scores 4 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAD
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAD scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in TAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 749.
What does TAD mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A very small amount.
Tad is American and came from tadpole, which was used about a small child before it was ever used about a quantity. It nearly always appears with an article — a tad late, a tad much — and rarely stands by itself.
How TAD is used
Chiefly in a tad. Informal.
- A tad late and a tad underdressed.
- The word tad came from tadpole.
- Add a tad more water and stop stirring.
- A tad of salt is not a measurement.
- Tad is American and about a hundred years old.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TAD
8 longer words begin with TAD.
Words ending in TAD
5 words end in TAD. Useful as a back hook: play TAD onto a word already on the board.
Words with TAD inside
Showing 24 of 128 words that contain TAD somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TAD are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TAD
Common questions about TAD
- Is TAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAD, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAD worth?
- TAD is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAD mean?
- A very small amount.
- What letters can be added to TAD?
- TAD takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of TAD:
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