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Words containing AD

Words that have the letters AD in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 4,291 playable words containing AD in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is ADENOCARCINOMAS. The highest-scoring is PUZZLEHEADED, worth 35 points.

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Popular words containing AD

ADJECTIVE24
HEXADECIMAL24
ADJUSTMENTS23
ADEQUATELY22
ADJUSTMENT22
ADMINISTRATIVE21
ADVERTISEMENTS21
ADJUSTING20
ADVERTISEMENT20
CONTRADICTORY20
DISADVANTAGES20
INADEQUATE20
INADVERTENTLY20
ADJACENT19
ADJUSTED19
ADVANTAGEOUS19
CONTRADICTING19
DISADVANTAGE19

Highest-scoring words containing AD

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

PUZZLEHEADED35
QUADRUPLICATING31
QUADRUMVIRATES31
OVERADJUSTMENTS31
QUADRUPLICATED30
QUADRUMVIRATE30
QUADRUPLICITY30
OVERADJUSTMENT30
LYMPHADENOPATHY30
QUADRUPLICATION30
QUADRUPLICITIES30
ADJECTIVALLY29

2-letter words containing AD (1)

3-letter words containing AD (17)

ADD5
ADO4
ADS4
ADZ12
BAD6
CAD6
DAD5
FAD7
GAD5
HAD6
LAD4
MAD6
PAD6
RAD4
SAD4
TAD4
WAD7

4-letter words containing AD (61)

ADDS6
ADIT5
ADOS5
ADZE13
BADE7
BADS7
BEAD7
BRAD7
CADE7
CADI7
CADS7
CHAD9
CLAD7
DADA6
DADO6
DADS6
DEAD6
DUAD7
DYAD8
EGAD6
FADE8
FADO8
FADS8
GADI6
GADS6
GLAD6
GOAD6
GRAD6
HADE7
HADJ15
HEAD7
JADE13
KADI8
LADE5
LADS5
LADY7
LEAD5
LOAD5
MADE7
MADS7
MEAD7
NADA5
ORAD5
PADI7
PADS7
QUAD14
RADS5
READ5
ROAD5
SADE5
SADI5
SCAD7
SHAD7
TADS5
TOAD5
WADE8
WADI8
WADS8
WADY10
WOAD8

The 60 most common shown, 1 rarer words not listed. All 4-letter words

5-letter words containing AD (160)

ADAGE7
ADAPT8
ADDED8
ADEPT8
ADMIT8
ADOBE8
ADOPT8
ADORE6
ADORN6
ADULT7
AHEAD8
BADGE9
BADLY10
BEADS8
BEADY10
BLADE8
BREAD8
BROAD8
CADET8
DADDY10
DREAD7
EVADE10
FADED10
FADES9
GLADE7
GLADS7
GOADS7
GRADE7
HEADS8
HEADY10
JADED15
JADES14
KNEAD9
LADED7
LADEN6
LADES6
LADLE6
LEADS6
LOADS6
MADAM10
MADLY10
NOMAD8
PADDY11
PLEAD8
RADAR6
RADII6
RADIO6
READS6
READY8
ROADS6
SADES6
SADLY8
SHADE8
SHADY10
SPADE8
SQUAD15
TRADE6
TREAD6
WADED10
WADES9

The 60 most common shown, 100 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing AD (306)

ABROAD9
ADAPTS9
ADDICT10
ADDING9
ADHERE9
ADJOIN15
ADJUST16
ADMIRE9
ADMITS9
ADOPTS9
ADULTS8
ADVENT11
ADVERB13
ADVERT11
ADVICE13
ADVISE11
ARCADE9
BLADES9
DEADLY10
DECADE10
DREADS8
EVADED12
EVADES11
FACADE12
FADING11
GLADLY10
GRADES8
HEADED10
HEADER9
INVADE11
JADING16
LADDER8
LADIES7
LEADED8
LEADER7
LOADED8
LOADER7
MADAME11
MADAMS11
MADCAP13
MEADOW12
PADDED11
PARADE9
RADIOS7
RADIUS8
READER7
REREAD7
SADDEN8
SHADES9
SHADOW12
SPREAD9
SQUADS16
STEADY9
THREAD9
TRADED8
TRADES7
UNLOAD8
UNREAD8
WADDED12
WADING11

The 60 most common shown, 246 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing AD (535)

ACADEMY14
ADAPTED11
ADAPTER10
ADAPTOR10
ADDICTS11
ADDRESS9
ADHERED11
ADHERES10
ADJOINS16
ADJOURN17
ADJUNCT19
ADJUSTS17
ADOPTED11
ADVANCE14
ADVERBS14
ADVERSE12
ADVERTS12
ADVISED13
ADVISER12
ADVISES12
ADVISOR12
ALREADY10
AVOCADO14
BRAVADO14
BRIGADE11
BROADLY12
DECADES11
DEGRADE10
DREADED10
FORBADE13
GRADUAL10
HADDOCK16
HEADERS10
HEADING11
HEADWAY15
INSTEAD8
INVADED13
INVADES12
LADYBUG14
LEADERS8
LEADING9
LOADING9
MADNESS10
MISLEAD10
MISREAD10
PADDING12
PADDOCK16
PADLOCK15
PARADOX16
RADICAL10
READERS8
READILY10
READING9
REREADS8
SADDENS9
SHADOWY15
SPREADS10
TRADING9
UPGRADE12
VIADUCT15

The 60 most common shown, 475 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing AD (760)

ACADEMIC15
ADAPTING12
ADAPTIVE15
ADDICTED13
ADDITION10
ADEQUATE18
ADHERING12
ADHESIVE15
ADJACENT19
ADJOINED18
ADJOURNS18
ADJUNCTS20
ADJUSTED19
ADMITTED12
ADOPTING12
ADOPTION11
ADVANCED16
ADVANCES15
ADVISERS13
ADVISING14
ADVISORS13
ADVISORY15
ADVOCATE15
AVOCADOS15
BLOCKADE16
CADDYING15
DEADLINE10
DEADLOCK15
DEGRADED12
DEGRADES11
DREADFUL14
DREADING11
GRADUATE11
HADDOCKS17
HEADACHE15
HEADLINE11
HOMEMADE15
INVADING14
MISLEADS11
MISREADS11
NOWADAYS14
OVERHEAD15
OVERLOAD13
PADDOCKS17
PADLOCKS16
PARADISE11
PERSUADE12
PERVADED16
QUADRANT18
RAILROAD9
READABLE11
READINGS10
READJUST18
SADDENED11
SQUADRON18
STEADILY11
UPGRADED14
UPGRADES13
VIADUCTS16
WORKLOAD15

The 60 most common shown, 700 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing AD (721)

ACADEMICS16
ADDICTING14
ADDICTIVE17
ADDITIONS11
ADDRESSED12
ADDRESSES11
ADHESIVES16
ADJECTIVE24
ADJOINING19
ADJOURNED20
ADJUSTING20
ADMIRABLE14
ADMIRABLY16
ADMISSION12
ADMITTING13
ADVANCING17
ADVANTAGE15
ADVENTURE15
ADVERBIAL16
ADVERSARY16
ADVERSELY16
ADVERSITY16
ADVERTISE14
ADVISABLE16
ADVOCATED17
ADVOCATES16
BLACKHEAD19
BLOCKADED18
BLOCKADES17
BLOCKHEAD19
BROADCAST14
CROSSROAD12
DEADLOCKS16
DEGRADING13
GRADUALLY14
GRADUATED13
GRADUATES12
HEADLINES12
OVERHEADS16
OVERLOADS14
PADDOCKED19
PADLOCKED18
PARADOXES18
PERSUADED14
PERSUADES13
PERVADING17
QUADRANTS19
QUADRATIC21
QUADRUPED23
QUADRUPLE22
RADIATION10
RADICALLY14
READJUSTS19
REREADING11
ROADBLOCK17
SADDENING12
SPREADING13
SQUADRONS19
TRADITION10
UPGRADING15

The 60 most common shown, 661 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing AD (610)

ADAPTATION13
ADDITIONAL12
ADDRESSING13
ADEQUATELY22
ADJECTIVES25
ADJOURNING21
ADJUSTABLE22
ADJUSTMENT22
ADMINISTER13
ADMIRATION13
ADMITTEDLY16
ADVANTAGED17
ADVANTAGES16
ADVENTURED17
ADVENTURES16
ADVERBIALS17
ADVERTISED16
ADVERTISES15
ADVOCATING18
AMBASSADOR15
BLACKHEADS20
BLOCKADING19
BLOCKHEADS20
BROADCASTS15
CONTRADICT15
COPPERHEAD19
CROSSROADS13
DEADLOCKED18
DOWNGRADED17
DREADFULLY18
EXTRADITED18
EXTRADITES17
FIGUREHEAD18
FORESHADOW19
GRADUATING14
GRADUATION13
HEADPHONES17
INADEQUACY24
INADEQUATE20
LEADERSHIP15
MASQUERADE22
MISLEADING14
MISREADING14
OVERLOADED16
OVERSHADOW20
PADDOCKING20
PADLOCKING19
PERSUADING15
QUADRANGLE21
QUADRUPEDS24
QUADRUPLED24
QUADRUPLES23
QUADRUPLET23
READERSHIP15
READJUSTED21
ROADBLOCKS18
STOCKADING17
TRADITIONS11
UNREADABLE14
WIDESPREAD17

The 60 most common shown, 550 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing AD (451)

ADAPTATIONS14
ADJOURNMENT23
ADJUSTMENTS23
ADMINISTERS14
ADMONISHING17
ADMONITIONS14
ADOLESCENCE16
ADOLESCENTS14
ADULTERATED14
ADVANCEMENT20
ADVANTAGING18
ADVENTURERS17
ADVENTURING18
ADVENTUROUS18
ADVERSARIES16
ADVERSITIES16
ADVERTISERS16
ADVERTISING17
AMBASSADORS16
BARRICADING17
BREADWINNER17
BROADSIDING16
CAMARADERIE16
COMRADESHIP20
CONTRADICTS16
COPPERHEADS20
DEADLOCKING19
DEGRADATION14
DOWNGRADING18
ERADICATING15
EXTRADITING19
EXTRADITION18
FIGUREHEADS19
FORESHADOWS20
GINGERBREAD16
HEADQUARTER23
HEXADECIMAL24
HOMESTEADED17
HORSERADISH16
INADVERTENT16
INADVISABLE18
MALADJUSTED24
MASQUERADED24
MASQUERADES23
OVERLOADING17
OVERSHADOWS21
PARADOXICAL22
PROMENADING17
QUADRANGLES22
QUADRUPLETS24
QUADRUPLING25
RADIOACTIVE18
READABILITY16
READJUSTING22
ROADBLOCKED20
SPEARHEADED17
SPREADSHEET16
STEPLADDERS15
TRADEMARKED18
TRADITIONAL12

The 60 most common shown, 391 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing AD (282)

ACADEMICALLY21
ACADEMICIANS19
ADAPTABILITY19
ADDITIONALLY16
ADJECTIVALLY29
ADJOURNMENTS24
ADJUDICATING26
ADJUDICATION25
ADJUDICATORS25
ADMINISTERED16
ADMONISHMENT19
ADOLESCENCES17
ADULTERATING15
ADULTERATION14
ADVANCEMENTS21
ADVANTAGEOUS19
ADVISABILITY21
BREADBASKETS20
BREADWINNERS18
BROADCASTING18
CONQUISTADOR24
CONTRADICTED18
DISADVANTAGE19
DOWNLOADABLE19
EXTRADITIONS19
FORESHADOWED22
FOUNTAINHEAD19
HAIRBREADTHS19
HAIRSBREADTH19
HARDHEADEDLY21
HEADQUARTERS24
HOMESTEADING18
INADEQUACIES24
INADEQUATELY24
INADMISSIBLE17
INADVERTENCE19
KNUCKLEHEADS24
MASQUERADERS24
MASQUERADING25
MISADVENTURE20
OVERSHADOWED23
PARADIGMATIC20
PECCADILLOES19
POSTGRADUATE17
PROOFREADING19
QUADRANGULAR24
QUADRAPHONIC28
QUADRICEPSES26
QUADRIPLEGIA25
QUADRIPLEGIC27
RADIOTHERAPY19
READJUSTMENT24
ROADBLOCKING21
SHADOWBOXING27
SPEARHEADING18
SPORADICALLY19
SPREADSHEETS17
SWITCHBLADES22
THUNDERHEADS19
TRADEMARKING19

The 60 most common shown, 222 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

4,291 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (2.6%) are containing AD. Most of them, 760, have 8 letters. 635 start with AD, 305 end with it and 3,352 have it only in the middle.

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Questions

How many words are there containing AD?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 4,291 words containing AD, from 2 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing AD?

PUZZLEHEADED, worth 35 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: QUADRUPLICATING (31), QUADRUMVIRATES (31) and OVERADJUSTMENTS (31).

What are the most common words containing AD?

ADJECTIVE, HEXADECIMAL, ADJUSTMENTS, ADEQUATELY, ADJUSTMENT and ADMINISTRATIVE. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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