8 Letter Words That Start With AD

There are 129+ eight letter words beginning with AD in our English dictionary. Every eight-letter AD word below is valid in the Scrabble (TWL and SOWPODS), Wordle, and Words With Friends dictionaries, sortable and ready for your next puzzle. You can also browse all words starting with AD.

Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With AD

addition 10
advanced 15
admitted 12
adjacent 18
adoption 11
advances 14
adequate 18
adjusted 17
advocate 14
additive 13
adopting 12
adaptive 14

All 8-Letter Words Starting With AD (109 words)

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How Common is AD as a Start 8 Letter word?

There are 129 8-letter words starting with AD in English. The average Scrabble score here is 13, with -S endings dominating (31% of them).

Total Words
129
Avg Scrabble Score
13.0
Most Common Ending (31%)
S
Top Vowel Pairs
IO
EE

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Highest-Scoring 8-Letter AD-Words in Scrabble

adequacy 23
adzelike 22
adonized 19
adjuvant 19
adjudged 19
advocacy 19

What is the highest scoring word in Scrabble that starts with AD?

23 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that starts with AD is adequacy with a total of 23 points.

A 1
D 2
E 1
Q 10
U 1
A 1
C 3
Y 4
noun 1. the state or quality of being adequate
Synonyms:
acceptabilityreasonablenesspassablenesssatisfactorinessfairnesscapabilitycompetencecompetencyabilityaptitudeskillskilfulnessadeptness

FAQ 8 Letter Words That Start With AD

  • How many 8 letter words starting with AD are in the English dictionary?

    There are 129 8-letter words in the English dictionary that start with AD. The average Scrabble score across them is 13.

  • Are there any rare 8 letter words starting with AD worth more in Scrabble?

    Yes. Uncommon 8-letter words like "adequate", "adequacy", "adzelike", "adjustor" start with AD and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "adequacy" is worth 23 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

  • What are the most common 8 letter words starting with AD?

    Everyday 8-letter words starting with AD include "addition", "advanced", "admitted", "adjacent", "adoption".

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