Words Without ED
English words that don't use the letters "ED". Helpful for word games with tile restrictions.
4,056 words found
15 Letter Words1
12 Letter Words2
11 Letter Words4
10 Letter Words10
9 Letter Words16
8 Letter Words55
7 Letter Words102
6 Letter Words126
5 Letter Words150
4 Letter Words150
3 Letter Words149
2 Letter Words38
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About These Words
This list holds 4,056 words, running from 2 to 15 letters and averaging 5.1 letters apiece. The commonest length is 4 letters, covering 150 of them.
The letters that turn up in the most of these words are a (357), i (344), o (311), n (296), t (272). Vowels make up 32% of all the letters here, making this a consonant-heavy set that is awkward to play without a good vowel supply.
For Scrabble, these words average 9.4 points before any board bonuses. The highest scorer is PIZZA at 25, followed by QUICKLY, THANKSGIVING and PHYSICALLY. 476 of them (59%) contain a letter worth four or more. 102 are exactly seven letters, so they clear your rack for the 50-point bonus.
The longest entries are CONGRATULATIONS at 15 letters, while the shortest come in at 2: AH, AM and AN.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many words without "ED" are there?+
Our dictionary lists 4,056 words without "ED". They run from 2 to 4 letters, and 3-letter entries are the most common with 149 of them.
Which of these words without "ED" scores highest in Scrabble?+
JACK is the highest scorer at 17 points before board bonuses, ahead of JUMP, JOHN and JOSH. The list averages 6.7 points per word, and 160 of them use a letter worth four or more.
What are the shortest words without "ED"?+
The shortest are AH, AM, AN, AS and AT at 2 letters. Short words like these are the ones worth memorising — they are what let you squeeze a play into a tight board.
What are the longest words without "ED"?+
ALAN, ALSO, ARMS and ARMY are the longest at 4 letters.
Are words without "ED" useful in word games?+
Vowels account for 33% of the letters across this list, so these are consonant-heavy and need a decent vowel supply to play. The letters appearing in the most of these words are A, O, T. Every word here is valid in standard English dictionaries, though individual games use their own official word lists.