Words Starting With ED
Every English word that starts with "ED". Filter by length or suffix to narrow results for Scrabble, crosswords, and more.
15 words found
11 Letter Words1
9 Letter Words2
8 Letter Words1
7 Letter Words3
6 Letter Words3
5 Letter Words1
4 Letter Words3
2 Letter Words1
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About These Words
This list holds 15 words, running from 2 to 11 letters and averaging 6.3 letters apiece. The commonest length is 4 letters, covering 3 of them.
The letters that turn up in the most of these words are d (15), e (15), i (10), t (10), o (6). Vowels make up 49% of all the letters here, so the list is unusually vowel-heavy — handy when your rack is clogged with them.
For Scrabble, these words average 8.5 points before any board bonuses. The highest scorer is EDUCATIONAL at 14, followed by EDUCATED, EDUCATION and EDITORIAL. 1 of them (7%) contain a letter worth four or more. 3 are exactly seven letters, so they clear your rack for the 50-point bonus.
The longest entries are EDUCATIONAL at 11 letters, while the shortest come in at 2: ED.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many words starting with "ED" are there?+
Our dictionary lists 15 words starting with "ED". They run from 2 to 11 letters, and 4-letter entries are the most common with 3 of them.
Which of these words starting with "ED" scores highest in Scrabble?+
EDUCATIONAL is the highest scorer at 14 points before board bonuses, ahead of EDUCATED, EDUCATION and EDITORIAL. The list averages 8.5 points per word, and 1 of them use a letter worth four or more.
What are the shortest words starting with "ED"?+
The shortest are ED 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 starting with "ED"?+
EDUCATIONAL is the longest at 11 letters. 3 of these words are exactly seven letters, which clears your rack in Scrabble for the 50-point bingo bonus.
Are words starting with "ED" useful in word games?+
Vowels account for 49% of the letters across this list, which makes it a good place to look when your rack is overloaded with vowels. The letters appearing in the most of these words are D, E, I. Every word here is valid in standard English dictionaries, though individual games use their own official word lists.