/tæd/
noun
Is TAD a Scrabble word?
Yes. TAD is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words With Friends.
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Meaning A small amount; a little bit.
Noun 1 meaning
A small amount; a little bit.
“Could you lean the picture to the left just a tad more?”
Where it comes from
Etymology
1877, ‘young or small child’, probably a shortened form of tadpole. The extended meaning ‘small amount’ is first recorded 1915.
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TAD at a glance
TAD has 3 letters and scores 4 points in Scrabble (T 1 + A 1 + D 2) and 4 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #14,186 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
Words ending in -TAD
More endings- PENTAD9
- HEPTAD12
- BESTAD9
- FANTAD10
- OCTAD8
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