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/ˈwɛd/
verb

Is WED a Scrabble word?

Yes. WED is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning To perform the marriage ceremony for; to join in matrimony.

Verb 4 meanings

  1. To perform the marriage ceremony for; to join in matrimony.

    “The priest wed the couple.”

  2. To take as one's spouse.

    “She wed her first love.”

  3. To take a spouse.

  4. To take each other as a spouse.

    “They will wed in the summer.”

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: wed via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English wedden, weddien, from Old English weddian (“to pledge; wed”), from Proto-West Germanic *waddjōn, from Proto-Germanic *wadjōną (“to pledge”), from *wadją (“pledge”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- (“to pledge”).

Similar and opposite words

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WED at a glance

WED has 3 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (W 4 + E 1 + D 2) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #11,813 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -WED

More endings

Same last three letters as WED. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • FOLLOWED15
  • ALLOWED11
  • SHOWED13
  • VIEWED13
  • REVIEWED15
  • RENEWED11
  • INTERVIEWED18
  • SCREWED13
  • BORROWED14
  • OWED8
  • FLAWED13
  • SLOWED10

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