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Started

s 1t 1a 1r 1t 1e 1d 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 7 letters · Very common · past tense of start

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does started mean?

verb

  1. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

    “We began working at dawn”

    Synonymsget downbegingetstart outset about

  2. set in motion, cause to start

    “The U.S. started a war in the Middle East”

    Synonymsbeginlead offcommence

  3. leave

    “The family took off for Florida”

    Synonymsdepartpartstart outset forthset off

  4. have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense

    “The DMZ begins right over the hill”

    Synonymsbegin

  5. bring into being

    “He initiated a new program”

    Synonymsoriginateinitiate

  6. get off the ground

    “Who started this company?”

    Synonymsstart upembark oncommence

Definitions shown for start, the base form of started.

Is STARTED a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is STARTED worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
s 1t 1a 1r 1t 1e 1d 2

Words With Friends

8 pts
s 1t 1a 1r 1t 1e 1d 2

Wordfeud

8 pts
s 1t 1a 1r 1t 1e 1d 2

NYT Crossplay

8 pts
s 1t 1a 1r 1t 1e 1d 2

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in STARTED

Anagrams 1

tetrads

Hooks for STARTED

Add one letter to the front or back of STARTED to make another word.

Front hooks

astarted

Back hooks

None

Words that end like STARTED

Common words that share the ending -ARTED, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

chartedsmartedcarteddartedpartedthwarteddepartedimpartedoutsmartedrestartedupstarted
All words ending in -ARTED

Started: quick answers

Is STARTED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. STARTED is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.
How many points is STARTED worth?
STARTED scores 8 points in Scrabble, 8 in Words With Friends, 8 in Wordfeud and 8 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does started mean?
started is the past tense of start, which means “take the first step or steps in carrying out an action”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in STARTED?
You can make 190 shorter words from STARTED, such as DATERS, DERATS, RATTED, STARED. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of STARTED?
STARTED rearranges into TETRADS.