5-Letter Words Starting With RAD
- 6 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With RAD
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Starting With RAD 6 words
How common is RAD at the start of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 6 five-letter words that start with RAD. They average 7.3 points and the best is RADIX (13 points).
- Total words
- 6
- Average Scrabble score
- 7.3
- out of 13 max
- Everyday words
- 50%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- E
- 16.7% of words
Most common last letters
- e 16.7%
- i 16.7%
- n 16.7%
Top vowel pairs
- ii16.7%
- io16.7%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with RAD
r 1a 1d 2i 1x 8
R 1 + A 1 + D 2 + I 1 + X 8 = 13 points
- Double word
- 26 pts
- Triple word
- 39 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
radix
- noun(numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place“10 is the radix of the decimal system”
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How many five-letter words that start with RAD are there?
There are 6 five-letter words that start with RAD in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with RAD?
RADIX is worth 13 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are RADGE (7), RADIO (6), RADAR (6).
What are some common five-letter words that start with RAD?
Everyday examples include RADIO, RADAR, RADII, RADON. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.