Words That End In -ED
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The -ED ending marks the past tense of regular verbs and countless adjectives. This list covers every valid word that ends in -ED.
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2 letters
ed
3 letters
bed, fed, ged, led, med, ped, red, ted, wed, zed
4 letters
abed, aced, aged, aped, awed, axed, bled, bred, coed, cued, deed, died, dyed, eked, eyed, feed, fled, gaed, geed, gied, gled, haed, heed, hied, hoed, hued, iced, ired, jeed, lied, meed, need, ohed, oped, owed, peed, pied, pled, reed, rued, seed, shed, sled, sned, sped, sued, teed, tied, toed, used, vied, weed
5 letters
aahed, ached, acned, acred, acted, added, aided, ailed, aimed, aired, anted, arced, armed, ashed, asked, awned, axled, baaed, baked, baled, baned, bared, based, bated, bayed, bided, biked, biped, bleed, blued, boded, boned, booed, bored, bowed, boxed, breed, bused, caged, caked, caned, caped, cared, cased, caved, cawed, ceded, cered, cited, clued, coded, coked, coled, coned, cooed, coped, cored, coted, coved, cowed, coxed, coyed, creed, cried, cubed, cured, dared, dated, dawed, dazed, deked, deled, dewed, diced, diked, dined, dived, doled, domed, doped, dosed, doted, dowed, dozed, dreed, dried, duded, duked, duped, dured, dyked, eared, eased, eaved, ebbed, eched, edged, egged, embed, ended, erred, faced, faded, faked, famed, fared, fated, faxed, fayed, fazed, feted, feued, fifed, filed, fined, fired, fixed, flied, flued, foxed, freed, fried, fumed, fused, fuzed, gaged, gamed, gaped, gated, gazed, gibed, gleed, glued, gored, greed, guyed, gybed, gyred, gyved, haded, haled, hared, hated, hawed, hayed, hazed, hewed, hexed, hided, hiked, hired, hived, hoked, holed, homed, honed, hoped, hosed, hyped, idled, imbed, imped, inked, inned, irked, isled, ivied, jaded, japed, jawed, jewed, jibed, jived, joked, jowed, joyed, juked, keyed, kited, kneed, laced, laded, laked, lamed, lased, lated, laved, lawed, layed, lazed, liked, limed, lined, lived, lobed, looed, loped, loved, lowed, loxed, luged, lured, luted, lysed, maced, maned, mated, mawed, mayed, mazed, meted, mewed, miked, mimed, mined, mired, mixed, mooed, moped, moved, mowed, muled, mured, mused, muted, naked, naled, named, nided, nixed, nosed, noted, nuked, oared, offed, ogled, oiled, oohed, oozed, opted, orbed, outed, owned, paced, paged, paled, paned, pared, pated, paved
6 letters
abased, abated, abided, aboded, abused, addled, adored, aeried, agreed, airted, aisled, alated, alined, aliped, allied, amazed, ambled, amused, aneled, angled, ankled, anteed, arched, arcked, argled, argued, ariled, atoned, autoed, avowed, awaked, axised, axseed, azoted, babied, bached, backed, badged, baffed, bagged, bailed, baited, balded, balked, balled, bammed, banded, banged, banked, banned, barbed, barded, barfed, barged, barked, barred, bashed, basked, basted, bathed, batted, bawled, beaded, beaked, beamed, beaned, becked, bedded, beefed, beeped, begged, belied, belled, belted, bended, bested, betted, biased, bibbed, biffed, bilged, bilked, billed, binged, binned, birded, birled, birred, bitted, bladed, blamed, blared, blawed, blazed, blowed, blumed, boated, bobbed, bodied, bogged, boiled, bolled, bolted, bombed, bonded, bonged, bonked, boobed, booked, boomed, booted, boozed, bopped, bossed, boused, bowled, bowsed, braced, braked, braved, brayed, brazed, brewed, bribed, brined, browed, bruted, buboed, bucked, budded, budged, buffed, bugged, bugled, bulbed, bulged, bulked, bulled, bummed, bumped, bunged, bunked, bunted, buoyed, buried, burked, burled, burned, burped, burred, bushed, busied, busked, bussed, busted, butled, butted, buzzed, byrled, cabbed, cabled, cached, cadged, calked, called, calmed, calved, camped, canned, canoed, canted, capped, carded, caried, carked, carped, carted, carved, cashed, casked, catted, caused, ceased, ceiled, celled, censed, cessed, chafed, chared, chased, chawed, chewed, chided, chimed, chined, choked, chored, chowed, chuted, citied, clawed, clayed, cleped, clewed, cloned, closed, cloyed, coaled, coated, coaxed, cocked, codded, cogged, coifed, coiled, coined, combed, comped, conked, conned, cooeed, cooked, cooled, cooped, copied, copped, corded, corked, corned, coshed, cosied, costed, couped, cowled, cozied, craned, craped, crated, craved, crazed, creped, crewed, crowed, cuffed, culled, culmed, cupped, curbed, curded, curled
7 letters
abashed, abduced, abetted, abjured, ablated, abluted, aborted, abraded, abutted, acceded, accrued, accused, adapted, adduced, adeemed, adhered, adjured, admired, admixed, adopted, adorned, advised, aerated, afeared, affined, affixed, agisted, agnized, airshed, airthed, alarmed, alcoved, alerted, alibied, aliened, aligned, allayed, alleged, allowed, alloyed, allseed, alluded, allured, altered, amassed, amended, amerced, aneared, angeled, angered, aniseed, annexed, annoyed, ansated, antired, anviled, applied, apposed, aproned, arbored, arcaded, armored, aroused, arrased, arrayed, arrived, arrowed, ashamed, aspired, assayed, assumed, assured, attired, attuned, audited, augured, aurated, availed, avenged, averred, averted, aviated, avoided, avulsed, awaited, awarded, babbled, baffled, bandied, basined, batched, battled, baulked, beached, bearded, bedewed, beetled, begazed, behaved, behoved, belaced, belated, belayed, belched, bellied, beloved, bemired, bemixed, bemused, benamed, benched, beraked, berated, berimed, berobed, berried, berthed, betaxed, betided, beveled, bewared, biassed, bielded, bighted, bigoted, bilobed, bilsted, birched, birdied, birthed, bistred, bitched, blabbed, blacked, blanked, blasted, blatted, bleared, bleated, bleeped, blended, blessed, blinded, blinked, blipped, blissed, blitzed, bloated, blobbed, blocked, blooded, bloomed, blooped, blotted, bloused, blowsed, blowzed, blubbed, bluffed, blunged, blunted, blurbed, blurred, blurted, blushed, boarded, boasted, bobbled, bobsled, bogeyed, boggled, boodled, boogied, boosted, borated, bosomed, botched, bottled, boughed, bounced, bounded, boweled, bowered, bracted, bradded, bragged, braided, brailed, brained, braised, branded, branned, brassed, bravoed, brawled, breaded, breamed, breezed, bricked, bridged, bridled, briefed, brimmed, brinded, brisked, broiled, bronzed, brooded, brooked, broomed, browned, browsed, bruised, bruited, brushed, bubbled, buckled, buddied, bugseed, builded, bullied, bumbled, bunched, buncoed, bundled, bungled, bunkoed, burbled, burgled, burseed, bursted, burweed, bustled, bylined, cabined, cackled, caddied, cairned, cajoled, calqued, cameoed, canaled, candied, candled, capered, caroled, caromed, carried, casqued, castled
8 letters
abducted, abhorred, abounded, abridged, abscised, abseiled, absented, absolved, absorbed, accented, accepted, accessed, accorded, accosted, accreted, accursed, acerated, acetated, achieved, acquired, actuated, acylated, addicted, adducted, adjoined, adjudged, adjusted, admitted, adsorbed, adulated, advanced, advected, adverted, aerified, affected, affirmed, afforded, affrayed, agatized, agenized, aggraded, agitated, agonised, agonized, agueweed, airspeed, alarumed, alighted, allotted, ambushed, amounted, analysed, analyzed, anchored, animated, annealed, annulled, anodized, anointed, answered, anthemed, anticked, antiqued, antiweed, antlered, anvilled, appalled, appealed, appeared, appeased, appended, apprised, apprized, approved, arabized, arboured, archived, arcuated, argufied, armoured, arointed, aroynted, arranged, arrested, articled, ascended, ascribed, ashlared, ashlered, aspersed, assailed, assented, asserted, assessed, assigned, assisted, assoiled, assorted, assuaged, asswaged, astonied, atomised, atomized, attached, attacked, attained, attended, attested, attorned, attrited, aureoled, auricled, authored, averaged, avouched, awakened, awninged, azotised, azotized, baccated, badassed, badgered, balanced, balloted, balsamed, bandaged, banished, banjaxed, bannered, bantered, baptised, baptized, barbered, barraged, barreled, bartered, basified, basseted, battened, battered, beaconed, beavered, becalmed, becapped, beckoned, becrimed, becursed, bedamned, bedaubed, bedecked, bedimmed, bedotted, bedraped, bedumbed, bedunced, beelined, befitted, befleaed, befogged, befooled, befouled, begalled, beggared, begirded, begrimed, beguiled, begulfed, beheaded, behooved, behowled, bekissed, beladied, belauded, beleaped, belfried, believed, bellowed, belonged, bemeaned, bemisted, bemoaned, bemocked, bendayed, benumbed, bereaved, berhymed, beringed, berouged, beseemed, beshamed, besieged, beslaved, beslimed, besmiled, besmoked, besnowed, besotted, bestowed, betrayed, bettered, beuncled, bevelled, bewailed, bewigged, bewinged, bewormed, bewrayed, bickered, bicycled, biforked, biformed, bikinied, billeted, billowed, bindweed, biopsied, biparted, birdseed, bisected, bishoped, bistered, bittered, bivalved, blanched, blazoned, bleached, blenched, blighted, bloodied, bloodred, blotched, blueweed, bollixed, bolloxed, bonneted, boogeyed, boohooed, bordered, borrowed, bothered, bottomed, bountied, bowelled, bowwowed, brabbled, brailled, brambled, branched, brandied, brattled
The most common of the 13,329 matches in the ENABLE open word list, grouped by length. Use the Word Unscrambler with your exact letters to see which of them you can actually play.
Game Strategy
Like -ING, -ED is a bingo-maker in Scrabble: appending it to a verb stem regularly produces a 7- or 8-letter play for the 50-point bonus.
Going Deeper
The -ED suffix is everywhere because it forms the past tense and past participle of regular verbs (BAKE → BAKED, START → STARTED) and many adjectives (TIRED, SACRED). In tile games it behaves like -ING: a stem plus -ED is a frequent path to a bingo, and the ending hooks onto existing words. When your rack holds a spare D and E, scanning for -ED plays is often the highest-scoring option. Feed your letters to the unscrambler to see every one you can make.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many words end in -ED?
The ENABLE word list contains 13,329 words ending in -ED, making it one of the largest suffix groups in English. This page shows them grouped by length, with the shorter and more playable ones first. The total is so high because every regular verb forms its past tense this way. Use the unscrambler with your own letters to see which are within reach.
Is -ED good for Scrabble bingos?
The -ED ending is one of the most reliable bingo routes in Scrabble: appending it to a verb stem regularly uses all seven tiles for the 50-point bonus. Both letters are common, so you will hold the makings of an -ED play more often than for any other suffix. The D is worth 2 points, which adds a little on a premium square. When your rack has a spare D and E, scanning for -ED plays first is usually the highest-scoring move.
What kinds of words end in -ED?
Most -ED words are past tenses and past participles of regular verbs (BAKE becomes BAKED, START becomes STARTED), but many are adjectives in their own right: TIRED, SACRED, WICKED, RUGGED and LEARNED. A few are nouns, such as SEAWEED and INDEED's relatives. The adjective group is worth knowing because those words stay valid even where the verb sense is odd. This page lists every type together.
Why are there so few five-letter -ED words?
Five-letter -ED words are relatively scarce because the suffix leaves only three letters for the stem, and most three-letter verbs form irregular pasts instead: RUN, SIT, EAT and GO all refuse -ED. So the five-letter list leans on BAKED, RAKED, PILED and similar, while the six- and seven-letter lists explode. That is why -ED dominates the longer bands on this page. It also explains why five-letter Wordle answers rarely end in -ED.