The -ED Ending: English's Past Tense Powerhouse
If you had to pick one suffix that defines English grammar, -ED would be hard to beat. It marks the simple past tense and past participle for regular verbs: walked, played, jumped, abated, abashed. This regularity makes -ED the single most common word ending in the language, and it's a cornerstone of word game strategy. In Scrabble, adding -ED to a verb already on the board is often the difference between a decent turn and a great one — you score the full extended word plus any new crossings.
A pronunciation oddity that trips up non-native speakers: -ED has three different sounds depending on what comes before it. After T or D, it's a full syllable ("wanted," "needed"). After voiceless consonants, it's /t/ ("walked," "jumped"). After voiced sounds, it's /d/ ("played," "hummed"). This has zero impact on spelling but matters for syllable-counting clues in crosswords.
Strategic note: in Scrabble, holding onto common tiles like E and D gives you the flexibility to extend almost any verb on the board. It's a defensive play — even if your rack isn't spectacular, -ED extensions keep your score ticking upward. For related suffix strategies, explore words ending in GRY and words ending in VET. Crossword enthusiasts looking for less common patterns should try words ending in GRY or words starting with PH.
FAQ
Are all -ED words past tense verbs?
No. Words like BED, RED, SHED, and FED can be nouns or adjectives. WICKED, NAKED, and BELOVED are adjectives where -ED isn't a suffix at all — it's part of the base word. This distinction matters for crossword clues. See words ending in K for other endings with multiple grammatical roles.
What's the best Scrabble strategy for -ED extensions?
Look for verbs ending in consonant clusters where adding -ED creates premium square opportunities. QUIZZED, JINXED, and FOXED combine high-value tiles with the -ED extension for massive scores. Also keep words starting with EX in mind for front-end bonus plays.
How many five-letter -ED words work in Wordle?
Dozens — OARED, BAKED, BOXED, CURED, DAZED, EASED, FOXED, GLAZED won't fit (6 letters), but CASED, TAMED, PAVED, OARED, and MUTED are all fair game. It's a productive pattern for second guesses. Check words starting with B for another strong Wordle letter set.
Two-Letter Words (1)
ED
Three-Letter Words (10)
BEDFEDGEDLEDMEDPEDREDTEDWEDZED
Four-Letter Words (55)
ABEDACEDAGEDAHEDAPEDAWEDAXEDBLEDBREDCOEDCREDCUEDDEEDDIEDDYEDEKEDEXEDEYEDFEEDFLEDGAEDGEEDGIEDGLEDHAEDHEEDHIEDHOEDHUEDICEDIREDJEEDLIEDMEEDNEEDOHEDOPEDOWEDPEEDPIEDPLEDREEDRUEDSEEDSHEDSLEDSNEDSPEDSUEDTEEDTIEDTOEDUSEDVIEDWEED
Five-Letter Words (398)
AAHEDABLEDACHEDACNEDACREDACTEDADDEDADZEDAIDEDAILEDAIMEDAIREDAMPEDANTEDARCEDARMEDASHEDASKEDAWNEDAXLEDBAAEDBAKEDBALEDBANEDBAREDBASEDBATEDBAYEDBIDEDBIKEDBIPEDBLEEDBLUEDBODEDBONEDBOOEDBOREDBOWEDBOXEDBREEDBUSEDCAGEDCAKEDCANEDCAPEDCAREDCASEDCAVEDCAWEDCEDEDCEREDCITEDCLUEDCODEDCOKEDCOLEDCONEDCOOEDCOPEDCOREDCOTEDCOVEDCOWEDCOXEDCOYEDCREEDCRIEDCUBEDCUREDDAREDDATEDDAWEDDAZEDDEKEDDELEDDEWEDDICEDDIKEDDINEDDIVEDDOLEDDOMEDDOPEDDOSEDDOTEDDOWEDDOZEDDREEDDRIEDDUDEDDUKEDDUPEDDUREDDYKEDEAREDEASEDEAVEDEBBEDECHEDEDGED
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Six-Letter Words (1542)
ABASEDABATEDABIDEDABODEDABUSEDADDLEDADOREDAERIEDAGREEDAIRTEDAISLEDALATEDALINEDALIPEDALLIEDAMAZEDAMBLEDAMUSEDANELEDANGLEDANKLEDANTEEDARCHEDARCKEDARGLEDARGUEDARILEDATONEDAUTOEDAVOWEDAWAKEDAXISEDAXSEEDAZOTEDBABIEDBACHEDBACKEDBADGEDBAFFEDBAGGEDBAILEDBAITEDBALDEDBALKEDBALLEDBAMMEDBANDEDBANGEDBANKEDBANNEDBARBEDBARDEDBARFEDBARGEDBARKEDBARNEDBARREDBASHEDBASKEDBASTEDBATHEDBATTEDBAWLEDBEADEDBEAKEDBEAMEDBEANEDBECKEDBEDDEDBEEFEDBEEPEDBEGGEDBELIEDBELLEDBELTEDBENDEDBERMEDBESTEDBETTEDBIASEDBIBBEDBIFFEDBILGEDBILKEDBILLEDBINGEDBINNEDBIRDEDBIRLEDBIRREDBITTEDBLADEDBLAMEDBLAREDBLAWEDBLAZEDBLOWEDBLUMEDBOATEDBOBBED
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Seven-Letter Words (2138)
ABASHEDABDUCEDABETTEDABJUREDABLATEDABLUTEDABORTEDABRADEDABUTTEDACCEDEDACCRUEDACCUSEDACORNEDADAPTEDADDUCEDADEEMEDADHEREDADJUREDADMIREDADMIXEDADOPTEDADORNEDADVISEDAERATEDAFEAREDAFFINEDAFFIXEDAGENTEDAGISTEDAGNIZEDAIRSHEDAIRTHEDALARMEDALCOVEDALERTEDALIBIEDALIENEDALIGNEDALLAYEDALLEGEDALLOWEDALLOYEDALLSEEDALLUDEDALLUREDALTEREDAMASSEDAMENDEDAMERCEDANEAREDANGELEDANGEREDANISEEDANNEXEDANNOYEDANSATEDANTIREDANVILEDAPPLIEDAPPOSEDAPRONEDARBOREDARCADEDARMOREDAROUSEDARRASEDARRAYEDARRIVEDARROWEDASCAREDASHAMEDASPIREDASSAYEDASSUMEDASSUREDATTIREDATTUNEDAUDITEDAUGUREDAURATEDAVAILEDAVENGEDAVERREDAVERTEDAVIATEDAVOIDEDAVULSEDAWAITEDAWARDEDBABBLEDBAFFLEDBANDIEDBASINEDBATCHEDBATIKEDBATTLEDBAULKEDBEACHEDBEARDEDBEDEWED
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Eight-Letter Words (2648)
ABDUCTEDABHORREDABOUNDEDABRIDGEDABSCISEDABSEILEDABSENTEDABSOLVEDABSORBEDACCENTEDACCEPTEDACCESSEDACCORDEDACCOSTEDACCRETEDACCURSEDACERATEDACETATEDACHIEVEDACQUIREDACTUATEDACYLATEDADDICTEDADDUCTEDADJOINEDADJUDGEDADJUSTEDADMITTEDADSORBEDADULATEDADVANCEDADVECTEDADVERTEDAERIFIEDAFFECTEDAFFIRMEDAFFORDEDAFFRAYEDAGATIZEDAGENIZEDAGGRADEDAGITATEDAGONISEDAGONIZEDAGUEWEEDAIRSPEEDALARUMEDALIGHTEDALLOTTEDAMBUSHEDAMOUNTEDANALYSEDANALYZEDANCHOREDANIMATEDANNEALEDANNULLEDANODIZEDANOINTEDANSWEREDANTHEMEDANTICKEDANTIQUEDANTIWEEDANTLEREDANVILLEDAPPALLEDAPPEALEDAPPEAREDAPPEASEDAPPENDEDAPPRISEDAPPRIZEDAPPROVEDARABIZEDARBOUREDARCHIVEDARCUATEDARGUFIEDARMOUREDAROINTEDAROYNTEDARRANGEDARRESTEDARTICLEDASCENDEDASCRIBEDASHLAREDASHLEREDASPERSEDASSAILEDASSENTEDASSERTEDASSESSEDASSIGNEDASSISTEDASSOILEDASSORTEDASSUAGEDASSWAGED
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Nine-Letter Words (2612)
ABANDONEDABDICATEDABERRATEDABNEGATEDABOLISHEDABREACTEDABROGATEDABSCESSEDABSCONDEDABSTAINEDABSTERGEDACCLAIMEDACCOLADEDACCOUNTEDACCOUTREDACERBATEDACETIFIEDACIDIFIEDACIERATEDACQUITTEDACTIVATEDACTIVIZEDACULEATEDADDRESSEDADHIBITEDADJOURNEDADVOCATEDAFFIANCEDAFFLICTEDAFFRONTEDAGGRESSEDAGGRIEVEDAIRHEADEDAIRLIFTEDAIRMAILEDALIENATEDALIMENTEDALIMONIEDALKALISEDALKALIZEDALKYLATEDALLOCATEDAMBULATEDAMNESTIEDAMORTISEDAMORTIZEDAMPLIFIEDAMPUTATEDANGUISHEDANGULATEDANKYLOSEDANNOTATEDANNOUNCEDANNULATEDANTECEDEDANTEDATEDANTIDOTEDAPERTUREDAPHORISEDAPHORIZEDAPPARELEDAPPLAUDEDAPPLIQUEDAPPOINTEDAPPRAISEDAPPRESSEDARBORIZEDARCHAISEDARCHAIZEDAREOLATEDARMATUREDARRAIGNEDARROGATEDASPERATEDASPHALTEDASPIRATEDASSAGAIEDASSAULTEDASSEGAIEDASSEMBLEDASTOUNDEDASTRICTEDASTRINGEDATROPHIEDATTAINTEDATTEMPTEDATTICIZEDATTRACTEDATTRITTEDAUCTIONEDAUGMENTEDAUSFORMEDAUTOLYSEDAUTOLYZEDAUTOMATEDAUTOPSIEDAVIANIZEDBABBITTEDBACKBONEDBACKDATED
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Ten-Letter Words (1983)
ABOMINATEDABSTRACTEDABSTRICTEDACCLIMATEDACCOUTEREDACCREDITEDACCUSTOMEDACETYLATEDACIDULATEDACQUAINTEDACQUIESCEDACTUALIZEDACUMINATEDADDLEPATEDADMEASUREDADMONISHEDADUMBRATEDADVANTAGEDADVENTUREDADVERTISEDADVERTIZEDAEROBRAKEDAESTIVATEDAFFILIATEDAFFORESTEDAFFRICATEDAFFRIGHTEDAGGRAVATEDAGGREGATEDAIRBRUSHEDAIRDROPPEDAIRPROOFEDALCHEMIZEDALKALIFIEDALLEVIATEDALLOWANCEDALPHABETEDALTERCATEDALTERNATEDALUMINIZEDAMBITIONEDAMBUSCADEDAMMONIATEDAMMONIFIEDANAGRAMMEDANALOGIZEDANATOMISEDANATOMIZEDANCESTOREDANCHYLOSEDANGLICISEDANGLICIZEDANIMALIZEDANNUALIZEDANTEVERTEDANTIQUATEDAPOCOPATEDAPOLOGISEDAPOLOGIZEDAPPARELLEDAPPROACHEDAPPROBATEDAQUAFARMEDAQUAPLANEDAQUATINTEDARABICIZEDARBITRAGEDARBITRATEDAROMATIZEDASSOCIATEDASTERIATEDASTERISKEDASTONISHEDATTEMPEREDATTENUATEDATTRIBUTEDAUDIOTAPEDAUDITIONEDAUSPICATEDAUTHORISEDAUTHORIZEDAUTOCLAVEDAVALANCHEDBACKFILLEDBACKFITTEDBACKHANDEDBACKHAULEDBACKLASHEDBACKLISTEDBACKLOADEDBACKLOGGEDBACKPACKEDBACKSPACEDBACKWASHEDBACTERIZEDBADMOUTHEDBAKSHISHEDBALKANIZEDBALLYHOOEDBAMBOOZLED
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Eleven-Letter Words (1304)
ABBREVIATEDABSOLUTIZEDACCELERATEDACCENTUATEDACCESSIONEDACCOMPANIEDACCUMULATEDADJUDICATEDADRENALIZEDADULTERATEDAEROBICIZEDAEROSOLIZEDAFFECTIONEDAGGRANDISEDAGGRANDIZEDALKALINIZEDALLEGORISEDALLEGORIZEDALLITERATEDALLOGRAFTEDAMALGAMATEDAMELIORATEDANASTOMOSEDANNIHILATEDANNUNCIATEDANTAGONIZEDANTICIPATEDAPOSTATISEDAPOSTATIZEDAPPERCEIVEDAPPERTAINEDAPPORTIONEDAPPRECIATEDAPPREHENDEDAPPRENTICEDARPEGGIATEDARTICULATEDASCERTAINEDASPHYXIATEDASSEVERATEDASSIMILATEDATMOSPHEREDAUSCULTATEDAUTOGRAFTEDAUTOGRAPHEDAUTOMATIZEDAUTOMOBILEDAUTOROTATEDAUTOTOMIZEDAXIOMATIZEDBABYPROOFEDBACKCHECKEDBACKCROSSEDBACKDROPPEDBACKFLIPPEDBACKLIGHTEDBACKPEDALEDBACKSLAPPEDBACKSTABBEDBACKSTAMPEDBACKSTOPPEDBACKTRACKEDBALLYRAGGEDBALUSTRADEDBARNSTORMEDBARRICADOEDBASTARDISEDBASTARDIZEDBASTINADOEDBEACHCOMBEDBECUDGELLEDBEDRIVELLEDBEGLAMOUREDBELEAGUEREDBENCHMARKEDBESPATTEREDBESPRINKLEDBESTIALIZEDBEWHISKEREDBICHROMATEDBILLBOARDEDBINUCLEATEDBIODEGRADEDBIPOLARIZEDBIRDBRAINEDBIRDWATCHEDBITUMINIZEDBLACKBALLEDBLACKBIRDEDBLACKJACKEDBLACKLISTEDBLACKMAILEDBLACKTOPPEDBLINDFOLDEDBLOCKBUSTEDBLOWTORCHEDBLUEPRINTEDBLUESHIFTEDBODYBOARDEDBODYCHECKED
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Twelve-Letter Words (739)
ABSENTMINDEDACCESSORISEDACCESSORIZEDACCLIMATISEDACCLIMATIZEDACCOMMODATEDACCOMPLISHEDACCULTURATEDACHROMATIZEDACKNOWLEDGEDADMINISTEREDAGGLOMERATEDAGGLUTINATEDAIRFREIGHTEDALPHABETIZEDANESTHETIZEDANIMADVERTEDANTHOLOGIZEDAPOTHEOSIZEDAPPROPRIATEDAPPROXIMATEDASSASSINATEDBACKGROUNDEDBACKPEDALLEDBACKSTITCHEDBATTLEMENTEDBENEFICIATEDBESPECTACLEDBLACKGUARDEDBLOODSTAINEDBOOTSTRAPPEDBOTTLENECKEDBRAINSTORMEDBREADBOARDEDBUBBLEHEADEDBUTTONHOOKEDCANNIBALISEDCANNIBALIZEDCANNONBALLEDCANTILEVEREDCARBOXYLATEDCARPETBAGGEDCARROTTOPPEDCATHETERIZEDCATHOLICIZEDCERTIFICATEDCHANDELIEREDCHLOROFORMEDCIRCULARISEDCIRCULARIZEDCIRCUMVENTEDCIVILIANIZEDCLOSEMOUTHEDCLOTHESLINEDCOBBLESTONEDCOCOUNSELLEDCOCULTIVATEDCODISCOVEREDCOLLABORATEDCOLONIALIZEDCOMMANDEEREDCOMMEMORATEDCOMMISERATEDCOMMISSIONEDCOMMUNALIZEDCOMMUNICATEDCOMPLEMENTEDCOMPLEXIFIEDCOMPLEXIONEDCOMPLIMENTEDCOMPREHENDEDCOMPUTERISEDCOMPUTERIZEDCONCATENATEDCONCENTRATEDCONDESCENDEDCONFABULATEDCONFEDERATEDCONSOLIDATEDCONSTELLATEDCONSTERNATEDCONTAMINATEDCONTEMPLATEDCONTRADICTEDCONTROVERTEDCONVEYORISEDCONVEYORIZEDCORRESPONDEDCORROBORATEDCOSMETICIZEDCOTRANSDUCEDCOUNTENANCEDCOUNTERACTEDCOUNTERMOVEDCOUNTERPOSEDCRACKBRAINEDCREDENTIALEDCRIMINALIZEDCRISSCROSSEDCROSSHATCHED
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Thirteen-Letter Words (343)
ADMINISTRATEDAESTHETICIZEDANATHEMATIZEDAPOSTROPHISEDAPOSTROPHIZEDATTITUDINISEDATTITUDINIZEDAUTHENTICATEDAUTOSUGGESTEDBACKSCATTEREDBIOENGINEEREDBROKENHEARTEDCANDLELIGHTEDCATERCORNEREDCHARACTERIZEDCHOREOGRAPHEDCHOWDERHEADEDCHUCKLEHEADEDCIRCUMSCRIBEDCIRCUMSTANCEDCLAPPERCLAWEDCOLLECTIVISEDCOLLECTIVIZEDCOMPARTMENTEDCONCELEBRATEDCONGLOMERATEDCONGLUTINATEDCONGRATULATEDCONSERVATIZEDCONTAINERISEDCONTAINERIZEDCONTEMPORIZEDCOPOLYMERIZEDCOTRANSPORTEDCOUNTERARGUEDCOUNTERFEITEDCOUNTERMANDEDCOUNTERPOISEDCOUNTERSIGNEDCOUNTERSTATEDCOUNTERVAILEDCREDENTIALLEDCRYOPRESERVEDDECAFFEINATEDDECENTRALIZEDDECHLORINATEDDECOMPENSATEDDECONDITIONEDDECONSECRATEDDECONSTRUCTEDDEFENESTRATEDDEFIBRILLATEDDEMILITARIZEDDEMINERALIZEDDENATURALIZEDDENUCLEARIZEDDEPOLITICIZEDDEPOLYMERIZEDDEPRESSURIZEDDIPHTHONGIZEDDISACCUSTOMEDDISADVANTAGEDDISAFFILIATEDDISAGGREGATEDDISAMBIGUATEDDISASSOCIATEDDISCRIMINATEDDISEMBOWELLEDDISENCUMBEREDDISENTHRALLEDDISFRANCHISEDDISHARMONIZEDDISILLUSIONEDDISINTEGRATEDDISINTERESTEDDISORIENTATEDDISQUANTITIEDDISREMEMBEREDDISTINGUISHEDDISUBSTITUTEDDUMBFOUNDEREDEDITORIALIZEDELECTIONEEREDELECTROFORMEDELECTROPLATEDEMOTIONALIZEDESSENTIALIZEDEXSANGUINATEDFANTASTICATEDFEATHERBEDDEDFEATHERHEADEDFELLOWSHIPPEDFICTIONALISEDFICTIONALIZEDFIELDSTRIPPEDFINGERPRINTEDFLABBERGASTEDFORESHORTENEDGERRYMANDEREDGINGERBREADED
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Fourteen-Letter Words (203)
AFOREMENTIONEDANAGRAMMATIZEDBOURGEOISIFIEDBUREAUCRATISEDBUREAUCRATIZEDBUTTERFINGEREDCHICKENHEARTEDCIRCUMVALLATEDCOLLATERALIZEDCOMMERCIALISEDCOMMERCIALIZEDCOMPASSIONATEDCONCEPTUALISEDCONCEPTUALIZEDCONTEXTUALIZEDCOUNTERCHANGEDCOUNTERCHARGEDCOUNTERCHECKEDCOUNTERCLAIMEDCOUNTERMARCHEDCOUNTERORDEREDCOUNTERPLOTTEDCOUNTERPOINTEDCOUNTERPUNCHEDCOUNTERRALLIEDCOUNTERSTAINEDCYANOETHYLATEDDAGUERREOTYPEDDECARBOXYLATEDDECOMMISSIONEDDECONCENTRATEDDECONTAMINATEDDECRIMINALIZEDDEHYDROGENATEDDEMATERIALIZEDDEMYTHOLOGIZEDDENATIONALIZEDDEPERSONALIZEDDIFFERENTIATEDDISARTICULATEDDISEMBARRASSEDDISESTABLISHEDDISINTOXICATEDEPIGRAMMATIZEDEPITHELIALIZEDEXCOMMUNICATEDFEATHERBRAINEDFLANNELMOUTHEDFRACTIONALIZEDGONADECTOMIZEDHEPATECTOMIZEDHYPERCIVILIZEDHYPERIMMUNIZEDHYPERPIGMENTEDHYPERPOLARIZEDHYPOSENSITIZEDIMMATERIALIZEDIMPERSONALIZEDINCONVENIENCEDINDIVIDUALISEDINDIVIDUALIZEDINDUSTRIALISEDINDUSTRIALIZEDINTERCONNECTEDINTERCONVERTEDINTERDIGITATEDINTERPERMEATEDINTUSSUSCEPTEDMALAPPORTIONEDMELODRAMATISEDMELODRAMATIZEDMISAPPREHENDEDMISARTICULATEDMISINTERPRETEDMISREPRESENTEDMISTRANSCRIBEDMONUMENTALIZEDMULTICHAMBEREDMULTINUCLEATEDNEPHRECTOMIZEDNONCOMPLICATEDNONCONDITIONEDNONDIVERSIFIEDNONESTABLISHEDNONHALOGENATEDNONHANDICAPPEDOCCIDENTALIZEDORTHOGONALIZEDOUTMANIPULATEDOVARIECTOMIZEDOVERADVERTISEDOVERCLASSIFIEDOVERCOMPRESSEDOVERCONTROLLEDOVERDETERMINEDOVERDISCOUNTEDOVERDOCUMENTEDOVERDRAMATIZEDOVERELABORATEDOVEREMPHASIZED
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Fifteen-Letter Words (79)
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