191 Words Starting With RAD
The prefix RAD appears in 191 words, from 3-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 11-letter words with 23 entries. Average word length: 10.3 letters.
R is a workhorse: run, read, right, real. The prefix re- (meaning again or back) makes R the king of repeated-action words: rebuild, rethink, redo, return.
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with RAD: RADIOCHEMICALLY (28 pts), RADICALIZATIONS (27 pts), RADICALIZATION (26 pts), RADICALIZING (25 pts), RADIOAUTOGRAPHY (25 pts). The shortest is RAD (3 letters) and the longest is RADICALIZATIONS (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in SHIP.
Notable words: RADS — to fear [v].; RADAR — an electronic locating device [n].; RADARS — an electronic locating device [n].; RADDING — to fear [v]. Browse words starting with KO for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with RAD?
RADIOCHEMICALLY scores 28 points. Runner-up: RADICALIZATIONS at 27 points. See words ending in ARD for more high-value options.
How many words start with RAD?
Our dictionary has 191 words that start with RAD. They range from 3 to 15 letters, with 11-letter words being the most common (23).
What is the shortest word that starts with RAD?
RAD at just 3 letters. It means: afraid [adj, v].
Three-Letter Words (1)
RAD
Four-Letter Words (1)
RADS
Five-Letter Words (5)
RADARRADIIRADIORADIXRADON
Six-Letter Words (12)
RADARSRADDEDRADDLERADIALRADIANRADIOSRADISHRADIUMRADIUSRADOMERADONSRADULA
Seven-Letter Words (19)
RADDINGRADDLEDRADDLESRADIALERADIALSRADIANSRADIANTRADIATERADICALRADICELRADICESRADICLERADIOEDRADIUMSRADIXESRADOMESRADULAERADULARRADULAS
Eight-Letter Words (21)
RADDLINGRADIABLERADIALIARADIALLYRADIANCERADIANCYRADIANTSRADIATEDRADIATESRADIATORRADICALSRADICANDRADICATERADICELSRADICLESRADIOINGRADIOMANRADIOMENRADISHESRADIUSESRADWASTE
Nine-Letter Words (17)
RADIANCESRADIANTLYRADIATELYRADIATINGRADIATIONRADIATIVERADIATORSRADICALLYRADICANDSRADICATEDRADICATESRADICCHIORADICULARRADIOGRAMRADIOLOGYRADIONICSRADWASTES
Ten-Letter Words (22)
RADARSCOPERADIANCIESRADIATIONSRADICALISERADICALISMRADICALIZERADICATINGRADICCHIOSRADIOGENICRADIOGRAMSRADIOGRAPHRADIOLABELRADIOLOGICRADIOLYSESRADIOLYSISRADIOLYTICRADIOMETERRADIOMETRYRADIOPAQUERADIOPHONERADIOPHOTORADIOSONDE
Eleven-Letter Words (23)
RADARSCOPESRADIATIONALRADICALISEDRADICALISESRADICALISMSRADICALIZEDRADICALIZESRADICALNESSRADIOACTIVERADIOCARBONRADIOGRAPHSRADIOGRAPHYRADIOLABELSRADIOLARIANRADIOLOGIESRADIOLOGISTRADIOLUCENTRADIOMETERSRADIOMETRICRADIOPHONESRADIOPHOTOSRADIOSONDESRADIOTRACER
Twelve-Letter Words (21)
RADICALISINGRADICALIZINGRADIOBIOLOGYRADIOCARBONSRADIOCHEMISTRADIOECOLOGYRADIOELEMENTRADIOGRAPHEDRADIOGRAPHICRADIOISOTOPERADIOLABELEDRADIOLARIANSRADIOLOGICALRADIOLOGISTSRADIOLUCENCYRADIOMETRIESRADIOMIMETICRADIONUCLIDERADIOTHERAPYRADIOTHORIUMRADIOTRACERS
Thirteen-Letter Words (16)
RADIATIONLESSRADICALNESSESRADIOACTIVELYRADIOACTIVITYRADIOBIOLOGICRADIOCHEMICALRADIOCHEMISTSRADIOELEMENTSRADIOGRAPHIESRADIOGRAPHINGRADIOISOTOPESRADIOISOTOPICRADIOLABELINGRADIOLABELLEDRADIONUCLIDESRADIOTHORIUMS
Fourteen-Letter Words (17)
RADICALIZATIONRADIOAUTOGRAPHRADIOBIOLOGIESRADIOBIOLOGISTRADIOCHEMISTRYRADIOECOLOGIESRADIOLABELLINGRADIOLOGICALLYRADIOLUCENCIESRADIOSENSITIVERADIOSTRONTIUMRADIOTELEGRAPHRADIOTELEMETRYRADIOTELEPHONERADIOTELEPHONYRADIOTHERAPIESRADIOTHERAPIST
Fifteen-Letter Words (16)
RADICALIZATIONSRADIOACTIVITIESRADIOAUTOGRAPHSRADIOAUTOGRAPHYRADIOBIOLOGICALRADIOBIOLOGISTSRADIOCHEMICALLYRADIOMETRICALLYRADIOPROTECTIONRADIOPROTECTIVERADIOSTRONTIUMSRADIOTELEGRAPHSRADIOTELEGRAPHYRADIOTELEMETRICRADIOTELEPHONESRADIOTHERAPISTS