What is the highest-scoring 4-letter word ending with D?

QAID scores 14 points, the highest of the 295 valid 4-letter words ending with D in the SOWPODS dictionary.

How many 4-letter words ending with D are there in Scrabble?

There are 295 valid 4-letter words ending with D in the SOWPODS (international) dictionary.

How many points is the letter D worth in Scrabble?

D is worth 2 points on a standard Scrabble tile.

4 Letter Words Ending with D

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July 30, 2026 7 min read Word Finder

4-letter words ending with D: 295 valid plays. D carries a modest 2-point value. The top scorer is QAID (14 points). For context, the typical letter in this position gives you around 236 words, so D comes in above that.

Why D at the End Matters

💡 Tile Value

D's 2 points are a reasonable chunk of a 4-letter word's total score without being so rare that plays are hard to find.

Because D lands last, 4-letter words ending with D are naturally suited to hooking: adding D onto a shorter word already on the board to build a new one on your turn.

Notable Words

Highest scorer: QAID is worth 14 points — D's 2 points plus the rest of the tiles in the word. It's the play to look for if you're building toward a big turn.

Worth memorising first: AKED (9 points) is one of the lower scorers here, which usually means it's a more familiar word — a safer one to keep in your working vocabulary than the obscure high scorers.

How many options: 295 valid 4-letter words ending with D exist in SOWPODS — well above the ~236 typical for this slot, so this is a productive letter to search on.

Try This on the Board

🧩 Worked Example

QAID works as a hook too: if QAI is already on the board, adding the final D to reach QAID lets you play across an existing word rather than starting fresh.