Merriam-Webster Logo Scrabble® Application Logo Word Finder
  • Enter a word to see if it's playable (up to 15 letters).
  • Enter any letters to see what words can be formed from them.
  • Use up to two "?" wildcard characters to represent blank tiles or any letter.
An Encylopedia Britannica Company
Scrabble® Application Logo
  • Word Lists
  • Hook Words
  • Bingo Stems
Word Finder
  • Enter a word to see if it's playable (up to 15 letters).
  • Enter any letters to see what words can be formed from them.
  • Use up to two "?" wildcard characters to represent blank tiles or any letter.
DEADSTART is not a playable word
191 Playable Words can be made from "DEADSTART"
   2-Letter Words (15 found)
  • aa
  • ad
  • ae
  • ar
  • as
  • at
  • da
  • de
  • ed
  • er
  • es
  • et
  • re
  • ta
  • te
   3-Letter Words (39 found)
  • aas
  • add
  • ads
  • are
  • ars
  • art
  • ate
  • ats
  • att
  • dad
  • das
  • ear
  • eat
  • eds
  • era
  • ers
  • est
  • eta
  • rad
  • ras
  • rat
  • red
  • res
  • ret
  • sad
  • sae
  • sat
  • sea
  • ser
  • set
  • tad
  • tae
  • tar
  • tas
  • tat
  • tea
  • ted
  • tes
  • tet
   4-Letter Words (57 found)
  • adds
  • area
  • ares
  • arts
  • asea
  • ates
  • dada
  • dads
  • dare
  • dart
  • data
  • date
  • dead
  • dear
  • drat
  • ears
  • east
  • eats
  • eras
  • erst
  • etas
  • rads
  • rase
  • rate
  • rats
  • read
  • redd
  • reds
  • rest
  • rets
  • sade
  • sard
  • sate
  • sear
  • seat
  • sera
  • seta
  • sett
  • star
  • stat
  • stet
  • tads
  • tare
  • tars
  • tart
  • tase
  • tate
  • tats
  • tear
  • teas
  • teat
  • teds
  • test
  • tets
  • trad
  • tret
  • tsar
   5-Letter Words (49 found)
  • adder
  • areas
  • aster
  • attar
  • atted
  • dadas
  • dared
  • dares
  • darts
  • dated
  • dater
  • dates
  • deads
  • dears
  • derat
  • drats
  • dread
  • drest
  • rased
  • rated
  • rates
  • readd
  • reads
  • reata
  • redds
  • resat
  • sated
  • stade
  • stare
  • start
  • state
  • stead
  • tared
  • tares
  • tarts
  • tased
  • taste
  • tatar
  • tater
  • tates
  • tears
  • teats
  • testa
  • tetra
  • trade
  • tread
  • treat
  • trets
  • tsade
   6-Letter Words (25 found)
  • adders
  • attars
  • darted
  • daters
  • derats
  • dreads
  • ratted
  • readds
  • reatas
  • sadder
  • stared
  • stated
  • stater
  • strata
  • tarted
  • tasted
  • taster
  • tatars
  • taters
  • tetrad
  • tetras
  • traded
  • trades
  • treads
  • treats
   7-Letter Words (6 found)
  • addrest
  • dastard
  • dratted
  • raddest
  • started
  • tetrads
pilfer ▸
A Delightfully Ruthless New Word Game

Take your skills to the next level with an exciting new game from Merriam-Webster!

Play Pilfer »

The Merriam-Webster
Unabridged Dictionary
Merriam-Webster Unabridged Book Cover
Online access to a
legendary resource
Log In or Sign Up »
Woman With Cell Phone
Our Dictionary,
On Your Devices
Merriam-Webster,
With Voice Search
Get the Free Apps! »
The Official SCRABBLE®
Players Dictionary
BAE, SPORK, and ZONKEY
join over 500 new words
added to the Seventh Edition.
Learn More »
Join Us
Merriam-Webster
on Twitter »
Merriam-Webster
on Facebook »
Merriam-Webster Shop
Dictionaries, thesauruses, and new reference books for kids. See all »
Other Merriam-Webster Dictionaries
Merriam-Webster.com » Webster's Unabridged Dictionary » Nglish - Spanish-English Translation  »
Browse the SCRABBLE® Dictionary
  1. Home
  2. About Us
  3. Mobile Apps
  4. Dictionary API
  5. Shop
  1. Privacy Policy
  2. Terms Of Use
  3. Contact Us
  4. Your California Privacy Rights
® 2025 Merriam-Webster, Incorporated
HASBRO, its logo, and SCRABBLE® are trademarks of Hasbro in the U.S. and Canada and are used with permission ® 2025 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved.

Browse the SCRABBLE Dictionary

Home About Us Mobile Apps Dictionary API Shop
Privacy Policy Terms of Use Contact Us Your California Privacy Rights

Follow Merriam-Webster

® 2025 Merriam-Webster, Incorporated


HASBRO, its logo, and SCRABBLE are trademarks of Hasbro in the U.S. and Canada and are used with permission ® 2025 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved.