How many words contain the sequence 'ed'?

There are 40 words in our dictionary that contain the exact sequence 'ed'. You can browse them all using the list above.

What are some common words that contain 'ed'?

Some common words containing 'ed' include Aahed, Abed, Baaed. These words are frequently used in everyday English communication.

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Are there any short words that contain 'ed'?

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Aahed Verb Abed Adverb, Adjective Baaed Verb Babbitted Verb (Past Tense / Past Participle) Caballed Verb Dabbed Verb Dabbled Verb Dackered Verb Dedicate Verb Eagled Verb Education Noun Fabled Adjective Fabledom Noun Fabricated Adjective Freedom Noun Gabbed Verb Gabbled Verb Gabelled Verb Habilimented Adjective Iarovized Verb (Past Participle) / Adjective Jabbed Verb (Past Tense/Participle), Adjective Jabbered Verb Knowledge Noun Laagered Verb Labefied Adjective Labeled Adjective Labelled Verb (Past Tense/Participle), Adjective Labialised Adjective Macadamized Adjective Nabbed Verb (Past Tense / Past Participle) Need Noun, Verb Oared Adjective Paced Verb Qed Adverb / Abbreviation Rabatted Verb (Past Tense / Past Participle) Rabbeted Verb (past tense) / Adjective Vacanthearted Adjective Vacantheartedness Noun Wabbled Verb (Past Tense) Yabbered Verb

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1. If a player 'eagled' a par-5 hole, how many strokes did they take?

2 3 4 6

2. Is it correct to say 'I need to education myself'?

Yes No, use 'educational' No, use 'educate' No, use 'educator'

3. Which word is an antonym for 'knowledge'?

Wisdom Ignorance Information Expertise

4. What is the primary biological goal of iarovizing a winter crop?

To make it taste better To convert it into a spring crop To stop it from growing To change its color

5. How is the 'g' in 'gabelled' pronounced?

Silent Soft, like 'j' in 'jab' Hard, like 'g' in 'grab' Like 'h' in Spanish

6. What part of speech is the word 'aahed' in the sentence 'The crowd aahed at the fireworks'?

Noun Verb Adjective Interjection

7. How is the '-ed' ending in 'laagered' pronounced?

like 'id' like 't' like 'd' It is silent

8. What does the word 'fabricated' mean when referring to a story?

Written very quickly Completely made up to deceive Based on a true event Told with a lot of emotion

9. In modern slang, what does it mean if 'he dabbed' at a party?

He spilled a drink He performed a popular dance move He fell asleep He cleaned up a mess

10. What is the root word of 'labelled'?

Libel Table Label Labrador

11. Is 'oared' the past tense of any verb? If so, which?

Yes, of 'to owe' No, it is only an adjective Yes, of 'to ore' Yes, of 'to oar' (archaic)

12. Which word is the exact opposite (antonym) of 'vacanthearted'?

Emotionless Hollow Passionate Indifferent

13. What does the verb 'dedicate' primarily mean when referring to time?

To waste time carelessly To commit time entirely to a specific purpose To borrow time from someone else To count the minutes of a day

14. What is the root verb from which 'labefied' is formed?

Labile Labefy Label Labefaction

15. Which sentence uses 'dabbled' correctly?

I am dabbled in music. She dabbled in photography last summer. He dabbles professional sports. We dabbled the idea.

16. What part of speech is the word 'gabelled' in the sentence: 'The salt was gabelled by the king'?

Noun Verb Adjective Adverb

17. How many syllables does 'gabelled' have?

One Two Three Four

18. What is the primary stress pattern for the pronunciation of 'laagered'?

First syllable (LAA-gurd) Second syllable (la-GURD) Equal stress Third syllable

19. How is 'caballed' spelled correctly?

Cabaled Cobbled Caballed Capalled

20. In what context is 'vacantheartedness' most likely to appear?

Casual text messages Grocery lists Literary or philosophical writing Sports commentary

21. What is the root of 'vacantheartedness'?

Vacant + hearted + ness Vacation + heart + less Vacate + hearth + ness Vaccine + hard + ness

22. What does 'habilimented' mean?

Wearing specific or formal attire Living in a specific place Unable to speak Highly skilled at a task

23. Who is the macadam process named after?

John Loudon McAdam John Macadam Macadamia Nut Adam Smith

24. Which word is a near synonym for 'fabledom'?

Fairyland Kingdom History Science

25. From which language does the word 'iarovized' originate?

Latin Greek Russian French

26. Which part of speech is 'vacanthearted'?

Noun Verb Adjective Adverb

27. Which preposition usually follows 'habilimented' to specify the clothing?

with of in by

28. Which preposition is most commonly used with 'gabbed' to indicate the person you talked to?

at to with on

29. What is the American English spelling of 'labelled'?

labelled labbeled labeled lableled

30. Is 'habilimented' a common word for everyday conversation?

Yes, very common No, it is very formal and rare Only in science Only in sports

31. How is 'aahed' pronounced?

AY-hed AHD AH-hed OD-ed

32. Which sentence uses 'aahed' correctly?

The baby aahed. The baby aahed the toy. The baby was aahed. The baby had an aahed.

33. How many syllables does the word 'dedicate' have?

Two Three Four Five

34. What part of speech is 'fabledom'?

Adjective Noun Verb Adverb

35. How many syllables does 'education' have?

Two Three Four Five

36. Which of the following is the closest modern mechanical equivalent to 'babbitted'?

Bushed Painted Welded Soldered

37. What does the -ed add here?

Past tense or participle Plural A negative A question

38. Which word is a literal synonym for 'baaed'?

Mooed Barked Neighed Bleated

39. Which word is a direct formal synonym for 'nabbed' in a police context?

Apprehended Snatched Busted Collared

40. Which sentence uses 'labefied' correctly?

The labefied was delicious. He was labefied by the news. She bought a labefied. The labefied ran fast.

41. How is the word 'labelled' pronounced?

la-BELLD LAY-buhld LAB-uhld LAY-bell-ed

42. What is the base verb (present tense) of 'wabbled'?

Wobble Wabble Wabbly Wabbing

43. What is the difference between 'fabled' and 'fabulous'?

They mean exactly the same thing Fabled means legendary, fabulous usually means excellent Fabled means fake, fabulous means real Fabled is a noun, fabulous is a verb

44. How many syllables does 'dackered' have?

One Two Three Four

45. What is the difference between 'dabbed' and 'wiped'?

They are exactly the same. Wiped uses a back-and-forth motion; dabbed is an up-and-down press. Dabbed is for dry things; wiped is for wet things. Wiped is gentler than dabbed.

46. What is the correct spelling of the word in American English?

Labelled Labeled Labbeled Labled

47. What does the phrase 'common knowledge' mean?

Information everyone knows. Information only smart people know. Basic schooling. A shared secret.

48. What is a common grammatical mistake learners make with 'dabbled'?

Using it in the past tense Using it with the preposition 'in' Using it as a direct object verb (e.g., 'I dabbled music') Capitalizing it at the beginning of a sentence

49. How many syllables does the word 'fabricated' have?

Two Three Four Five

50. Which of the following is a common grammatical mistake with 'eagled'?

Using it in the past tense Using it as a noun (e.g., 'I shot an eagled') Adding '-ed' to the end Using it with a direct object