A complete, filterable list of 611+ English words ending in -ED — with definitions, word types, and difficulty ratings.
The "-ed" suffix is the default past-tense marker in English. Regular verbs simply append it (walk → walked, play → played). The result doubles as a participial adjective, which is why the same word can appear in "she finished the race" (verb) and "a finished product" (adjective). Understanding this overlap helps readers and writers interpret "-ed" words correctly in context.
Part of speech: Most are verbs in past tense or past participle form. Many also serve as adjectives (tired, excited, abandoned) when placed before a noun or after a linking verb.
Past-participle adjectives ending in "-ed" are useful in writing because they pack a lot of meaning into a single modifier. "An exhausted runner" says more than "a runner who is tired."
This list includes 611 English words ending in -ed, drawn from a curated dictionary of 10,000+ words spanning everyday vocabulary, academic terms, and word-game forms. The count focuses on base forms; inflected variants (e.g. plurals or conjugations) are counted separately.
Common examples from this list include: Based, Bed, Cha. Use the difficulty filter above to browse easy, medium, or hard words separately.
Most are verbs in past tense or past participle form. Many also serve as adjectives (tired, excited, abandoned) when placed before a noun or after a linking verb. Use the "Type" filter above to narrow the list to nouns, verbs, adjectives, or adverbs specifically.
Most standard words on this list are accepted in major Scrabble dictionaries (TWL, SOWPODS). Some hard-difficulty words are archaic, borrowed, or dialect forms whose validity can vary between rulesets — always verify against the official word list for your competition or app.