Definitions for scads

scads scad

Spelling: [skad]
IPA: /skæd/

Scads is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 46 anagrams from letters in scads (acdss).

Definitions for scads

noun

  1. any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
  2. any of several related carangid fishes, as of the genera Trachurus or Selar.

Origin of scads

First recorded in 1595-1605; origin uncertain

Examples for scads

He jist shoved them scads what hed been given him careless-like down inter his coat pocket, an' faced Mister Manager.

Of course we always got scads of these too, but this was a very normal thing.

Oh, heaps of them—scores—dead oodles and scads of 'em, as we girls say.

Promoters grovel at his feet, and offer heaps of scads, if he will condescend to meet some other bruising lads.

Now, scads are of small value, and yet Dick got them all, and Hugh all the mackerel.

You'll find a buckskin purse, with some scads in it, in the bag.

She'll ne'er backward linger, this land of our dads, for she is a dinger at nailing the scads.

One day they were out and caught six mackerel and six scads.

Thet gurl's not only white—she's got money, scads ov it, and is a good looker.

Word Value for scads
Scrable

8

Words with friends

9

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