Macadam

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Updated June 2026

Definition

Crushed or broken stone of uniform size used to construct road surfaces, named after the Scottish engineer John Loudon McAdam.

“The Victorian road was relaid with layers of compacted macadam pressed firm by a steam roller.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

mac·ad·am

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Synonyms

tarmacadamtarmac

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in -DAM with repeated A vowels throughout, making the vowel-heavy pattern a useful Wordle pattern to know

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Scrabble

Double A's and the M at the end make this useful for clearing difficult vowel-heavy racks efficiently

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “macadam”.

caama madam acad adam amma caam dama mama

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