What LEAD Means
- noun: an advantage held by a competitor in a race“he took the lead at the last turn”
- noun: evidence pointing to a possible solution“the police are following a promising lead”
- verb: take somebody somewhere“we led him to our chief”
- verb: produce as a result or residue“The water left a mark on the silk dress”
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
LEAD is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 5 in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as L1 E1 A1 D2.
Anagrams of LEAD (3)
Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.
Words Made From The Letters In LEAD
17 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
3 letter words (8)
2 letter words (9)
Longer Words Containing LEAD
LEAD appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.
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