ahead
Ahead is also used as adjective or adverb, with meanings including having the leading position or higher score in a contest or toward the future; forward in time.
Length
5
Scrabble
9
WWF
8
Starts
AH
Ends
EAD
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “AHEAD” Mean?
/əˈhɛd/
ahead has 8 documented senses across adjective, adverb.
Adjective
1 sensehaving the leading position or higher score in a contest
“he is ahead by a pawn”
“the leading team in the pennant race”
Synonyms
Adverb
7 sensesat or in the front
“I see the lights of a town ahead”
“the road ahead is foggy”
“staring straight ahead”
“we couldn't see over the heads of the people in front”
Synonyms
toward the future; forward in time
“I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring”
“I look forward to seeing you”
Synonyms
ahead of time; in anticipation
“when you pay ahead (or in advance) you receive a discount”
“We like to plan ahead”
“should have made reservations beforehand”
Synonyms
to a more advanced or advantageous position
“a young man sure to get ahead”
“pushing talented students ahead”
to a different or a more advanced time (meaning advanced either toward the present or toward the future)
“moved the appointment ahead from Tuesday to Monday”
“pushed the deadline ahead from Tuesday to Wednesday”
Show 1 more adverb definition
leading or ahead in a competition
“the horse was three lengths ahead going into the home stretch”
“ahead by two pawns”
“our candidate is in the lead in the polls”
“way out front in the race”
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
5
Vowels
3
Consonants
2
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Definition
having the leading position or higher score in a contest
Length
5 letters
Starts With
A
Ends With
D
Vowels
3
Consonants
2
Letters
A, H, E, A, D
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆AHEAD has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆AHEAD is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆AHEAD can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆AHEAD contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCAD
CV Pattern
VCVVC
Vowel Share
60%
Consonant Share
40%
Bigrams
AH, HE, EA, AD
Trigrams
AHE, HEA, EAD
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