plead
Plead commonly means to appeal or request earnestly, offer as an excuse or plea, or enter a plea, as in courts of law.
Length
5
Scrabble
8
WWF
10
Starts
PL
Ends
EAD
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “PLEAD” Mean?
/ˈpliːd/
plead has 4 documented senses across verb.
Verb
4 sensesappeal or request earnestly
“I pleaded with him to stop”
“They plead to move”
offer as an excuse or plea
“She was pleading insanity”
enter a plea, as in courts of law
“She pleaded not guilty”
make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts
Word Forms
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
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Definition
appeal or request earnestly
Length
5 letters
Starts With
P
Ends With
D
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
P, L, E, A, D
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
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Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆PLEAD 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
★★★★☆PLEAD can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
P
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CCVVC
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
PL, LE, EA, AD
Trigrams
PLE, LEA, EAD
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