LEAD — 4 letter word
lead
The word lead has 4 letters: L, E, A, D. It contains 2 vowels and 2 consonants. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends. Lead has 3 anagrams: lade, dale, deal. As a verb, it means "move ahead (of others) in time or space".
4 letter word "lead": L E A D — verb
Scrabble score: 5 Words With Friends score: 6
Letter analysis of lead
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| L | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| D | 1 | Consonant | 2 |
2 vowels, 2 consonants, 4 unique letters
Definition of lead
verb
- move ahead (of others) in time or space Synonyms: precede
- travel in front of Synonyms: head
- take somebody somewhere "We lead the prisoner to our chief." Synonyms: take
- be in charge of Synonyms: head
- be conducive to "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing" Synonyms: contribute
- have as a result or residue Synonyms: leave
- tend to or result in "This remark lead to further arguments among the guests"
- stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope Synonyms: pass
- lead, extend, or afford access Synonyms: go
- cause something to pass or lead somewhere Synonyms: run
- be ahead of others Synonyms: top
- cause to undertake a certain action
- preside over Synonyms: chair
- lead, as in the performance of a composition Synonyms: conduct
noun
- the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge "the lead was in the dummy"
- a position of leadership, especially in the phrase 'take the lead' "They take the lead in any group."
- a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire "it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads" Synonyms: jumper cable, jumper lead, booster cable
- mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness Synonyms: pencil lead
- thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing Synonyms: leading
- restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal Synonyms: leash
- the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine Synonyms: spark advance
- an advantage held by a competitor in a race "The runner took the lead at the last turn."
- evidence pointing to a possible solution "the police are following a promising lead" Synonyms: track
- the introductory section of a story "it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter" Synonyms: lead-in, lede
- a news story of major importance Synonyms: lead story
- an indication of potential opportunity Synonyms: wind
- in baseball or softball, the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base "The baserunner took a long lead off first."
- an actor who plays a principal role Synonyms: star, principal
- (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning
- the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile)
- a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element