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lede
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4 LETTERS1 POINTliːd
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When lede helps
Base Score
1
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
3
D E L
Two-Letter Start
LE
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
DE
Check this pattern late
- 4 letters
- 3 unique letters
- LE start
- DE ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- lede is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 3 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include d, e, l plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (E x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The DE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the LE start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
liːdliːd
noun
(singular) A man; person.
noun
(collective plural) Men; people, folk.
noun
(singular) A people or nation.
noun
(plural) Tenements; holdings; possessions.
noun
(chiefly US) The introductory paragraph(s) of a newspaper or other news article.