Is PLEADS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PLEADS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PLEADS mean?
Pleads is a form of PLEAD.
- verb
appeal or request earnestly
“I pleaded with him to stop”
- verb
offer as an excuse or plea
“She was pleading insanity”
- verb
enter a plea, as in courts of law
“She pleaded not guilty”
- verb
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
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
6
Letters
P (3) + L (1) + E (1) + A (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 9 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for PLEADS
PLEADS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Anagrams of PLEADS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from PLEADS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- lapsed9
- padles9
- pedals9
- padle8
- paled8
- pedal8
- plead8
- spade8
- spaed8
- lapse7
- leaps7
- pales7
- peals7
- pleas7
- salep7
- sepal7
- spale7
- aped7
- daps7
- deps7
- pads7
- peds7
- pled7
- sped7
- dales6
- deals6
- lades6
- lased6
- leads6
- alps6
- apes6
- apse6
- laps6
- leap6
- pale6
- pals6
- pase6
- peal6
- peas6
- plea6
- salp6
- slap6
- spae6
- dap6
- dep6
- pad6
- ped6
- dale5
- dals5
- deal5
- dels5
- elds5
- lade5
- lads5
- lead5
- sade5
- sled5
- alp5
- ape5
- asp5
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