Unscramble ledes

34 words come out when you unscramble LEDES, starting with LEDES itself: 6 in Scrabble, 7 in Words With Friends. LEDES has 2 anagrams here, DELES and SEELD, scoring 6 like LEDES itself. It has 5 letters, 2 vowels and 3 consonants.

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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.

Possible Words From ledes

Words from LEDES by length: 3 with 5 letters, 15 with 4, 11 with 3 and 5 with 2.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with ledes

3 5-letter words made with LEDES letters use every letter: LEDES and its 2 anagrams SEELD and DELES, all with 6 points.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with ledes

9 of 15 4-letter words in LEDES tie at 5 points; none scores more. SEED, SLED and LEES will look familiar.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with ledes

Of the 11 3-letter words from LEDES, 6 score 4 points, the group's best. SEE, LED and EEL are the ones most people know.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with ledes

DE and ED are the top 2-letter words you get when you unscramble LEDES, 3 points each.

LEDES With One Letter Changed

Keep every letter of LEDES but one, change that one, and you get:

More 5-letter words: starting with LE · ending in ES · all 5-letter words

Add two letters to LEDES:

Definitions for the Top LEDES Plays

What LEDES means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.

Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends

LEDES 6 · 7
the introductory section of a news story
DELES 6 · 7
to delete
DEES 5 · 5
the letter D
DELE 5 · 6
to delete
DELS 5 · 6
an operator in differential calculus
ELDS 5 · 6
old age
LEDE 5 · 6
the introductory section of a news story
SEED 5 · 5
to plant seeds (propagative plant structures) in

Can You Play LEDES in Scrabble and Words With Friends?

In Scrabble, yes: LEDES is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.

GameScrabble USScrabble UKWords With Friends*
LEDES itselfYesYesNo
Answers accepted (of 34)273424

* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.

Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SEELD, LEED, SELD, SED, SELE, SLEE and EE, 7 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: LEDES, LEDE and EDS, 3 in all.

Longer Words Built on LEDES

Each word below uses all the letters of LEDES and one more.

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