| Dictionary | Name | Region | Valid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offcl. Scrabble Pl. Dict. & Offcl. Scrabble Words | SOWPODS | International / UK / Australia | YES |
| NASPA Word List 2020 | NWL2020 | USA / Canada / Thailand | YES |
| NASPA Word List 2018 | NWL2018 | USA / Canada / Thailand | YES |
| Tournament Word List 2016 | TWL16 | USA / Canada / Thailand | YES |
| Tournament Word List 2014 | TWL14 | USA / Canada / Thailand | YES |
| Tournament Word List 2006 | TWL06 | USA / Canada / Thailand | YES |
| Tournament Word List 1998 | TWL98 | USA / Canada / Thailand | YES |
| Collins Scrabble Words 2019 | CSW19 | International / UK / Australia | YES |
| Collins Scrabble Words 2015 | CSW15 | International / UK / Australia | YES |
| Collins Scrabble Words 2012 | CSW12 | International / UK / Australia | YES |
| Collins Scrabble Words 2007 | CSW07 | International / UK / Australia | YES |
| Offcl. Scrabble Players Dictionary | OSPD4 | USA / Canada / Thailand | YES |
| Australian Primary Schools | OWL2 | Australia | YES |
| Australian Primary Schools | OWL1 | Australia | YES |
| Words With Friends 2000 | ENABLE2K | Worldwide | YES |
| Words With Friends 1997 (retired) | ENABLE1 | Worldwide | YES |
| Letterpress | Letterpress | Worldwide | YES |
| Yet Another Word List | YAWL | Worldwide | YES |
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| lead - Foremost. | ||
Verb |
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| lead - travel in front of; go in advance of others; "The procession was headed by John" | ||
| lead - take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace" | ||
| lead - cause to undertake a certain action; "Her greed led her to forge the checks" | ||
| lead - tend to or result in; "This remark lead to further arguments among the guests" | ||
| lead - be ahead of others; be the first; "she topped her class every year" | ||
| lead - stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets" | ||
| lead - be in charge of; "Who is heading this project?" | ||
| lead - have as a result or residue; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin" | ||
| lead - lead, as in the performance of a composition; "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years" | ||
| lead - move ahead (of others) in time or space | ||
| lead - preside over; "John moderated the discussion" | ||
| lead - be conducive to; "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing" | ||
| lead - cause something to pass or lead somewhere; "Run the wire behind the cabinet" | ||
| lead - lead, extend, or afford access; "This door goes to the basement"; "The road runs South" | ||
Noun |
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| lead - a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey; "the children were playing with lead soldiers" | ||
| lead - a position of leadership (especially in the phrase `take the lead'); "he takes the lead in any group"; "we were just waiting for someone to take the lead"; "they didn't follow our lead" | ||
| lead - (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning | ||
| lead - the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge; "the lead was in the dummy" | ||
| lead - mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil | ||
| lead - evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator" | ||
| lead - the introductory section of a story; "it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter" | ||
| lead - (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base; "he took a long lead off first" | ||
| lead - thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing | ||
| lead - an advantage held by a competitor in a race; "he took the lead at the last turn" | ||
| lead - a news story of major importance | ||
| lead - the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile) | ||
| lead - an actor who plays a principal role | ||
| lead - an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job" | ||
| lead - a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire; "it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads" | ||
| lead - restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal | ||
| lead - the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine |