Rhyming dictionary
Words that rhyme with LEAD
LEAD has 1 syllable and 169 perfect rhymes in Wordtide's English dictionary, the most common first: AGREED, AHEAD and BEAD. Below they are grouped by syllables, followed by 402 near rhymes. Every word is playable on the shared board, with its points shown.
1-syllable words that rhyme with LEAD (58)
- BEAD7
- BED6
- BREAD8
- BRED7
- BREED8
- CREED8
- DEAD6
- DEED6
- DREAD7
- FED7
- FEED8
- FREED9
- FRIED9
- GREED7
- HEAD7
- KEYED11
- LED4
- NEED5
- READ5
- RED4
- SAID5
- SEED5
- SHED7
- SLED5
- SPED7
- SPEED8
- SPREAD9
- THREAD9
- TREAD6
- WED7
- BLED7
- BLEED8
- CEDE7
- FLED8
- HEED7
- KNEAD9
- KNEED9
- PLEAD8
- REED5
- SHRED8
- SKIED9
- TEED5
- TWEED9
- WEED8
- MEAD7
- PEED7
- STEAD6
- STEED6
- ZED12
- BREDE8
- ED3
- GED5
- MED6
- PLED7
- REDD6
- SCREED9
- SWEDE9
- TED4
2-syllable words that rhyme with LEAD (82)
- AGREED8
- AHEAD8
- CONCEDE12
- EMBED10
- EXCEED15
- INDEED8
- INSTEAD8
- MISLEAD10
- MISLED9
- MISREAD10
- PRECEDE12
- PROCEED12
- REREAD7
- SUCCEED13
- UNREAD8
- WIDESPREAD17
- ACCEDE11
- BEDSPREAD15
- BLOCKHEAD19
- BLOODSHED15
- BOBSLED12
- DEATHBED14
- DECREED11
- HOMESTEAD14
- HOTBED11
- IMPEDE11
- INBRED9
- INBREED10
- MISDEED11
- NOSEBLEED12
- PITIED9
- PROOFREAD15
- RECEDE9
- REDHEAD11
- SEAWEED11
- SECEDE9
- SPEARHEAD14
- STAMPEDE13
- UNSAID8
- WARHEAD13
- ABED7
- AIRHEAD10
- BEACHHEAD18
- BIRDSEED12
- BRIDGEHEAD17
- BULKHEAD17
- COED7
- CORNBREAD14
- EGGHEAD12
- FLATBED13
- LINSEED8
- MASTHEAD13
- MILKWEED17
- PUREBRED14
- RAGWEED12
- RETREAD8
- SEABED9
- SKINHEAD14
- UNWED10
- WOODSHED15
- AIRSPEED11
- BULLHEAD14
- DEADHEAD13
- DEGREED10
- DRUMHEAD15
- DUCKWEED19
- FARMSTEAD15
- FLATHEAD14
- FLAXSEED18
- GODHEAD12
- HARDHEAD14
- IMBED10
- LIPIDE9
- OILSEED8
- POKEWEED17
- RAPESEED11
- RESEED7
- STEELHEAD12
- THICKHEAD19
- TRAILHEAD12
- WELLHEAD14
- WHITEHEAD17
3-syllable words that rhyme with LEAD (29)
- DISAGREED12
- GUARANTEED13
- OVERHEAD15
- AFORESAID13
- CENTIPEDE14
- COPPERHEAD19
- FIGUREHEAD18
- GINGERBREAD16
- INFRARED12
- INTERCEDE12
- LETTERHEAD13
- PROPHESIED17
- SUPERSEDE13
- THOROUGHBRED21
- WATERSHED15
- ANISEED8
- ARROWHEAD15
- COTTONSEED13
- INTERBRED12
- LOGGERHEAD15
- NEWLYWED17
- RIVERBED15
- WATERBED14
- DRAGONHEAD15
- FEATHERBED18
- FIREWEED15
- GANYMEDE14
- OVERFED15
- OVERFEED16
Near rhymes for LEAD (402)
Words that almost rhyme: the same vowel sound with similar consonants after it, or the same last vowel and ending. Closest and most common first.
- ALPHABET14
- ANTIQUE16
- ASLEEP8
- ASSET5
- BEAT6
- BEEP8
- BEG6
- BET5
- CASSETTE10
- CHEAP11
- CHEAT9
- CHECK14
- CHEEK12
- CHEQUE19
- CIGARETTE12
- CLIQUE17
- COMPETE13
- COMPLETE14
- CONCRETE12
- CREEP9
- DEBT7
- DECK10
- DEEP7
- DEFEAT10
- DELETE7
- DISCRETE11
- EAT3
- EGG5
- ELITE5
- FEAT7
- FEET7
- FLEET8
- FORGET10
- FREAK11
- GET4
- HEAP8
- HEAT6
- INCOMPLETE16
- JEEP14
- JET11
- KEEP9
- LEAGUE8
- LEAK7
- LEAP6
- LEG4
- LET3
- MEAT6
- MEET6
- MET5
- NEAT4
- NECK9
- NET3
- OBSOLETE10
- OFFSET12
- OUTSET7
- PEAK9
- PEEP8
- PET5
- RECEIPT11
- REGRET7
Highest-scoring rhymes for LEAD
Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares (LEAD itself is worth 5). Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.
- THOROUGHBRED21
- BLOCKHEAD19
- COPPERHEAD19
- DUCKWEED19
- THICKHEAD19
- FIGUREHEAD18
- BEACHHEAD18
- FLAXSEED18
- FEATHERBED18
- WIDESPREAD17
- PROPHESIED17
- BULKHEAD17
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Rhymes are worked out from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (Carnegie Mellon University) and include only words from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.
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What rhymes with LEAD?
The most common words that rhyme with LEAD are AGREED, AHEAD, BEAD, BED, BREAD and BRED. This page lists all 169 perfect rhymes, grouped by syllables.
How many words rhyme with LEAD?
169 perfect rhymes (the same sounds from the stressed vowel to the end) and 402 near rhymes, counting only words valid on Wordtide's English board.
What is the longest word that rhymes with LEAD?
THOROUGHBRED, with 3 syllables. The highest-scoring rhyme in Wordtide is THOROUGHBRED, worth 21 points before bonus squares.
What is a near rhyme for LEAD?
A word that almost rhymes: the same vowel sound with similar consonants, or the same ending. For LEAD: ACCOMPANIED, ALPHABET, ANTIQUE, ASLEEP and ASSET. Songwriters and poets use them when a perfect rhyme sounds forced.
Can I play these words in Wordtide?
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