Mead

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Updated June 2026

Definition

The surname of a noted American anthropologist (1901-1978) known for her influential and controversial research into adolescent behaviour and sexuality in Polynesian cultures.

“The lecture examined the lasting influence of Mead on 20th-century cultural anthropology.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/miːd/

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Synonyms

honey wine

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Wordle

Ends in -EAD, a productive four-letter pattern shared with bead, dead, head, and lead

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Scrabble

All common tiles, M is worth 3 points, hooks with -ow for meadow and with -s for meads

Words Related to Mead

Anagrams of Mead

Words that use exactly the same letters as “mead”.

dame edam emda made

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “mead” to make these 4-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

bead dead head lead meal mean meat read

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5-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “mead”.

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Longer words starting with Mead

Words that begin with “mead”.

meads meadow

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