Pled
4 lettersverbmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Past tense of plead, meaning made an earnest appeal or request to someone.
“She pled with the magistrate to take the defendant's difficult circumstances into account.”
Pronunciation
IPA
/ˈplɛd/
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Wordle
Ends in -led like fled and sled. The P-L opener with D at the end is a fairly distinctive pattern.
Scrabble
Worth 7 points (P=3, L=1, E=1, D=2). D adds a bit of value. An alternative past tense to pleaded.
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