Steads
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Plural of stead: the roles, positions, or functions that someone customarily fills on behalf of another.
“In their steads, two deputies handled the negotiations while the directors were overseas.”
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Wordle
Contains the -EAD cluster useful for testing bread, dread, and head, S at start and end is flexible
Scrabble
Worth 7 points, most familiar in the phrase in good stead and valid as a plural in Scrabble
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