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Is leading a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word leading is a Scrabble US word. The word leading is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is leading a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word leading is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

L1E1A1D2I1N1G2

Is leading a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word leading is a Words With Friends word. The word leading is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

L2E1A1D2I1N2G3

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7-letter words (4 found)

ALIGNED,DEALIGN,DEALING,LEADING,

6-letter words (17 found)

ALINED,ANGLED,DAEING,DANGLE,DENIAL,DINGLE,EALING,ELDING,ENGILD,GAINED,GENIAL,GILDEN,LADING,LAGEND,LIGAND,LINAGE,NAILED,

5-letter words (37 found)

AGILE,AILED,ALGID,ALGIN,ALIEN,ALIGN,ALINE,ANGEL,ANGLE,ANILE,DAINE,DEIGN,DIANE,DINGE,ELAIN,ELAND,ELDIN,ELIAD,GALED,GELID,GENAL,GLADE,GLAND,GLEAN,GLIDE,IDEAL,INGLE,LADEN,LANDE,LIANE,LIANG,LIGAN,LIGNE,LINED,LINGA,NALED,NIDAL,

4-letter words (69 found)

AGED,AGEN,AGIN,AIDE,AINE,ANIL,DALE,DALI,DANG,DEAL,DEAN,DEIL,DELI,DENI,DIAL,DIEL,DINE,DING,EGAD,EGAL,EILD,EINA,ELAN,GADE,GADI,GAED,GAEN,GAID,GAIN,GALE,GANE,GEAL,GEAN,GELD,GENA,GIED,GIEN,GILA,GILD,GLAD,GLED,GLEI,GLEN,GLIA,GLID,IDEA,IDLE,IGAD,ILEA,LADE,LAID,LAIN,LAND,LANE,LANG,LEAD,LEAN,LEND,LENG,LIED,LIEN,LIND,LINE,LING,NAIL,NEAL,NGAI,NIDE,NIED,

3-letter words (52 found)

AGE,AID,AIL,AIN,ALE,AND,ANE,ANI,DAE,DAG,DAL,DAN,DEG,DEI,DEL,DEN,DIE,DIG,DIN,EAN,ELD,END,ENG,GAD,GAE,GAL,GAN,GED,GEL,GEN,GID,GIE,GIN,IDE,ING,LAD,LAG,LEA,LED,LEG,LEI,LID,LIE,LIG,LIN,NAE,NAG,NED,NEG,NID,NIE,NIL,

2-letter words (20 found)

AD,AE,AG,AI,AL,AN,DA,DE,DI,EA,ED,EL,EN,GI,ID,IN,LA,LI,NA,NE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 200 words from leading according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of leading

leading

Etymology 1

From Middle English ledinge, ledynge, ledand, ledande, ledende, from Old English lǣdende, from Proto-West Germanic *laidijandī, from Proto-Germanic *laidijandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *laidijaną (“to lead”), equivalent to lead +‎ -ing. Compare West Frisian liedend, Dutch leidend, German leitend, Swedish ledande, Icelandic leiðandi.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈliːdɪŋ/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈlidɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -iːdɪŋ
  • Hyphenation: lead‧ing

Verb

leading

  1. present participle and gerund of lead

Adjective

leading (not comparable)

  1. Providing guidance or direction.
  2. Ranking first.
  3. Occurring in advance; preceding.
    Antonyms: following, lagging, trailing
Coordinate terms
  • (occurring in advance): concurrent, lagging
Derived terms
  • leading indicator
  • leading woman
Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English leding, ledyng, ledinge, ledunge, equivalent to lead +‎ -ing. Cognate with Dutch leiding (“conduit, leading, guidance, leadership”), German Leitung (“line, conduit, cable”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈliːdɪŋ/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈlidɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -iːdɪŋ
  • Hyphenation: lead‧ing

Noun

leading (plural leadings)

  1. An act by which one is led or guided.
  2. (archaic) Command of an army or military unit.

Etymology 3

From Middle English leedynge, equivalent to lead (chemical element) +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈlɛdɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛdɪŋ
  • Hyphenation: lead‧ing

Noun

leading (uncountable)

  1. (typography) Vertical space added between lines; line spacing.
Translations

Further reading

  • leading on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • Negidal, adeling, aligned, dealign, dealing, diangle, lagenid, leidang

Source: wiktionary.org