plead
verb
Meaning
- verbTo present (an argument or a plea), especially in a legal case.
Example:
The defendant has decided to plead not guilty.
- verbTo beg, beseech, or implore, especially emotionally.
Example:
He pleaded with me not to leave the house.
- verbTo offer by way of excuse.
Example:
Not wishing to attend the banquet, I pleaded illness.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #969 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 77% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None