plea
An appeal, petition, urgent prayer or entreaty.
Noun 4 meanings
An appeal, petition, urgent prayer or entreaty.
“a plea for mercy”
An excuse; an apology.
That which is alleged or pleaded, in defense or in justification.
That which is alleged by a party in support of his cause.
Verb 1 meaning
To plead; to argue.
Etymology
From Middle English ple, from Old French plait, plaid, from Medieval Latin placitum (“a decree, sentence, suit, plea, etc., Latin an opinion, determination, prescription, order; literally, that which is pleasing, pleasure”), neuter of placitus, past participle of placere (“to please”).
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PLEA at a glance
PLEA has 4 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (P 3 + L 1 + E 1 + A 1) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,606 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with plea
All rhymes- FLEA7
- AZALEA15
- COCHLEA14
- BOUGAINVILLEA19
- GALEA6
- OLEA4
- ILEA4
- ACHILLEA13
- GREVILLEA13
- TROCHLEA13
- PALEA7
- QUELEA15
One letter away
- FLEA7
- PLED7
- PLEX13
- PLEB8
- OLEA4
- ILEA4
- PLEW9
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