Bead

/biːd/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:8 pts4 letters

Definition of Bead

noun

Prayer, later especially with a rosary.
Each in a string of small balls making up the rosary or paternoster.
A small, round object.
(heading) A ridge, band, or molding.
Knowledge sufficient to direct one's activities to a purpose.
"We now have a bead on the main technical issues for the project"

verb

To form into a bead.
"The raindrops beaded on the car's waxed finish."
To apply beads to.
"She spent the morning beading the gown."
To form into a bead.
"He beaded some solder for the ends of the wire."
To cause beads to form on (something).

Anagrams of Bead

Exact Anagrams

2 words using all 4 letters:

Words You Can Make

6 words can be made from the letters in "bead":

4-LETTER WORDS

3-LETTER WORDS

bad bed dab deb

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "bead" and rearranging:

+labled baled blade

+rardeb barde bared beard bread

+sbased beads sabed

Related Word Patterns

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Rhyming Words

abfarad abroad acidhead ahead airhead alidad aoudad armload arrowhead asclepiad audad backload bad baldhead ballad+5 more

Related Words

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