LED TO is a phrase that means to have been the cause of something. The crossword solutions for this phrase are TRIGGERED (9 letters), BEGOT (5 letters), and CAUSED (6 letters). All three words mean to have been the cause of something, but they each have slightly different connotations. TRIGGERED implies that something was set off or initiated, BEGOT implies that something was created or brought about, and CAUSED implies that something was the result of an action.