Words by starting letters

Words Starting With WEL

There are 108 words that start with WEL, from 4 letters to 15. The highest scoring is WELTSCHMERZES at 32 points in Scrabble, and 2 of them carry a J, Q, X or Z.

Common Words Starting With WEL And What They Mean

The most familiar words on this page and what they mean. Tap any word for its full entry, score and anagrams.

  • WELL adverb (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (‘good’ is a nonstandard dialectal variant for ‘well’)
  • WELCOME verb accept gladly
  • WELFARE noun governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
  • WELLS adverb form of WELL: (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (‘good’ is a nonstandard dialectal variant for ‘well’)
  • WELLNESS noun a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
  • WELSH verb cheat by avoiding payment of a gambling debt
  • WELDING noun fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure
  • WELCOMED verb form of WELCOME: accept gladly
  • WELCOMES verb form of WELCOME: accept gladly
  • WELCH verb cheat by avoiding payment of a gambling debt

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Nearby Lists

WAB · WAC · WAD · WAF · WAG · WAI · WAK · WAL · WAM · WAN · WAP · WAR · WAS · WAT · WAU · WAV · WAW · WAX · WAY · WEA · WEB · WED · WEE · WEI

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The wider list: words starting with WE.

Just the five letter ones: 5 letter words starting with W.