5 letter words starting with wai

Looking for a clue for todays Wordle or another Word game? Look no further! We got you covered. We got quite a few plausible five letter words starting with wai.

  • WAIDE
  • WAIFS
  • WAIFT
  • WAILS
  • WAINS
  • WAIRS
  • WAIST
  • WAITE
  • WAITS
  • WAIVE

Sometimes the solution is an uncommon word, then It’s time to learn something new. Here’s the definition of a few of these words:

Definition of wails

wails (noun)

  1. A prolonged cry, usually high-pitched, especially as of grief or anguish.
  2. Any similar sound as of lamentation; a howl.
  3. A sound made by emergency vehicle sirens, contrasted with "yelp" which is higher-pitched and faster.

wails (verb)

  1. To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.
  2. To weep, lament persistently or bitterly.
  3. To make a noise like mourning or crying.
  4. To lament; to bewail; to grieve over.
  5. To perform with great liveliness and force.

wails (verb)

  1. To strike the skin in such a way as to produce a wale or welt.
  2. To give a surface a texture of wales or welts.

wails (verb)

  1. To choose, select.

Definition of waist

waist (noun)

  1. The part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach.
  2. A part of a piece of clothing that covers the waist.
  3. The narrow connection between the thorax and abdomen in certain insects (e.g., bees, ants and wasps).
  4. The middle portion of the hull of a ship or the fuselage of an aircraft.
  5. That part of the upper deck of a ship between the quarterdeck and the forecastle.
  6. The middle part of anything.


Definition of waits

waits (noun)

  1. A delay.
  2. An ambush.
  3. One who watches; a watchman.
  4. (in the plural) Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians.
  5. (in the plural) Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen. [formerly waites, wayghtes.]

waits (verb)

  1. To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)
  2. To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.
  3. To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment.
  4. To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect.
  5. To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany.
  6. To defer or postpone (especially a meal).
  7. To remain chaste while one's lover is unavailable.

waits (noun)

  1. A group of singers or musicians performing in the streets, especially around Christmas.

Definition of waive

waive (verb)

  1. To relinquish (a right etc.); to give up claim to; to forego.
  2. To put aside, avoid.
  3. To outlaw (someone).
  4. To abandon, give up (someone or something).

waive (verb)

  1. To move from side to side; to sway.
  2. To stray, wander.

waive (noun)

  1. A woman put out of the protection of the law; an outlawed woman.
  2. A waif; a castaway.