5 letter words starting with wan

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 wan.

  • WANDS
  • WANED
  • WANES
  • WANEY
  • WANGS
  • WANKS
  • WANKY
  • WANLE
  • WANLY
  • WANNA
  • WANTA
  • WANTS
  • WANTY
  • WANZE

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 waned

waned (verb)

  1. To progressively lose its splendor, value, ardor, power, intensity etc.; to decline.
  2. Said of light that dims or diminishes in strength.
  3. Said of the Moon as it passes through the phases of its monthly cycle where its surface is less and less visible.
  4. Said of a time period that comes to an end.
  5. To decrease physically in size, amount, numbers or surface.
  6. To cause to decrease.

waned (adjective)

  1. Having wanes, i.e. rounded corners caused by lack of wood, often showing bark.

Definition of wanks

wanks (noun)

  1. An act of masturbation.
  2. An undesirable person
  3. Nonsense, rubbish.
  4. Ridiculous, circular or inappropriately elaborate argument about something, especially if obnoxious, pretentious or unsubstantial.

wanks (verb)

  1. To masturbate.
  2. To masturbate; to give a hand job to.
  3. To argue in an inappropriate manner or about pretentious or insubstantial matters; to engage in wank.


Definition of wants

wants (noun)

  1. A desire, wish, longing.
  2. (often followed by of) Lack, absence.
  3. Poverty.
  4. Something needed or desired; a thing of which the loss is felt.
  5. A depression in coal strata, hollowed out before the subsequent deposition took place.

wants (verb)

  1. To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave or demand.
  2. (in particular) To wish, desire or demand to see, have the presence of or do business with.
  3. To desire (to experience desire); to wish.
  4. (usually second person, often future tense) To be advised to do something (compare should, ought).
  5. (now colloquial) To lack and be in need of or require (something, such as a noun or verbal noun).
  6. (now rare) To have occasion for (something requisite or useful); to require or need.
  7. To be lacking or deficient or absent.
  8. To be in a state of destitution; to be needy; to lack.
  9. To lack and be without, to not have (something).
  10. (by extension) To lack and (be able to) do without.