5 letter words starting with wel

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

  • WELCH
  • WELDS
  • WELKE
  • WELKS
  • WELKT
  • WELLS
  • WELLY
  • WELSH
  • WELTS

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 welch

welch (noun)

  1. A person who defaults on an obligation, especially a small one.

welch (verb)

  1. To fail to repay a small debt.
  2. To fail to fulfill an obligation.



Definition of wells

wells (noun)

  1. A hole sunk into the ground as a source of water, oil, natural gas or other fluids.
  2. A place where a liquid such as water surfaces naturally; a spring.
  3. A small depression suitable for holding liquid or other objects.
  4. A source of supply.
  5. A vertical, cylindrical trunk in a ship, reaching down to the lowest part of the hull, through which the bilge pumps operate.
  6. The cockpit of a sailboat.
  7. A compartment in the middle of the hold of a fishing vessel, made tight at the sides, but having holes perforated in the bottom to let in water to keep fish alive while they are transported to market.
  8. A vertical passage in the stern into which an auxiliary screw propeller may be drawn up out of the water.
  9. A hole or excavation in the earth, in mining, from which run branches or galleries.
  10. An opening through the floors of a building, as for a staircase or an elevator; a wellhole.
  11. The open space between the bench and the counsel tables in a courtroom.
  12. The lower part of a furnace, into which the metal falls.
  13. A well drink.
  14. The playfield of Tetris and similar video games, into which the blocks fall.
  15. In a microtiter plate, each of the small equal circular or square sections which serve as test tubes.

wells (verb)

  1. To issue forth, as water from the earth; to flow; to spring.
  2. To have something seep out of the surface.

Definition of welts

welts (verb)

  1. To roll; revolve

welts (noun)

  1. A ridge or lump on the skin, as caused by a blow; a wheal or weal.
  2. (shoemaking) A strip of leather set into the seam between the outsole of a shoe and the upper, through which these parts are joined by stitching or stapling.
  3. A strip of material or covered cord applied to a seam or garment edge to strengthen or cover it.
  4. In steam boilers and sheet-iron work, a strip riveted upon the edges of plates that form a butt joint.
  5. In carpentry, a strip of wood fastened over a flush seam or joint, or an angle, to strengthen it.
  6. In machine-made stockings, a strip, or flap, of which the heel is formed.
  7. A narrow border, as of an ordinary, but not extending around the ends.
  8. A feature resembling a welt.

welts (verb)

  1. To cause to have welts, to beat.
  2. To install welt (a welt or welts) to reinforce.

welts (verb)

  1. To decay.
  2. To become stringy.