5 letter words starting with wh

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  • WHACK
  • WHALE
  • WHAMO
  • WHAMS
  • WHANG
  • WHAPS
  • WHARE
  • WHARF
  • WHATA
  • WHATS
  • WHAUP
  • WHAUR
  • WHEAL
  • WHEAR
  • WHEAT
  • WHEEK
  • WHEEL
  • WHEEN
  • WHEEP
  • WHEFT
  • WHELK
  • WHELM
  • WHELP
  • WHENS
  • WHERE
  • WHETS
  • WHEWS
  • WHEYS
  • WHICH
  • WHIDS
  • WHIES
  • WHIFF
  • WHIFT
  • WHIGS
  • WHILE
  • WHILK
  • WHIMS
  • WHINE
  • WHINS
  • WHINY
  • WHIOS
  • WHIPS
  • WHIPT
  • WHIRL
  • WHIRR
  • WHIRS
  • WHISH
  • WHISK
  • WHISS
  • WHIST
  • WHITE
  • WHITS
  • WHITY
  • WHIZZ
  • WHOLE
  • WHOMP
  • WHOOF
  • WHOOP
  • WHOOT
  • WHOPS
  • WHORE
  • WHORL
  • WHORT
  • WHOSE
  • WHOSO
  • WHOWS
  • WHUMP
  • WHUPS
  • WHYDA

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 whack

whack (adjective)

  1. Egregious.
  2. Bad (not good), inauthentic, of an inferior quality, contemptible, lacking integrity, lame, or strange.
  3. Crazy, mad, insane.
  4. Cool, bizarre, and potentially scary.

whack (noun)

  1. The sound of a heavy strike.
  2. The strike itself.
  3. The stroke itself, regardless of its successful impact.
  4. An attempt, a chance, a turn, a go, originally an attempt to beat someone or something.
  5. (originally Britain cant) A share, a portion, especially a full share or large portion.
  6. A whack-up: a division of an amount into separate whacks, a divvying up.
  7. A deal, an agreement.
  8. The backslash, ⟨ \ ⟩.

whack (verb)

  1. To hit, slap or strike.
  2. To kill, bump off.
  3. To share or parcel out; often with up.
  4. To beat convincingly; to thrash.
  5. (usually in the negative) To surpass; to better.

Definition of whelk

whelk (noun)

  1. Certain edible sea snails, especially, any one of numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinidae, much used as food in Europe.

whelk (noun)

  1. Pimple
  2. A stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale.

Definition of whets

whets (verb)

  1. To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone.
  2. To stimulate or make more keen.
  3. To preen.


Definition of white

white (noun)

  1. The color/colour of snow or milk; the colour of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.
  2. A person of European descent with light-coloured skin.
  3. Any butterfly of the family Pieridae.
  4. White wine.
  5. Any object or substance that is of the color white.
  6. The central part of the butt, which was formerly painted white; the centre of a mark at which a missile is shot.
  7. The enclosed part of a letter of the alphabet, especially when handwritten.

white (verb)

  1. To make white; to whiten; to bleach.

white (adjective)

  1. Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
  2. (sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to Caucasians, people of European descent with light-coloured skin.
  3. Designated for use by Caucasians.
  4. Relatively light or pale in colour.
  5. Pale or pallid, as from fear, illness, etc.
  6. (of a person or skin) Lacking coloration (tan) from ultraviolet light; not tanned.
  7. (of coffee or tea) Containing cream, milk, or creamer.
  8. The standard denomination of the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong to the white set, no matter what the actual colour.
  9. Pertaining to an ecclesiastical order whose adherents dress in white habits; Cistercian.
  10. Honourable, fair; decent.
  11. Grey, as from old age; having silvery hair; hoary.
  12. Characterized by freedom from that which disturbs, and the like; fortunate; happy; favourable.
  13. Regarded with especial favour; favourite; darling.
  14. Pertaining to constitutional or anti-revolutionary political parties or movements.
  15. (of tea) Made from immature leaves and shoots.
  16. Not containing characters; see white space.
  17. Said of a symbol or character outline, not solid, not filled with color. Compare black.
  18. Characterised by the presence of snow.