5 letter words starting with whe

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 whe.

  • WHEAL
  • WHEAR
  • WHEAT
  • WHEEK
  • WHEEL
  • WHEEN
  • WHEEP
  • WHEFT
  • WHELK
  • WHELM
  • WHELP
  • WHENS
  • WHERE
  • WHETS
  • WHEWS
  • WHEYS

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 wheal

wheal (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.

wheal (verb)

  1. To choose, select.

wheal (noun)

  1. A small raised swelling on the skin, often itchy, caused by a blow from a whip or an insect bite etc.

wheal (noun)

  1. A mine.


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 whelp

whelp (noun)

  1. A young offspring of a canid (ursid, felid, pinniped), especially of a dog or a wolf, the young of a bear or similar mammal (lion, tiger, seal); a pup, wolf cub.
  2. An insolent youth; a mere child.
  3. A kind of ship.
  4. One of several wooden strips to prevent wear on a windlass on a clipper-era ship.
  5. A tooth on a sprocket wheel (compare sprocket and cog).

whelp (verb)

  1. (of she-dog, she-wolf, vixen, etc.) To give birth.

whelp (interjection)

  1. Well, typically used in exasperation.