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 wheel

wheel (noun)

  1. A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines.
  2. The breaking wheel, an old instrument of torture.
  3. A person with a great deal of power or influence; a big wheel.
  4. The lowest straight in poker: ace, 2, 3, 4, 5.
  5. A wheelrim.
  6. A round portion of cheese.
  7. A Catherine wheel firework.
  8. A rolling or revolving body; anything of a circular form; a disk; an orb.
  9. A turn or revolution; rotation; compass.
  10. A recurring or cyclical course of events.
  11. A dollar.
  12. A crown coin; a "cartwheel".

wheel (verb)

  1. To roll along on wheels.
  2. To transport something or someone using any wheeled mechanism, such as a wheelchair.
  3. To ride a bicycle or tricycle.
  4. To change direction quickly, turn, pivot, whirl, wheel around.
  5. To cause to change direction quickly, turn.
  6. To travel around in large circles, particularly in the air.
  7. To put into a rotatory motion; to cause to turn or revolve; to make or perform in a circle.


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.