wake: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 11 letter points · starts with W · ends with E
Meaning of wake
verb
- intransitive
(often followed by up) To stop sleeping.
Example: I woke up at four o'clock this morning.
- transitive
(often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep.
Example: The neighbour's car alarm woke me from a strange dream.
- figuratively, transitive
To put in motion or action; to arouse; to excite.
- figuratively, intransitive
To be excited or roused up; to be stirred up from a dormant, torpid, or inactive state; to be active.
Listed forms: wakes, waking, woke, waked, woken, glossary.
Source: Wiktionary — wake.
noun
A period after a person's death before or after the body is buried, cremated, etc.; in some cultures accompanied by a party or collectively sorting through the deceased's personal effects.
The state of forbearing sleep, especially for solemn or festive purposes; a vigil.
- collective
A group of vultures or buzzards.
- Church-of-England, historical
A yearly parish festival formerly held in commemoration of the dedication of a church. Originally, prayers were said on the evening preceding, and hymns were sung during the night, in the church; subsequently, these vigils were discontinued, and the day itself, often with succeeding days, was occupied in rural pastimes and exercises, attended by eating and drinking.
Listed forms: wakes.
Source: Wiktionary — wake.
noun
The path left behind a ship on the surface of the water.
The disturbance which follows an object, person or animal moving through water.
The turbulent air left behind a flying aircraft.
- figuratively
The area behind a moving person or object.
Example: The player left the rest of the field trailing in her wake.
Listed forms: wakes.
Source: Wiktionary — wake.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for wake.
noun
the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
noun
the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
noun
a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial
verb
stop sleeping
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is wake in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of wake
W(4) + A(1) + K(5) + E(1) = 11 points.
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Anagrams of wake
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from wake
4 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in wake. Showing up to 24, longest first.