weak: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 11 letter points · starts with W · ends with K
Meaning of weak
adj
Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability.
Example: The child was too weak to move the boulder.
Unable to sustain a great weight, pressure, or strain.
Example: a weak timber; a weak rope
Limp, soft.
Unable to withstand temptation, urgency, persuasion, etc.; easily impressed, moved, or overcome; accessible; vulnerable.
Example: weak resolutions; weak virtue
Listed forms: weaker, weakest, weake.
Source: Wiktionary — weak.
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 weak.
adjective
overly diluted; thin and insipid
adjective
(used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress
adjective
wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
adjective
lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is weak in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of weak
W(4) + E(1) + A(1) + K(5) = 11 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of weak
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from weak
4 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in weak. Showing up to 24, longest first.