weakness: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 15 letter points · starts with W · ends with S
Meaning of weakness
noun
- uncountable
The condition of being weak.
Example: In a small number of horses, muscle weakness may progress to paralysis.
- countable
An inadequate quality; fault.
Example: His inability to speak in front of an audience was his weakness.
- countable
A special fondness or obsessing desire.
Example: She is an athlete who has a weakness for chocolate.
Listed forms: weaknesses, weakenes.
Source: Wiktionary — weakness.
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 weakness.
noun
a flaw or weak point
noun
powerlessness revealed by an inability to act
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is weakness in our word lists?
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of weakness
W(4) + E(1) + A(1) + K(5) + N(1) + E(1) + S(1) + S(1) = 15 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 weakness
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from weakness
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