weather: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 13 letter points · starts with W · ends with R
Meaning of weather
noun
- countable, uncountable
The short-term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc.
Example: What's the weather like today?
- countable, uncountable
Unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions, and their effects.
Example: Wooden garden furniture must be well oiled as it is continuously exposed to weather.
- countable, uncountable
The direction from which the wind is blowing; used attributively to indicate the windward side.
- countable, figuratively
A situation.
Listed forms: weathers.
Source: Wiktionary — weather.
adj
- not-comparable
Facing towards the flow of a fluid, usually air.
Source: Wiktionary — weather.
verb
To expose to the weather, or show the effects of such exposure, or to withstand such effects.
- broadly
To sustain the trying effect of; to bear up against and overcome; to endure; to resist.
To break down, of rocks and other materials, under the effects of exposure to rain, sunlight, temperature, and air.
To cause (rocks) to break down by crushing, grinding, and/or dissolving with acids.
Listed forms: weathers, weathering, weathered.
Source: Wiktionary — weather.
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 weather.
adjective
towards the side exposed to wind
noun
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
- weather condition
- conditions
- atmospheric condition
verb
face and withstand with courage
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is weather in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of weather
W(4) + E(1) + A(1) + T(1) + H(4) + E(1) + R(1) = 13 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 weather
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from weather
95 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in weather. Showing up to 24, longest first.