welfare: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 13 letter points · starts with W · ends with E
Meaning of welfare
noun
- uncountable, usually
Health, safety, happiness and prosperity; well-being in any respect.
- US, informal, uncountable, usually
Shortened form of "welfare spending", "welfare payments", or "welfare assistance".
Listed forms: welfares.
Source: Wiktionary — welfare.
verb
- transitive
To provide with welfare or aid.
Listed forms: welfares, welfaring, welfared.
Source: Wiktionary — welfare.
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 welfare.
noun
governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
- social welfare
- public assistance
noun
something that aids or promotes well-being
noun
a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous
- wellbeing
- well-being
- upbeat
- eudaemonia
- eudaimonia
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is welfare in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of welfare
W(4) + E(1) + L(1) + F(4) + A(1) + R(1) + E(1) = 13 points.
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Anagrams of welfare
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 welfare
64 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in welfare. Showing up to 24, longest first.