well: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 7 letter points · starts with W · ends with L
Meaning of well
adv
Accurately, competently, satisfactorily.
Example: He does his job well.
Completely, fully.
Example: I prefer a well done steak.
To a significant degree.
Example: That author is well known.
- Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang
Very (as a general-purpose intensifier).
Listed forms: better, best, wall, weel, weil, welp.
Source: Wiktionary — well.
adj
In good health.
Example: I've been sick, but now I'm well.
Highly satisfactory
Example: Everything well with you?
Good, content.
Example: “How are you?” — “I'm well, thank you!”
- uncommon
Prudent; good; well-advised.
Listed forms: better, weller, best, wellest, val, vell, wall, weel.
Source: Wiktionary — well.
intj
Used as a discourse marker.
Example: “So, what have you been doing?” “Well, we went for a picnic; and then it started raining, so we came home early.”
Used as a discourse marker. Used as a hedge.
Example: “The car is broken.” “Well, we could walk to the movies instead.”
Used as a discourse marker. Expressing reluctance to say something.
Example: It was a bit... well, too loud.
An exclamation of sarcastic surprise (often doubled or tripled and in a lowering intonation).
Example: Well, well, well, what do we have here?
Listed forms: wall, weel, weil, welp.
Source: Wiktionary — well.
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 well.
adjective
resulting favorably
noun
an abundant source
adverb
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (‘good’ is a nonstandard dialectal variant for ‘well’)
adverb
indicating high probability; in all likelihood
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is well in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of well
W(4) + E(1) + L(1) + L(1) = 7 points.
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Anagrams of well
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 well
3 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in well. Showing up to 24, longest first.