whatever: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 17 letter points · starts with W · ends with R
Meaning of whatever
noun
- slang
A thing or person whose actual name is unknown or forgotten.
Listed forms: whatevers.
Source: Wiktionary — whatever.
det
- interrogative
What ever; emphatic form of 'what'.
Example: Good heavens! Whatever time is it?!
Regardless of the ... that; for any ... that.
Example: Whatever your choice, there will be consequences.
Any ... that; of no matter what type or kind that.
Example: Whatever doubts I had were quickly dispelled.
Any; of no matter what type or kind.
Example: He must be stopped, whatever the cost.
Source: Wiktionary — whatever.
pron
- interrogative
What ever; emphasised form of 'what', used to ask which thing, event, circumstance, etc.
Example: Whatever do you mean?
Regardless of anything that.
Example: Whatever he does, he will still lose the game.
Anything that; all that.
Example: Do whatever works.
- informal
Anything; thing(s) of unspecified kind, or no matter what kind; sometimes used to indicate that the speaker does not care about options.
Example: I don't need any of this stuff, so take whatever.
Source: Wiktionary — whatever.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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adjective
one or some or every or all without specification; entity, elective existential pronoun; quantifier, elective existential
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is whatever in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of whatever
W(4) + H(4) + A(1) + T(1) + E(1) + V(4) + E(1) + R(1) = 17 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 whatever
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 whatever
126 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in whatever. Showing up to 24, longest first.