whole: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 11 letter points · starts with W · ends with E
Meaning of whole
adj
Entire, undivided.
Example: I ate a whole fish.
Entire, undivided. Used as an intensifier.
Example: I brought a whole lot of balloons for the party. She ate a whole bunch of french fries.
Sound, uninjured, healthy.
Example: He is of whole mind, but the same cannot be said about his physical state.
From which none of its constituents has been removed.
Example: whole wheat; whole milk
Listed forms: wholer, wholest, hole.
Source: Wiktionary — whole.
adv
- colloquial
In entirety; entirely; wholly.
Example: I ate a fish whole!
Listed forms: hole.
Source: Wiktionary — whole.
noun
Something complete, without any parts missing.
Example: This variety of fascinating details didn't fall together into an enjoyable, coherent whole.
An entirety.
Listed forms: wholes, hole.
Source: Wiktionary — whole.
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 whole.
adjective
not injured or harmed
adjective
exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health
adjective
acting together as a single undiversified whole
noun
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is whole in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of whole
W(4) + H(4) + O(1) + L(1) + E(1) = 11 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 whole
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 whole
20 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in whole. Showing up to 24, longest first.