WELL — 4 letter word
well
The word well has 4 letters: W, E, L, L. It contains 1 vowel and 3 consonants. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. As a adjective, it means "wise or advantageous and hence advisable".
4 letter word "well": W E L L — adjective
Scrabble score: 7 Words With Friends score: 9
Letter analysis of well
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| W | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| L | 2 | Consonant | 1 |
1 vowels, 3 consonants, 3 unique letters
Definition of well
adjective
- wise or advantageous and hence advisable
- resulting favorably Synonyms: good
- in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury "appears to be entirely well"
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') "the children behaved well" Synonyms: good
- without unusual distress or resentment
- indicating high probability Synonyms: easily
- thoroughly or completely
- favorably
- to a suitable or appropriate extent or degree "the project was well underway"
- in financial comfort "They live well" Synonyms: comfortably
- in a manner affording benefit or advantage "They married well." Synonyms: advantageously
- to a great extent or degree "I'm afraid the film was well over budget" Synonyms: considerably
- with skill or in a pleasing manner "They dance very well."
- with prudence or propriety "You would do well to say nothing more"
- with great or especially intimate knowledge "we knew them well" Synonyms: intimately
- used for emphasis or as an intensifier meaning entirely or fully "Berlin is well worth visiting. "
noun
- a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
- an enclosed compartment in a ship or plane for holding something as e.g. fish or a plane's landing gear or for protecting something as e.g. a ship's pumps
- an open shaft through the floors of a building, such as for a stairway "The well through the building was over fourteen storeys high."
- a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid
- an abundant source "They were a well of information." Synonyms: wellspring
verb
- come up, as of a liquid "Tears well in their eyes." Synonyms: swell