Wean

Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:8 pts4 letters

Definition of Wean

transitive verb

To accustom (the young of a mammal) to take nourishment other than by suckling.
To detach from that to which one is strongly habituated or devoted.
"She weaned herself from cigarettes."
To accustom to something from an early age. Often used with <em>on:</em>

noun

To accustom (a child or young animal) to nourishment or food other than its mother's milk; disaccustom to the mother's breast: as, to <internalXref urlencoded="wean">wean</internalXref> a child.
To detach or alienate, as the affections, from any object of desire; reconcile to the want or loss of something; disengage from any habit, former pursuit, or enjoyment: as, to <internalXref urlencoded="wean">wean</internalXref> the heart from temporal enjoyments.

Anagrams of Wean

2 words can be made by rearranging all the letters of "wean":

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "wean" and rearranging:

+dawned dawen dewan waned

+ssewan wanes weans

Related Word Patterns

WE...Words starting with "we"...ANWords ending with "an"All 4-letter words Unscramble "wean"

Letter Values

w4

e1

a1

n1

Total: 7 Scrabble points

Word Tools

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Rhymes With Wean

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Related 4-Letter Words

wabs wack wade wadi wads wady waes waff waft wage wags waif wail wain wair

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid

TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid

Words With Friends: Valid

Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Wean"

Wean is a 4-letter word that scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "wean" can be rearranged to form 2 other valid words.

Using "Wean" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "wean" is a low-scoring word.