What does WAKE mean?

Pronunciation
/weɪk/
Letters
4
Scrabble score
11
Words With Friends score
11
How common
Common

Meaning

verb

  1. be awake, be alert, be there
  2. stop sleeping“She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock”
  3. arouse or excite feelings and passions“The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor”
  4. make aware of“His words woke us to terrible facts of the situation”
  5. cause to become awake or conscious“He was roused by the drunken men in the street”

noun

  1. the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)“the aftermath of war”
  2. the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward“the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe”
  3. a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial“there's no weeping at an Irish wake”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

woke11waked13wakes12woken12

Anagrams of WAKE

weak11 weka11

Words inside WAKE

8 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

awe6 kae7kea7wae6ae2aw5ka6we5

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Anagrams of WAKE

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Questions

Is WAKE a valid word in word games?

WAKE is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is WAKE worth?

WAKE is worth 11 points with Scrabble letter values and 11 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from WAKE?

8 other words, including WE, AW, KA and AWE.