What does WEAK mean?

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

Meaning

adjective

  1. wanting in physical strength“a weak pillar”
  2. overly diluted; thin and insipid“washy coffee”
  3. (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress“a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable”
  4. wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings“I'm only a fallible human”
  5. tending downward in price“a weak market for oil stocks”
  6. deficient or lacking in some skill“he's weak in spelling”
  7. lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality“a feeble old woman”
  8. (used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

weaker13weakest14

Anagrams of WEAK

wake11 weka11

Words inside WEAK

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

awe6 kae7kea7wae6ae2aw5ka6we5

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Questions

Is WEAK a valid word in word games?

WEAK 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 WEAK worth?

WEAK 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 WEAK?

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