What it means
- (noun) Health, safety, happiness and prosperity; well-being in any respect.
- (noun) Various forms of financial aid provided by the government to those who are in need of it (abbreviated form of welfare assistance).
- (noun) Such payment.
- (verb) To provide with welfare or aid. “welfaring the poor”
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Letter analysis
- Welfare contains 7 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
- It uses 6 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 13.
Related words
Other 7-letter words
- abalone
- abandon
- abashed
- abashes
- abasing
- abating
- abbrevs
- abdomen
- abducts
- abetted
- abetter
- abettor
- abiding
- ability
- abjured
- abjures
- abolish
- aborted
Words starting with WEL
- welch
- welched
- welches
- welching
- welcome
- welcomed
- welcomes
- welcoming
- weld
- welded
- welder
- welders
- welding
- welds
- welkin
- well
- welled
- welling
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Sub-words
Common questions
What does Welfare mean?
Health, safety, happiness and prosperity; well-being in any respect.
How many letters are in Welfare?
Welfare has 7 letters.
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