Wise

Meaning

1. (verb) To become wise.
2. (verb) Usually with "up", to inform or learn. “After Mo had a word with him, he wised up.”
3. (adjective) Showing good judgement or the benefit of experience. “"It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish" - Aeschylus”
4. (adjective) Disrespectful. “Don't get wise with me!”
5. (adjective) Aware, informed. “Be careful, the boss is wise.”
6. (noun) Way, manner, method.
7. (verb) To instruct.
8. (verb) To advise; induce.
9. (verb) To show the way, guide.
10. (verb) To direct the course of, pilot.
11. (verb) To cause to turn.

Letter breakdown

• Wise contains 4 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 2 consonant(s).
• It uses 4 unique letters.
• Estimated syllable count: 1.
• Scrabble-style letter score: 7.

Words from these letters

• sew

Connected words

Other 4-letter words

• abbr
• abed
• abet
• able
• ably
• abut
• acct
• aced
• aces
• ache
• achy
• acid
• acme
• acne
• acre
• acts
• adds
• advt

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Words starting with WIS

• wisdom
• wiseacre
• wiseacres
• wisecrack
• wisecracked
• wisecracking
• wisecracks
• wisely
• wiser
• wises
• wisest
• wish
• wishbone
• wishbones
• wished
• wisher
• wishers
• wishes

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Words ending with ISE

• advertise
• advise
• anise
• anticlockwise
• appraise
• apprise
• arise
• braise
• bruise
• catechise
• cerise
• chaise
• chastise
• chemise
• circumcise
• clockwise
• comprise
• compromise

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