Vane

4 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

A flat blade or plate mounted on a raised structure that rotates freely to show the direction of the wind.

“The iron vane on the church roof swung north as the cold front moved in.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/veɪn/

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Synonyms

weathervanebladeweb

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in -ANE, shared with BANE, CANE, LANE, MANE, SANE, test V early to rule in or out the whole V-ANE family

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Scrabble

Low base score but easy to place, hooks to VANES with S and extends to VANED in some dictionaries

Words Related to Vane

Anagrams of Vane

Words that use exactly the same letters as “vane”.

evan nave vena

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “vane” to make these 4-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

bane cane dane fane gane jane lane

Add a letter to make a longer word

5-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “vane”.

avena avens aveny avern avine daven elvan evang evans ganev haven kevan knave maven naevi naive navel naves navet navew nevat njave novae paven

Longer words starting with Vane

Words that begin with “vane”.

vaned vanes

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