Wean

4 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

To gradually accustom an infant or young mammal to food other than its mother's milk.

“The vet advised them to wean the kittens at around four weeks of age.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/wiːn/

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Synonyms

ablactate

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains the EA vowel pair and ends in N, a decent early guess covering two common vowels

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Scrabble

Worth 7 points, extends to weaned and weaning, the EA combination is clean and efficient to play

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Anagrams of Wean

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

anew wane

Words one letter different

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

bean dean gean jean lean mean sean weak wear

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

awane awned awner dawen dewan fanwe navew nawle newar rewan sewan waken waned wanes waney wanle wanze waxen wayne weans

Longer words starting with Wean

Words that begin with “wean”.

weans weaned

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