Wednesday

9 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

The day of the week between Tuesday and Thursday, the fourth day of the working week. Named after the Germanic god Woden (Odin in Norse mythology).

“The meeting has been rescheduled to Wednesday afternoon.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈwɛdnzdeɪ/

Syllables

wednes·day

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Tricky spelling with silent 'd'; multiple 'e' occurrences

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Scrabble

18 points with valuable 'w' and 'y'; calendar vocabulary

Words Related to Wednesday

Words you can make from Wednesday

Shorter words formed from the letters in “wednesday”.

sweden aedes andes awned ayens dandy danes dansy dawdy dawed dawen dawns dawny deads deady deans dedan deeds deedy deeny denay denda denes dense

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