Whaler

6 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

A person who hunts whales for a living, or the vessel used in whaling expeditions.

“The old whaler had spent thirty years at sea hunting in the southern ocean.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

whal·er

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Synonyms

whale hunterwhaling vessel

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Wordle

WH opener with vowels A in position three and E in position five, ends in -ER

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Scrabble

Six common tiles, extending WHALE with -R is efficient on a tight board

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whaled whales

Words you can make from Whaler

Shorter words formed from the letters in “whaler”.

haler halwe harle hawer lerwa waler whale whare wharl wheal alew arew arle earl eral hale hare harl heal hear hera herl hler lear

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