Whales

6 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of whale, referring to the large marine mammals of the order Cetacea.

“A pod of whales surfaced just off the Cornish coast last summer.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/weɪlz/

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Synonyms

cetaceansleviathans

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Wordle

WH opener, the -ALES ending contains three of the most common Wordle letters

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Scrabble

S hook on WHALE is very clean, all common tiles, a good six-letter play

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Anagrams of Whales

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

wheals

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “whales” to make these 6-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

shales whaled whaler whiles wholes

Words you can make from Whales

Shorter words formed from the letters in “whales”.

hales halse halwe hawse heals helas leash selah shale shawl sheal shela shewa swale sweal wales walsh wasel weals welsh whale whase wheal whsle

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