welfare
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Is welfare a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of welfare?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (uncountable) Health, safety, happiness and prosperity; well-being in any respect.Examples: "Nothing was too small to receive attention, if a supervising eye could suggest improvements likely to conduce to the common welfare. Mr. Gordon Burnage, for instance, personally visited dust-bins and back premises, accompanied by a sort of village bailiff, going his round like a commanding officer doing billets."uncountableusually
2. (uncountable, chiefly US, informal) Shortened form of "welfare spending", "welfare payments", or "welfare assistance".Synonyms: welfare assistance, income support, public assistance, social securityUSinformaluncountableusually
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To provide with welfare or aid.Examples: "welfaring the poor"transitive
Definition source: Wiktionary