wealth

/wɛlθ/
noun

Riches; a great amount of valuable assets or material possessions.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 2 meanings

  1. Riches; a great amount of valuable assets or material possessions.

    “Money talks, but true wealth whispers.”

  2. A great amount; an abundance or plenty.

    “She brings a wealth of knowledge to the project.”

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Where it comes from

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English welth, welthe (“happiness, prosperity”), from Old English *welþ, *welþu, from Proto-West Germanic *waliþu (“wealth”).

Similar and opposite words

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abundanceaffluencecheeseeasefortunesubstanceopulenceplenty
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WEALTH at a glance

WEALTH has 6 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (W 4 + E 1 + A 1 + L 1 + T 1 + H 4) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,911 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

Rhymes with wealth

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  • HEALTH12
  • COMMONWEALTH24
  • STEALTH10
  • FILTH11
  • TELEHEALTH16
  • TILTH8
  • BRIDEWEALTH20
  • SPILTH11
  • UNHEALTH14
  • COOLTH11
  • ILLTH8

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