Words Starting With W
Every English word that starts with "W". Filter by length or suffix to narrow results for Scrabble, crosswords, and more.
389 words found
15 Letter Words1
13 Letter Words1
11 Letter Words6
10 Letter Words15
9 Letter Words21
8 Letter Words32
7 Letter Words77
6 Letter Words76
5 Letter Words76
4 Letter Words63
3 Letter Words19
2 Letter Words2
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About These Words
This list holds 389 words, running from 2 to 15 letters and averaging 6.1 letters apiece. The commonest length is 7 letters, covering 77 of them.
The letters that turn up in the most of these words are w (389), e (230), i (163), r (160), a (153). Vowels make up 33% of all the letters here, making this a consonant-heavy set that is awkward to play without a good vowel supply.
For Scrabble, these words average 12.0 points before any board bonuses. The highest scorer is WHATCHAMACALLIT at 30, followed by WHISTLEBLOWER, WHICHEVER and WHEELBARROW. 389 of them (100%) contain a letter worth four or more. 77 are exactly seven letters, so they clear your rack for the 50-point bonus.
The longest entries are WHATCHAMACALLIT at 15 letters, while the shortest come in at 2: WE and WO.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many words starting with "W" are there?+
Our dictionary lists 389 words starting with "W". They run from 2 to 7 letters, and 5-letter entries are the most common with 76 of them.
Which of these words starting with "W" scores highest in Scrabble?+
WHISKEY is the highest scorer at 20 points before board bonuses, ahead of WIZARD, WEEKDAY and WHATCHA. The list averages 10.9 points per word, and 300 of them use a letter worth four or more.
What are the shortest words starting with "W"?+
The shortest are WE and WO at 2 letters. Short words like these are the ones worth memorising — they are what let you squeeze a play into a tight board.
What are the longest words starting with "W"?+
WAFFLES, WAITERS, WAITING and WALKERS are the longest at 7 letters. 64 of these words are exactly seven letters, which clears your rack in Scrabble for the 50-point bingo bonus.
Are words starting with "W" useful in word games?+
Vowels account for 34% of the letters across this list, roughly the usual balance for English. The letters appearing in the most of these words are W, E, I. Every word here is valid in standard English dictionaries, though individual games use their own official word lists.