12-Letter Words With W
There are 440 twelve-letter words containing W in our dictionary; 169 of them are common words.
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All 440 words
- acknowledged24 points
- overwhelming24 points
- acknowledges23 points
- interviewing19 points
- workstations19 points
- heavyweights28 points
- shipwrecking27 points
- whitewashing25 points
- commonwealth24 points
- corkscrewing24 points
- wisecracking24 points
- foreshadowed23 points
- lightweights23 points
- overshadowed23 points
- paperweights23 points
- praiseworthy23 points
- switchboards23 points
- wheelbarrows23 points
- wristwatches23 points
- marshmallows22 points
- overcrowding22 points
- overthrowing22 points
- watermarking22 points
- wholehearted22 points
- brainwashing21 points
- cartwheeling21 points
- housewarming21 points
- overpowering21 points
- screwdrivers21 points
- wastebaskets21 points
- waterproofed21 points
- bewilderment20 points
- cauliflowers20 points
- wallpapering20 points
- withstanding20 points
- interweaving19 points
- scriptwriter19 points
- breadwinners18 points
- eyewitnesses18 points
- interviewers18 points
- northwestern18 points
- southwestern18 points
- bittersweets17 points
- strawberries17 points
- unanswerable17 points
- underwriting17 points
- intertwining16 points
- stewardesses16 points
- underwritten16 points
- wildernesses16 points
- superhighway27 points
- westernizing25 points
- countrywoman22 points
- countrywomen22 points
- freewheeling22 points
- servicewoman22 points
- servicewomen22 points
- sleepwalking22 points
- weightlifter22 points
- windbreakers22 points
- heartwarming21 points
- snowmobiling20 points
- ghostwriters19 points
- snowboarding19 points
- warmongering19 points
- groundswells17 points
- nonrenewable17 points
- stonewalling16 points
- bushwhacking30 points
- bushwhackers29 points
- shadowboxing29 points
- bowdlerizing28 points
- weatherizing28 points
- horsewhipped26 points
- swashbuckler26 points
- weathercocks26 points
- wheelwrights25 points
- whimsicality25 points
- whippoorwill25 points
- backwardness24 points
- companionway24 points
- henceforward24 points
- pennyweights24 points
- spacewalking24 points
- bantamweight23 points
- birdwatchers23 points
- flamethrower23 points
- middleweight23 points
- scrimshawing23 points
- switchblades23 points
- watchfulness23 points
- weatherproof23 points
- otherworldly22 points
- straightaway22 points
- welterweight22 points
- woodcarvings22 points
- councilwoman21 points
- councilwomen21 points
- disemboweled21 points
- latticeworks21 points
- mulligatawny21 points
- newspaperman21 points
- newspapermen21 points
- semiweeklies21 points
- sleepwalkers21 points
- wretchedness21 points
- clownishness20 points
- ghostwriting20 points
- downloadable19 points
- ghostwritten19 points
- minesweepers19 points
- streetwalker19 points
- wrongfulness19 points
- caterwauling18 points
- cowardliness18 points
- interviewees18 points
- southwesters18 points
- swallowtails18 points
- unworthiness18 points
- wainscotings18 points
- wainscotting18 points
- wastefulness18 points
- contrariwise17 points
- screenwriter17 points
- watercourses17 points
- underwriters16 points
- unwieldiness16 points
- prizewinning27 points
- backwoodsman26 points
- backwoodsmen26 points
- churchwarden26 points
- yellowhammer25 points
- creditworthy24 points
- microwavable24 points
- downshifting23 points
- showstopping23 points
- showstoppers22 points
- speechwriter22 points
- underwhelmed22 points
- weightlessly22 points
- carriageways21 points
- weatherboard21 points
- overwintered19 points
- steelworkers19 points
- snowboarders18 points
- bewitchingly26 points
- prizewinners26 points
- workingwoman25 points
- workingwomen25 points
- deathwatches24 points
- microbrewery24 points
- whiffletrees24 points
- pieceworkers23 points
- schoolfellow23 points
- twelvemonths23 points
- floorwalkers22 points
- grandnephews22 points
- metalworking22 points
- newsweeklies22 points
- whippletrees22 points
- lukewarmness21 points
- metalworkers21 points
- glassblowing19 points
- nonflowering19 points
- flawlessness18 points
- glassblowers18 points
- northwesters18 points
- unlawfulness18 points
- sportswriter17 points
- pasqueflower29 points
- newsmagazine27 points
- cuckooflower26 points
- walkingstick26 points
- worshipfully26 points
- shadowgraphs25 points
- whipstitches25 points
- cabbageworms24 points
- collywobbles24 points
- pickerelweed24 points
- unnewsworthy24 points
- athwartships23 points
- clapperclaws23 points
- cracklewares23 points
- nightwalkers23 points
- thimbleweeds23 points
- whencesoever23 points
- whortleberry23 points
- dwarfishness22 points
- foreshadower22 points
- gillyflowers22 points
- thoroughwort22 points
- unwaveringly22 points
- globeflowers21 points
- shrewishness21 points
- strawflowers21 points
- whitethroats21 points
- witchgrasses21 points
- workableness21 points
- wrathfulness21 points
- wunderkinder21 points
- yellowthroat21 points
- entranceways20 points
- glassworkers20 points
- warehouseman20 points
- warehousemen20 points
- whoremasters20 points
- wisenheimers20 points
- betweentimes19 points
- bladderworts19 points
- counterblows19 points
- leatherwoods19 points
- steerageways19 points
- swelteringly19 points
- trestleworks19 points
- underpowered19 points
- weatherglass19 points
- withoutdoors19 points
- battlewagons18 points
- disallowance18 points
- underdrawers17 points
- granitewares16 points
- inwardnesses16 points
- swingletrees16 points
- tweedinesses16 points
- untowardness16 points
- wondrousness16 points
- stalwartness15 points
- wollastonite15 points
- lacquerworks30 points
- journeyworks29 points
- switchbacked29 points
- shadowgraphy28 points
- windjammings28 points
- bowdlerizers27 points
- swashbuckled27 points
- watchmakings27 points
- wheezinesses27 points
- chuckawallas26 points
- highbrowisms26 points
- kwashiorkors26 points
- lacquerwares26 points
- postworkshop26 points
- swashbuckles26 points
- whipstitched26 points
- workmanships26 points
- zwitterionic26 points
- bullwhipping25 points
- chowderheads25 points
- horsewhipper25 points
- marshmallowy25 points
- overwithheld25 points
- overwithhold25 points
- quartersawed25 points
- showmanships25 points
- trackwalkers25 points
- wherethrough25 points
- woodchoppers25 points
- benchwarmers24 points
- bewitchments24 points
- carryforward24 points
- cochairwoman24 points
- cochairwomen24 points
- fellowshiped24 points
- flowcharting24 points
- kitchenwares24 points
- pawnbrokings24 points
- watchdogging24 points
- wherewithals24 points
- whisperingly24 points
- whitewashers24 points
- withdrawable24 points
- woodworkings24 points
- wordsmithery24 points
- workaholisms24 points
- cabinetworks23 points
- followership23 points
- misknowledge23 points
- overweighing23 points
- overweighted23 points
- pennywhistle23 points
- powerbrokers23 points
- spacewalkers23 points
- wharfmasters23 points
- widowerhoods23 points
- wildfowlings23 points
- wisecrackers23 points
- bewilderedly22 points
- bewitcheries22 points
- lawbreakings22 points
- microbrewing22 points
- passageworks22 points
- racewalkings22 points
- schwarmereis22 points
- thitherwards22 points
- waterfowling22 points
- watermanship22 points
- wickednesses22 points
- woodshedding22 points
- empowerments21 points
- freewheelers21 points
- handwringing21 points
- hornswoggled21 points
- meadowsweets21 points
- microbrewers21 points
- multiwarhead21 points
- noteworthily21 points
- overborrowed21 points
- overbrowsing21 points
- plasterworks21 points
- playwritings21 points
- shittimwoods21 points
- stewardships21 points
- supergrowths21 points
- swaggeringly21 points
- swordplayers21 points
- typewritings21 points
- waterfowlers21 points
- whigmaleerie21 points
- whoremongers21 points
- woodenheaded21 points
- brainwashers20 points
- candlepowers20 points
- cartwheelers20 points
- counterflows20 points
- counterviews20 points
- downwardness20 points
- handwringers20 points
- handwritings20 points
- hornswoggles20 points
- interworking20 points
- minesweeping20 points
- needleworker20 points
- newspapering20 points
- overswinging20 points
- preinterview20 points
- renewability20 points
- superlawyers20 points
- superpowered20 points
- unanswerably20 points
- undergrowths20 points
- underweights20 points
- unreviewable20 points
- wallydraigle20 points
- waterflooded20 points
- waterproofer20 points
- waterskiings20 points
- weathercasts20 points
- weisenheimer20 points
- windsurfings20 points
- womanishness20 points
- betweenbrain19 points
- bowdlerising19 points
- breadwinning19 points
- counterpower19 points
- disbowelling19 points
- disendowment19 points
- foreswearing19 points
- freewritings19 points
- intergrowths19 points
- interwrought19 points
- netherworlds19 points
- newswritings19 points
- nonyellowing19 points
- overstrewing19 points
- overwatering19 points
- shrewdnesses19 points
- snowmobilers19 points
- snowmobilist19 points
- southernwood19 points
- superweapons19 points
- swampinesses19 points
- swankinesses19 points
- thistledowns19 points
- trellisworks19 points
- unwashedness19 points
- weaklinesses19 points
- windlestraws19 points
- wobblinesses19 points
- woodcuttings19 points
- woolgatherer19 points
- worklessness19 points
- airworthiest18 points
- counterworld18 points
- earthenwares18 points
- fallownesses18 points
- hollownesses18 points
- lawfulnesses18 points
- multitowered18 points
- oversweetens18 points
- owlishnesses18 points
- presweetened18 points
- reinterviews18 points
- springwaters18 points
- swainishness18 points
- sweepingness18 points
- upwardnesses18 points
- waterishness18 points
- waterlogging18 points
- wearifulness18 points
- wienerwursts18 points
- wifelinesses18 points
- witenagemote18 points
- witenagemots18 points
- woefulnesses18 points
- worthinesses18 points
- brawninesses17 points
- callownesses17 points
- groundwaters17 points
- mellownesses17 points
- rowanberries17 points
- screwinesses17 points
- sewabilities17 points
- songwritings17 points
- watercoolers17 points
- watercresses17 points
- drowsinesses16 points
- growlinesses16 points
- intertwisted16 points
- nonlandowner16 points
- outwrestling16 points
- sweaterdress16 points
- tawdrinesses16 points
- towardliness16 points
- unwontedness16 points
- westernising16 points
- winglessness16 points
- wintergreens16 points
- wontednesses16 points
- woodennesses16 points
- wordlessness16 points
- earwitnesses15 points
- narrownesses15 points
- sallownesses15 points
- stonewallers15 points
- sweatinesses15 points
- unwarinesses15 points
- wantonnesses15 points
- waterinesses15 points
- wintrinesses15 points
- woollinesses15 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 440
- By usage: 50 very common, 119 common, 271 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- bushwhacking 30
- lacquerworks 30
- bushwhackers 29
- journeyworks 29
- pasqueflower 29
- shadowboxing 29
- switchbacked 29
- bowdlerizing 28
- heavyweights 28
- shadowgraphy 28
Most common
- acknowledged
- overwhelming
- acknowledges
- interviewing
- workstations
- heavyweights
- shipwrecking
- whitewashing
- commonwealth
- corkscrewing
Definitions
- acknowledged (adjective)
- Recognized or made known or admitted.
- overwhelming (adjective)
- So strong as to be irresistible.
- commonwealth (noun)
- The official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico).
Below you will find all 440 twelve-letter words containing W from our dictionary, grouped in one list with the common words first. Each chip shows the word and its classic tile score, and a small dot marks the words that appear in everyday English. ACKNOWLEDGED, OVERWHELMING and ACKNOWLEDGES are typical of the familiar entries. To check which of these you can spell right now, enter your letters in the box above and press search.
How to use this page
To use this page, start with the search box. Type the letters on your rack, add a question mark for each blank, and press search. The tool keeps this page's constraint and returns only the words you can spell. Below the box, the full list is arranged with common words first, followed by the quick facts, definitions and related lists.
Tips
Every score badge on this page is the sum of the tile values in the word, with no board multipliers applied. Classic tiles value the common letters at one point and the awkward letters higher, up to ten for Q and Z. Blank tiles score nothing. The actual points you earn depend on where the word lands, so a modest word on a double-word square beats a high-value word on plain squares. Use the badges to compare words quickly, then check the board for the multiplier that changes the picture.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the twelve-letter words containing W?
BUSHWHACKING scores 30 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.
Why are some of these words unfamiliar?
271 of the 440 words on this page are tagged rare, meaning they fall outside the usual spell-check vocabulary. They are still real words, and many are legal plays, but you should expect a challenge if someone asks you to define them.