4-Letter Words Starting With W
There are 166 four-letter words starting with W in our dictionary; 128 of them are common words.
Type your own letters to find only the 4-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.
All 166 words
- whom12 points
- walk11 points
- week11 points
- work11 points
- wash10 points
- ways10 points
- what10 points
- when10 points
- wife10 points
- wish10 points
- with10 points
- warm9 points
- wide8 points
- wild8 points
- wind8 points
- word8 points
- wait7 points
- wall7 points
- want7 points
- warn7 points
- wear7 points
- well7 points
- went7 points
- were7 points
- west7 points
- will7 points
- wine7 points
- wins7 points
- wire7 points
- wise7 points
- wore7 points
- worn7 points
- whim12 points
- wake11 points
- weak11 points
- woke11 points
- wary10 points
- wave10 points
- wive10 points
- wolf10 points
- warp9 points
- wipe9 points
- worm9 points
- wrap9 points
- wade8 points
- wage8 points
- ward8 points
- weds8 points
- wing8 points
- wood8 points
- wars7 points
- wets7 points
- wont7 points
- wren7 points
- whiz19 points
- waxy17 points
- wavy13 points
- whew13 points
- whys13 points
- wick13 points
- whip12 points
- wink11 points
- woks11 points
- womb11 points
- waft10 points
- waif10 points
- whet10 points
- whir10 points
- whoa10 points
- wily10 points
- wiry10 points
- woof10 points
- wove10 points
- wows10 points
- wasp9 points
- webs9 points
- weep9 points
- wept9 points
- wisp9 points
- wads8 points
- wags8 points
- wand8 points
- weed8 points
- weld8 points
- wigs8 points
- wail7 points
- wane7 points
- wart7 points
- watt7 points
- wean7 points
- weer7 points
- wees7 points
- welt7 points
- wilt7 points
- wist7 points
- wits7 points
- woes7 points
- wool7 points
- woos7 points
- writ7 points
- wham12 points
- wimp11 points
- ware7 points
- wile7 points
- wino7 points
- wack13 points
- whey13 points
- weft10 points
- whit10 points
- wadi8 points
- wend8 points
- wale7 points
- weal7 points
- weir7 points
- wens7 points
- wuss7 points
- whop12 points
- wonk11 points
- wops9 points
- woad8 points
- wogs8 points
- wold8 points
- whee10 points
- winy10 points
- wain7 points
- wast7 points
- ween7 points
- wort7 points
- whap12 points
- weka11 points
- wynd11 points
- waws10 points
- whin10 points
- wame9 points
- wert7 points
- wite7 points
- wych15 points
- waff13 points
- wich12 points
- wady11 points
- wark11 points
- wauk11 points
- whid11 points
- whig11 points
- waly10 points
- wany10 points
- wawl10 points
- wyes10 points
- wyle10 points
- wynn10 points
- wyns10 points
- wyte10 points
- wabs9 points
- waps9 points
- waes7 points
- wair7 points
- wans7 points
- wats7 points
- waul7 points
- waur7 points
- weel7 points
- weet7 points
- wiss7 points
- wons7 points
- wost7 points
- wots7 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 166
- By usage: 100 very common, 28 common, 38 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- whiz 19
- waxy 17
- wych 15
- wack 13
- waff 13
- wavy 13
- whew 13
- whey 13
- whys 13
- wick 13
Most common
- whom
- walk
- week
- work
- wash
- ways
- what
- when
- wife
- wish
Definitions
- walk (noun)
- The act of traveling by foot.
- week (noun)
- Any period of seven consecutive days.
- work (noun)
- Activity directed toward making or doing something.
- wash (noun)
- A thin coat of water-base paint.
This page lists every one of the 166 four-letter words starting with W in our dictionary. Each word links to its own unscramble page when one exists, and the score badge shows its value with classic tiles. Common words come first, so WHOM, WALK and WEEK sit near the top while the rare entries wait further down. If you are holding a specific rack, type it into the search box and the list narrows to the words you can actually play.
How to use this page
The quickest route to an answer is the search box: enter your letters, use a question mark for a blank, and the list shrinks to the playable words. If you would rather browse, the chips below are sorted with common words first, and the related links lead to neighbouring lists for other letters and lengths.
Tips
Hooks are single letters added to the front or back of an existing word to make a new one, and they are the cheapest way to score in a crowded game. Look through the words on this page for ones that become a different valid word with one more letter, or that can be formed by extending a shorter word already on the board. Suffixes such as S, ED, ER and ING, and prefixes such as RE and UN, do most of the work. A hook lets you play a second word in parallel and collect both scores.
Questions
How many four-letter words starting with W are there?
Our dictionary has 166 four-letter words starting with W, of which 128 are common English words. The count comes from the public-domain ENABLE list, so it can differ slightly from the dictionary a particular game uses.
What is the highest-scoring word among the four-letter words starting with W?
WHIZ scores 19 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.