4-Letter Words With W
There are 345 four-letter words containing W in our dictionary; 254 of them are common words.
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All 345 words
- whom12 points
- knew11 points
- know11 points
- walk11 points
- week11 points
- work11 points
- away10 points
- flew10 points
- flow10 points
- show10 points
- view10 points
- wash10 points
- ways10 points
- what10 points
- when10 points
- wife10 points
- wish10 points
- with10 points
- blow9 points
- warm9 points
- down8 points
- draw8 points
- drew8 points
- grew8 points
- grow8 points
- owed8 points
- wide8 points
- wild8 points
- wind8 points
- word8 points
- laws7 points
- news7 points
- owes7 points
- slow7 points
- town7 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
- chew12 points
- whim12 points
- wake11 points
- weak11 points
- woke11 points
- flaw10 points
- wary10 points
- wave10 points
- wive10 points
- wolf10 points
- yawn10 points
- blew9 points
- bowl9 points
- cows9 points
- crew9 points
- swam9 points
- swap9 points
- swim9 points
- swum9 points
- warp9 points
- wipe9 points
- worm9 points
- wrap9 points
- dawn8 points
- glow8 points
- gown8 points
- wade8 points
- wage8 points
- ward8 points
- weds8 points
- wing8 points
- wood8 points
- lawn7 points
- owns7 points
- rows7 points
- snow7 points
- twin7 points
- wars7 points
- wets7 points
- wont7 points
- wren7 points
- whiz19 points
- waxy17 points
- hawk14 points
- jaws14 points
- wavy13 points
- whew13 points
- whys13 points
- wick13 points
- chow12 points
- gawk12 points
- whip12 points
- kiwi11 points
- skew11 points
- wink11 points
- woks11 points
- womb11 points
- avow10 points
- awry10 points
- fawn10 points
- fowl10 points
- hews10 points
- howl10 points
- hows10 points
- sway10 points
- thaw10 points
- vows10 points
- waft10 points
- waif10 points
- whet10 points
- whir10 points
- whoa10 points
- wily10 points
- wiry10 points
- woof10 points
- wove10 points
- wows10 points
- yews10 points
- yowl10 points
- bawl9 points
- bows9 points
- brew9 points
- brow9 points
- caws9 points
- claw9 points
- crow9 points
- meow9 points
- mews9 points
- mows9 points
- pawn9 points
- paws9 points
- pews9 points
- plow9 points
- prow9 points
- spew9 points
- swab9 points
- wasp9 points
- webs9 points
- weep9 points
- wept9 points
- wisp9 points
- awed8 points
- gnaw8 points
- lewd8 points
- swig8 points
- twig8 points
- wads8 points
- wags8 points
- wand8 points
- weed8 points
- weld8 points
- wigs8 points
- anew7 points
- awes7 points
- ewes7 points
- lows7 points
- newt7 points
- owls7 points
- saws7 points
- sewn7 points
- sews7 points
- slew7 points
- sown7 points
- sows7 points
- stew7 points
- stow7 points
- swan7 points
- swat7 points
- tows7 points
- twee7 points
- twos7 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
- jowl14 points
- wham12 points
- wimp11 points
- twit7 points
- ware7 points
- wile7 points
- wino7 points
- wack13 points
- whey13 points
- dewy11 points
- haws10 points
- weft10 points
- whit10 points
- yawl10 points
- yaws10 points
- clew9 points
- cowl9 points
- craw9 points
- maws9 points
- mewl9 points
- pawl9 points
- scow9 points
- swag8 points
- wadi8 points
- wend8 points
- awls7 points
- ewer7 points
- slaw7 points
- wale7 points
- weal7 points
- weir7 points
- wens7 points
- wuss7 points
- phew12 points
- whop12 points
- dhow11 points
- wonk11 points
- gawp10 points
- wops9 points
- woad8 points
- wogs8 points
- wold8 points
- nowt7 points
- swot7 points
- twat7 points
- bawd10 points
- shew10 points
- thew10 points
- whee10 points
- winy10 points
- awns7 points
- trow7 points
- twas7 points
- wain7 points
- wast7 points
- ween7 points
- wort7 points
- chaw12 points
- gowk12 points
- whap12 points
- yawp12 points
- cwms11 points
- weka11 points
- wynd11 points
- frow10 points
- hwan10 points
- shaw10 points
- waws10 points
- whin10 points
- ywis10 points
- braw9 points
- smew9 points
- wame9 points
- daws8 points
- dews8 points
- alow7 points
- enow7 points
- iwis7 points
- lwei7 points
- taws7 points
- wert7 points
- wite7 points
- wych15 points
- howk14 points
- jews14 points
- jows14 points
- howf13 points
- waff13 points
- cowy12 points
- dawk12 points
- wich12 points
- wady11 points
- wark11 points
- wauk11 points
- whid11 points
- whig11 points
- awny10 points
- hewn10 points
- howe10 points
- towy10 points
- vaws10 points
- vrow10 points
- waly10 points
- wany10 points
- wawl10 points
- wyes10 points
- wyle10 points
- wynn10 points
- wyns10 points
- wyte10 points
- yowe10 points
- yows10 points
- blaw9 points
- gowd9 points
- mawn9 points
- mown9 points
- plew9 points
- pows9 points
- swob9 points
- swop9 points
- wabs9 points
- waps9 points
- dawt8 points
- dows8 points
- awee7 points
- awol7 points
- lowe7 points
- lown7 points
- nows7 points
- owse7 points
- raws7 points
- sawn7 points
- snaw7 points
- staw7 points
- tews7 points
- twae7 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: 345
- By usage: 197 very common, 57 common, 91 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- whiz 19
- waxy 17
- wych 15
- hawk 14
- howk 14
- jaws 14
- jews 14
- jowl 14
- jows 14
- howf 13
Most common
- whom
- knew
- know
- walk
- week
- work
- away
- flew
- flow
- show
Definitions
- know (noun)
- The fact of being aware of information that is known to few people.
- 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.
The four-letter words that contain the letter W number 345 in our dictionary. About 254 of them are common, which is the group most players will recognise on sight, and the remainder are rarer words that still count in the majority of games. The list is complete, computed from the full word list rather than typed by hand, so you can trust that nothing is missing. The best scorer is WHIZ, at 19 points.
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
A blank tile is the most powerful piece on your rack because it stands in for any letter. When you search this list with a blank, the tool underlines the letter the blank replaced so you know which tile to lay down. Spend a blank only when it unlocks a long word or a premium square; using it for a three-letter play is almost always a waste. If you hold two blanks, look for a word from this list that needs both, because a seven-tile play with the bonus outscores nearly everything else.
Questions
How many four-letter words containing W are there?
Our dictionary has 345 four-letter words containing W, of which 254 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 containing 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.