5-Letter Words Starting With W and Ending in K

There are 7 five-letter words starting with W and ending in K, and 6 of them are words you would expect to see in everyday writing. The rest are technical terms, plurals, variant spellings and the odd loanword, all of which are legal in most tile games. The highest-scoring entry is WHACK at 17 points. Scan the common words first, then dip into the rare ones when the board leaves you no other option.

How to use this page

Use this list in two ways. Browse it to learn the words that start with W and end in K, common ones first, or search it by typing your own letters, with question marks for blanks, to see only the words you can make. Every word shows its classic tile score, and linked words open a page with all their sub-words.

Tips

A word list is also a study tool. Reading through the five-letter words starting with W and ending in K once or twice is enough to make the unusual ones familiar, and familiarity is what lets you spot a play under time pressure. Try covering the list and writing down as many as you can, then compare. Use the definitions on this page to attach meaning to the words you did not know, since a word with a meaning sticks far better than a string of letters. Return to the list after a few days and repeat.

Questions

What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words starting with W and ending in K?

WHACK scores 17 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?

1 of the 7 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.