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5-Letter Words Starting With W and Ending in T

There are 13 five-letter words starting with W and ending in T in our dictionary; 9 of them are common words.

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All 13 words

  • worst8 points
  • wrist8 points
  • wheat11 points
  • waist8 points
  • weest8 points
  • wrest8 points
  • wight12 points
  • whist11 points
  • wurst8 points
  • whipt13 points
  • wecht13 points
  • whort11 points
  • wrapt10 points

Quick facts

  • Total words: 13
  • By usage: 6 very common, 3 common, 4 rare

Highest scoring (classic tiles)

  1. wecht 13
  2. whipt 13
  3. wight 12
  4. wheat 11
  5. whist 11
  6. whort 11
  7. wrapt 10
  8. waist 8
  9. weest 8
  10. worst 8

Most common

  1. worst
  2. wrist
  3. wheat
  4. waist
  5. weest
  6. wrest
  7. wight
  8. whist
  9. wurst
  10. whipt

Definitions

worst (adjective)
(superlative of ‘bad’) most wanting in quality or value or condition.
wrist (noun)
A joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones.
wheat (noun)
Annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains.
waist (noun)
The narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips.

Below you will find all 13 five-letter words starting with W and ending in T 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. WORST, WRIST and WHEAT 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

Use this list in two ways. Browse it to learn the words that start with W and end in T, 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 balanced rack has roughly three vowels and four consonants, and a lopsided rack is the most common reason players get stuck. If you are drowning in vowels, look for the words on this page with the most vowels and use them to reset. If you have too many consonants, a word with a single vowel will do the same job. When you cannot find a decent play, it is often better to swap tiles or play a short word that dumps the surplus than to force a poor score and keep the bad rack.

Questions

How many five-letter words starting with W and ending in T are there?

Our dictionary has 13 five-letter words starting with W and ending in T, of which 9 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 five-letter words starting with W and ending in T?

WECHT scores 13 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.

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