5-Letter Words Starting With W
There are 296 five-letter words starting with W in our dictionary; 199 of them are common words.
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All 296 words
- which16 points
- watch13 points
- walks12 points
- weeks12 points
- works12 points
- wheel11 points
- where11 points
- while11 points
- white11 points
- whole11 points
- whose11 points
- worry11 points
- worth11 points
- woman10 points
- women10 points
- weird9 points
- wider9 points
- words9 points
- world9 points
- would9 points
- wrong9 points
- waits8 points
- walls8 points
- wants8 points
- warns8 points
- waste8 points
- water8 points
- wears8 points
- wills8 points
- worse8 points
- worst8 points
- write8 points
- wrote8 points
- wreck14 points
- waked13 points
- whoop13 points
- witch13 points
- wakes12 points
- waved12 points
- weigh12 points
- width12 points
- woken12 points
- waves11 points
- weary11 points
- whale11 points
- wiped11 points
- witty11 points
- wives11 points
- wrath11 points
- waded10 points
- warms10 points
- warps10 points
- wipes10 points
- worms10 points
- wraps10 points
- wades9 points
- wages9 points
- winds9 points
- wings9 points
- wired9 points
- woods9 points
- wound9 points
- wines8 points
- wires8 points
- wiser8 points
- wrist8 points
- waltz17 points
- whack17 points
- whiff17 points
- waxed16 points
- waxes15 points
- whisk15 points
- wharf14 points
- wicks14 points
- whims13 points
- whips13 points
- winch13 points
- wispy13 points
- waken12 points
- weedy12 points
- widow12 points
- windy12 points
- winks12 points
- wombs12 points
- woody12 points
- wordy12 points
- wowed12 points
- wreak12 points
- wafer11 points
- wafts11 points
- waifs11 points
- waive11 points
- waver11 points
- weave11 points
- whats11 points
- wheat11 points
- whens11 points
- whets11 points
- whine11 points
- whirl11 points
- whirs11 points
- whore11 points
- wolfs11 points
- woofs11 points
- woven11 points
- wryer11 points
- waged10 points
- wasps10 points
- wedge10 points
- weeps10 points
- wince10 points
- wiper10 points
- wisps10 points
- wager9 points
- wagon9 points
- wands9 points
- waned9 points
- wards9 points
- weeds9 points
- welds9 points
- widen9 points
- wield9 points
- wilds9 points
- wined9 points
- wooed9 points
- wring9 points
- wrung9 points
- wails8 points
- waist8 points
- wanes8 points
- warts8 points
- watts8 points
- weans8 points
- weest8 points
- wells8 points
- welts8 points
- wilts8 points
- wises8 points
- wrens8 points
- wrest8 points
- writs8 points
- woozy20 points
- wacky17 points
- wimpy15 points
- wryly14 points
- whams13 points
- wimps12 points
- welsh11 points
- wares8 points
- wiles8 points
- winos8 points
- waxen15 points
- whelk15 points
- wacko14 points
- wacks14 points
- whiny14 points
- wrack14 points
- weepy13 points
- wench13 points
- whelp13 points
- wormy13 points
- wight12 points
- wanly11 points
- warty11 points
- wefts11 points
- wetly11 points
- wheal11 points
- whist11 points
- whits11 points
- whorl11 points
- wroth11 points
- wader9 points
- wadis9 points
- waled9 points
- wends9 points
- wiled9 points
- wales8 points
- weals8 points
- weirs8 points
- wooer8 points
- wonky15 points
- whops13 points
- wonks12 points
- wally11 points
- weeny11 points
- welly11 points
- willy11 points
- wodge10 points
- wised9 points
- wolds9 points
- washy14 points
- whelm13 points
- wived12 points
- whoso11 points
- withe11 points
- wussy11 points
- wains8 points
- weens8 points
- wurst8 points
- winze17 points
- wizen17 points
- webby15 points
- whomp15 points
- wacke14 points
- whish14 points
- whity14 points
- withy14 points
- whaps13 points
- whipt13 points
- wekas12 points
- wahoo11 points
- wheen11 points
- whins11 points
- weber10 points
- woops10 points
- weald9 points
- wides9 points
- woald9 points
- wirer8 points
- wirra8 points
- wools8 points
- whizz29 points
- wizes17 points
- waxer15 points
- whump15 points
- womby15 points
- waffs14 points
- wavey14 points
- whews14 points
- wheys14 points
- whoof14 points
- wifty14 points
- wrick14 points
- waddy13 points
- waspy13 points
- wecht13 points
- wedgy13 points
- welch13 points
- whamo13 points
- whaup13 points
- wheep13 points
- widdy13 points
- wiggy13 points
- waker12 points
- warks12 points
- waugh12 points
- wauks12 points
- whang12 points
- whids12 points
- whigs12 points
- wifed12 points
- wingy12 points
- wyled12 points
- wynds12 points
- wyted12 points
- waney11 points
- wawls11 points
- wenny11 points
- whirr11 points
- whort11 points
- wifes11 points
- winey11 points
- wisha11 points
- wiver11 points
- woful11 points
- wooly11 points
- woosh11 points
- wyles11 points
- wynns11 points
- wytes11 points
- wames10 points
- wamus10 points
- watap10 points
- wilco10 points
- wrapt10 points
- wared9 points
- wedel9 points
- wigan9 points
- wited9 points
- woads9 points
- wrang9 points
- wried9 points
- wairs8 points
- waler8 points
- walla8 points
- wasts8 points
- wauls8 points
- weets8 points
- wests8 points
- wists8 points
- witan8 points
- wites8 points
- wonts8 points
- worts8 points
- wrier8 points
- wries8 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 296
- By usage: 141 very common, 58 common, 97 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- whizz 29
- woozy 20
- wacky 17
- waltz 17
- whack 17
- whiff 17
- winze 17
- wizen 17
- wizes 17
- waxed 16
Most common
- which
- watch
- walks
- weeks
- works
- wheel
- where
- while
- white
- whole
Definitions
- watch (noun)
- A small portable timepiece.
- works (noun)
- Buildings for carrying on industrial labor.
- wheel (noun)
- A simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines).
- while (noun)
- A period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition.
There are 296 five-letter words starting with W, and 199 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 WHIZZ at 29 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
Read the list from the top if you want the everyday words, or jump to the quick facts for the highest scorers. Click any word with a link to see every shorter word hidden inside it. When you have a specific rack, the search box at the top filters the list down to the words you can play right now.
Tips
If you know some letters of a word and their positions, a pattern search finds it faster than scanning a list. Open the word finder, type the word with question marks for the unknown letters, and every match appears immediately. You can combine a pattern with the starts-with and ends-with filters to narrow the set further. This works for crosswords, for daily five-letter puzzles and for any tile game where a board word gives you two or three fixed letters.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words starting with W?
WHIZZ scores 29 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?
97 of the 296 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.