5-Letter Words Starting With W
There are 296 five-letter words that start with W in our word list. The most common are WRITE, WATCH and WATER.
WHIZZ scores the most in Scrabble, at 29 points. The most common start is WA-, with 74 words. For Wordle, WRITE is a strong guess here because it tests five different letters.
- Words
- 296
- Top score
- WHIZZ · 29
- Groups
- 8
Common 5-letter words starting with W and their meanings
- write8 pts
- verb: produce a literary work
- watch13 pts
- verb: look attentively
- water8 pts
- noun: binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid
- world9 pts
- noun: everything that exists anywhere
- woman10 pts
- noun: an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
- whole11 pts
- adjective: including all components without exception
- white11 pts
- adjective: being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness
- words9 pts
- noun: the words that are spoken
- worry11 pts
- verb: be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
- wrong9 pts
- adjective: not correct
- woods9 pts
- noun: the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
- wheel11 pts
- 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…
Definitions from WordNet®, Princeton University.
All 296 5-letter words starting with W
Numbers show Scrabble points.
Starting with WA 74
- wacke14
- wacko14
- wacks14
- wacky17
- waddy13
- waded10
- wader9
- wades9
- wadis9
- wafer11
- waffs14
- wafts11
- waged10
- wager9
- wages9
- wagon9
- wahoo11
- waifs11
- wails8
- wains8
- wairs8
- waist8
- waits8
- waive11
- waked13
- waken12
- waker12
- wakes12
- waled9
- waler8
- wales8
- walks12
- walla8
- walls8
- wally11
- waltz17
- wames10
- wamus10
- wands9
- waned9
- wanes8
- waney11
- wanly11
- wants8
- wards9
- wared9
- wares8
- warks12
- warms10
- warns8
- warps10
- warts8
- warty11
- washy14
- wasps10
- waspy13
- waste8
- wasts8
- watap10
- watch13
- water8
- watts8
- waugh12
- wauks12
- wauls8
- waved12
- waver11
- waves11
- wavey14
- wawls11
- waxed16
- waxen15
- waxer15
- waxes15
Starting with WE 37
- weald9
- weals8
- weans8
- wears8
- weary11
- weave11
- webby15
- weber10
- wecht13
- wedel9
- wedge10
- wedgy13
- weeds9
- weedy12
- weeks12
- weens8
- weeny11
- weeps10
- weepy13
- weest8
- weets8
- wefts11
- weigh12
- weird9
- weirs8
- wekas12
- welch13
- welds9
- wells8
- welly11
- welsh11
- welts8
- wench13
- wends9
- wenny11
- wests8
- wetly11
Starting with WH 54
- whack17
- whale11
- whamo13
- whams13
- whang12
- whaps13
- wharf14
- whats11
- whaup13
- wheal11
- wheat11
- wheel11
- wheen11
- wheep13
- whelk15
- whelm13
- whelp13
- whens11
- where11
- whets11
- whews14
- wheys14
- which16
- whids12
- whiff17
- whigs12
- while11
- whims13
- whine11
- whins11
- whiny14
- whips13
- whipt13
- whirl11
- whirr11
- whirs11
- whish14
- whisk15
- whist11
- white11
- whits11
- whity14
- whizz29
- whole11
- whomp15
- whoof14
- whoop13
- whops13
- whore11
- whorl11
- whort11
- whose11
- whoso11
- whump15
Starting with WI 61
- wicks14
- widdy13
- widen9
- wider9
- wides9
- widow12
- width12
- wield9
- wifed12
- wifes11
- wifty14
- wigan9
- wiggy13
- wight12
- wilco10
- wilds9
- wiled9
- wiles8
- wills8
- willy11
- wilts8
- wimps12
- wimpy15
- wince10
- winch13
- winds9
- windy12
- wined9
- wines8
- winey11
- wings9
- wingy12
- winks12
- winos8
- winze17
- wiped11
- wiper10
- wipes10
- wired9
- wirer8
- wires8
- wirra8
- wised9
- wiser8
- wises8
- wisha11
- wisps10
- wispy13
- wists8
- witan8
- witch13
- wited9
- wites8
- withe11
- withy14
- witty11
- wived12
- wiver11
- wives11
- wizen17
- wizes17
Starting with WO 39
- woads9
- woald9
- wodge10
- woful11
- woken12
- wolds9
- wolfs11
- woman10
- wombs12
- womby15
- women10
- wonks12
- wonky15
- wonts8
- woods9
- woody12
- wooed9
- wooer8
- woofs11
- wools8
- wooly11
- woops10
- woosh11
- woozy20
- words9
- wordy12
- works12
- world9
- worms10
- wormy13
- worry11
- worse8
- worst8
- worth11
- worts8
- would9
- wound9
- woven11
- wowed12
Starting with WR 23
- wrack14
- wrang9
- wraps10
- wrapt10
- wrath11
- wreak12
- wreck14
- wrens8
- wrest8
- wrick14
- wried9
- wrier8
- wries8
- wring9
- wrist8
- write8
- writs8
- wrong9
- wrote8
- wroth11
- wrung9
- wryer11
- wryly14
Starting with WU 2
- wurst8
- wussy11
Starting with WY 6
- wyled12
- wyles11
- wynds12
- wynns11
- wyted12
- wytes11
Frequently asked questions
How many 5-letter words starting with W are there?
There are 296 five-letter words that start with W in the ENABLE word list, which is widely used for word games.
What is the highest-scoring 5-letter word starting with W in Scrabble?
WHIZZ is for the highest score at 29 points, before any board bonuses.
What are some common 5-letter words starting with W?
Common examples include WRITE, WATCH, WATER, WORLD, WOMAN and WHOLE.
Which 5-letter words starting with W end in Y?
41 of them end in Y, including WORRY, WEARY, WITTY and WINDY.
Can I use these words in Wordle?
Many of them are accepted as Wordle guesses, but Wordle answers are usually common words like WRITE, WATCH and WATER. Use our Wordle Helper to filter by your green, yellow and gray letters.