Words that start with W
There are 5,629 words that start with W in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is WHIZZINGLY at 38 points. They run from 2 to 15 letters, 8-letter words are the biggest group with 1,076, and the average one scores 15.4 points.
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W is a four-point tile that opens the classic wh question words and pairs neatly with R at the start. W starts 2.1% of the 269,870 words in the dictionary, the 19th largest share of the 26 letters. The longest run to 15 letters (27 words), WARMHEARTEDNESS among them. Two-letter words starting with W: WE and WO.
Words that start with W in numbers
- Words
- 5,629
- Highest scoring
- WHIZZINGLY 38 pts
- Average score
- 15.4 pts
- Longest
- WARMHEARTEDNESS 15 letters
- 22
- 345
- 4211
- 5400
- 6627
- 7958
- 81,076
- 9888
- 10609
- 11404
- 12203
- 13116
- 1463
- 1527
Highest-scoring words that start with w
| Word | Score | Length |
|---|---|---|
| whizzingly | 38 | 10 |
| whizzbangs | 37 | 10 |
| whizzbang | 36 | 9 |
| wazzocks | 35 | 8 |
| wazzock | 34 | 7 |
| whizzings | 34 | 9 |
| whizziest | 33 | 9 |
| whizzing | 33 | 8 |
| whizzy | 33 | 6 |
| weltschmerzes | 32 | 13 |
Words that start with W (5,629)
These 300 of the 5,629 are a spread sample: the 50 highest scoring first, then words taken in turn from every length (2 to 15 letters); within each, words with a dictionary definition come first. The solver above searches all of them for your tiles, and the full list is in the free JSON API.
15-letter words 8
14-letter words 13
13-letter words 20
12-letter words 25
11-letter words 26
10-letter words 26
9-letter words 26
8-letter words 26
7-letter words 26
6-letter words 26
5-letter words 26
4-letter words 26
Frequently asked questions
How many words start with W?
5,629 words in Unscrambly's list start with W. 400 of them have five letters, 958 have seven and 2 have two.
What is the best W word for Scrabble?
WHIZZINGLY scores 38 points before bonus squares. Next come WHIZZBANGS (37), WHIZZBANG (36) and WAZZOCKS (35). Across all 5,629, the average is 15.4 points.
What two-letter words start with W?
WE and WO: 2 in total. Two-letter words are the easiest way to score on a crowded board.
How many 5 letter words start with W?
400. Five letters is the Wordle length, and every one of them is on the 5 letter words starting with W list, where WHIZZ scores highest at 29 points.