3,696 words

Words starting with W

3,696 words begin with W, which is 2.2% of the dictionary. 728 of them are everyday words. The longest is WAPPENSCHAWINGS at 15 letters, and the highest scoring is WHIZZBANGS at 37 points.

3,696
Words starting with W
728
Everyday words among them
15
Letters in the longest, WAPPENSCHAWINGS
4 / 4
W is worth this in Scrabble / Words With Friends

Highest scoring words starting with W

Playing off a W on the board

If there is a W already played and a free square in front of it, these are your options. Worth checking the two and three letter entries first: a short word that also forms a second word across usually beats a long one that does not.

The list

15 letter words

23

14 letter words

45

13 letter words

66

12 letter words

118

Showing 80 of 118, most familiar first.

11 letter words

230

Showing 80 of 230, most familiar first.

10 letter words

332

Showing 80 of 332, most familiar first.

9 letter words

510

Showing 80 of 510, most familiar first.

8 letter words

730

Showing 80 of 730, most familiar first.

7 letter words

687

Showing 80 of 687, most familiar first.

6 letter words

453

Showing 80 of 453, most familiar first.

5 letter words

296

Showing 26 of 296, most familiar first.

Every other letter

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