Word lists

5 Letter Words Starting With W

There are 400 5 letter words starting with W. The highest scoring in Scrabble is WHIZZ at 29 points, ahead of WAQFS at 20. 3 of them contain no vowel at all.

The List

There are 400 5 letter words with W as the first letter. The highest scoring is WHIZZ at 29 points in Scrabble. 3 of them contain no vowel at all: WRYLY, WYNDS, WYNNS.

Most common words first, then the rest A to Z.

WHICHWOULDWORLDWHEREWOMENWHILEWATERWHITEWRITEWORKSWATCHWORDSWHOLEWEEKSWOMANWROTEWRONGWORTHWHOSEWASTEWANTSWALESWHEELWIDTHWORSTWINGSWORSEWALLSWOODSWELLSWORRYWINDSWEIRDWAVESWANNAWINESWAGESWHEATWIREDWIDERWALKSWATTSWELSHWITCHWHATSWRISTWIVESWHALEWOUNDWIRESWAGONWAISTWEBERWILLSWOODYWOVENWORMSWIDOWWEIGHWEDGEWELCHWRAPSWARNSWEEDSWRATHWRECKWAREZWAITSWEARSWHARFWIGHTWINDYWEAVEWACKYWAIVEWARDSWITTYWALTZWIGANWEARYWAFERWALLAWIPEDWALLYWAGERWIPESWALDOWIPERWARESWIDENWARTSWICCAWINCHWAACSWACKEWACKOWACKSWADDSWADDYWADEDWADERWADESWADISWADTSWAFFSWAFTSWAGEDWAGGAWAGYUWAHOOWAIDEWAIFSWAIFTWAILSWAINSWAIRSWAITEWAKASWAKEDWAKENWAKERWAKESWAKFSWALDSWALEDWALERWALISWALTYWAMEDWAMESWAMUSWANDSWANEDWANESWANEYWANGSWANLEWANLYWANTYWANZEWAQFSWARBSWARBYWAREDWARKSWARMSWARPSWARREWARSTWARTYWASESWASHYWASPSWASPYWASTSWATAPWAUFFWAUGHWAUKSWAULKWAULSWAURSWAVEDWAVERWAVEYWAWASWAWESWAWLSWAXEDWAXENWAXERWAXESWAYEDWAZIRWAZOOWEALDWEALSWEAMBWEANSWEBBYWECHTWEDELWEDGYWEEDYWEEKEWEELSWEEMSWEENSWEENYWEEPSWEEPYWEESTWEETEWEETSWEFTEWEFTSWEIDSWEILSWEIRSWEISEWEIZEWEKASWELDSWELKEWELKSWELKTWELLYWELTSWEMBSWENCHWENDSWENGEWENNYWENTSWEROSWERSHWESTSWETASWETLYWEXEDWEXESWHACKWHAMOWHAMSWHANGWHAPSWHAREWHATAWHAUPWHAURWHEALWHEARWHEENWHEEPWHEFTWHELKWHELMWHELPWHENSWHETSWHEWSWHEYSWHIDSWHIFFWHIFTWHIGSWHILKWHIMSWHINEWHINSWHINYWHIOSWHIPSWHIPTWHIRLWHIRRWHIRSWHISHWHISKWHISSWHISTWHITSWHITYWHIZZWHOMPWHOOFWHOOPWHOOTWHOPSWHORLWHORTWHOSOWHUMPWHUPSWICKSWICKYWIDDYWIDESWIELDWIELSWIFEDWIFESWIFEYWIFIEWIFTYWIGGAWIGGYWIKISWILCOWILDSWILEDWILESWILGAWILISWILJAWILTSWIMPSWIMPYWINCEWINEDWINEYWINGEWINGYWINKSWINNAWINNSWINOSWINZEWIRERWIRRAWISEDWISERWISESWISHAWISHTWISPSWISPYWISTSWITANWITEDWITESWITHEWITHSWITHYWIVEDWIVERWIZENWIZESWOADSWOALDWOCKSWODGEWOFULWOKENWOKKAWOLDSWOLFSWOLLYWOLVEWOMBSWOMBYWOMYNWONGAWONGIWONKSWONKYWONTSWOOEDWOOERWOOFSWOOFYWOOLDWOOLSWOOLYWOONSWOOPSWOOSEWOOSHWOOTZWOOZYWORDYWORMYWORTSWOWEDWOWEEWOXENWRACKWRANGWRAPTWRASTWRATEWRAWLWREAKWRENSWRESTWRICKWRIEDWRIERWRIESWRINGWRITSWROKEWROOTWROTHWRUNGWRYERWRYLYWUDUSWULLSWURSTWUSESWUSHUWUSSYWUXIAWYLEDWYLESWYNDSWYNNSWYTEDWYTES

Common 5 Letter Words Starting With W And What They Mean

The most familiar words on this page and what they mean. Tap any word for its full entry, score and anagrams.

  • WORLD noun everything that exists anywhere
  • WHILE noun a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
  • WATER noun binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid
  • WHITE adjective being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness
  • WRITE verb produce a literary work
  • WORKS noun buildings for carrying on industrial labor
  • WATCH verb look attentively
  • WORDS noun the words that are spoken
  • WHOLE adjective including all components without exception
  • WEEKS noun form of WEEK: any period of seven consecutive days

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Other Letters

A · B · C · D · E · F · G · H · I · J · K · L · M · N · O · P · Q · R · S · T · U · V · W · X · Y · Z

Or the other end: 5 letter words ending with W.

Every list on the site is in the pattern index, and the Word Unscrambler answers any letters you have in hand.

Free word games new puzzle every day