10 Letter Words Starting with W
There are 328 10-letter English words that start with W, ranging alphabetically from WADSETTING to WYLIECOATS. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: WHIZZBANGS (37), WICKERWORK (26), WINDJAMMER (25). The list is ordered alphabetically; use the filter box below to jump to a specific starting letter.
Word list
W
- WADSETTING15 pts
- WAGEWORKER21 pts
- WAGONETTES14 pts
- WAINSCOTED16 pts
- WAINWRIGHT20 pts
- WAISTBANDS16 pts
- WAISTCOATS15 pts
- WAISTLINES13 pts
- WAITPERSON15 pts
- WAITRESSED14 pts
- WAITRESSES13 pts
- WALKABOUTS19 pts
- WALKATHONS20 pts
- WALLBOARDS16 pts
- WALLFLOWER19 pts
- WALLPAPERS17 pts
- WAMPISHING21 pts
- WAMPUMPEAG22 pts
- WANDERINGS15 pts
- WANDERLUST14 pts
- WANTONNESS13 pts
- WAPENTAKES19 pts
- WARBONNETS15 pts
- WARDENRIES14 pts
- WARDENSHIP19 pts
- WARDRESSES14 pts
- WAREHOUSED17 pts
- WAREHOUSER16 pts
- WAREHOUSES16 pts
- WARINESSES13 pts
- WARLORDISM16 pts
- WARMNESSES15 pts
- WARMONGERS16 pts
- WARRANTEES13 pts
- WARRANTERS13 pts
- WARRANTIES13 pts
- WARRANTING14 pts
- WARRANTORS13 pts
- WASHATERIA16 pts
- WASHBASINS18 pts
- WASHBOARDS19 pts
- WASHCLOTHS21 pts
- WASHETERIA16 pts
- WASHHOUSES19 pts
- WASHSTANDS17 pts
- WASSAILERS13 pts
- WASSAILING14 pts
- WASTEFULLY19 pts
- WASTELANDS14 pts
- WASTEPAPER17 pts
- WASTEWATER16 pts
- WATCHABLES20 pts
- WATCHBANDS21 pts
- WATCHCASES20 pts
- WATCHCRIES20 pts
- WATCHFULLY24 pts
- WATCHMAKER24 pts
- WATCHTOWER21 pts
- WATCHWORDS22 pts
- WATERBIRDS16 pts
- WATERBORNE15 pts
- WATERBUCKS21 pts
- WATERCOLOR15 pts
- WATERCRAFT18 pts
- WATERCRESS15 pts
- WATERFALLS16 pts
- WATERFLOOD17 pts
- WATERFOWLS19 pts
- WATERFRONT16 pts
- WATERINESS13 pts
- WATERLEAFS16 pts
- WATERLINES13 pts
- WATERMARKS19 pts
- WATERMELON15 pts
- WATERPOWER18 pts
- WATERPROOF18 pts
- WATERSCAPE17 pts
- WATERSHEDS17 pts
- WATERSIDES14 pts
- WATERSPOUT15 pts
- WATERTIGHT17 pts
- WATERWEEDS17 pts
- WATERWHEEL19 pts
- WATERWORKS20 pts
- WATERZOOIS22 pts
- WATTLEBIRD16 pts
- WATTMETERS15 pts
- WAVEGUIDES18 pts
- WAVELENGTH20 pts
- WAVELESSLY19 pts
- WAVERINGLY20 pts
- WAVESHAPES21 pts
- WAVINESSES16 pts
- WAXBERRIES22 pts
- WAXINESSES20 pts
- WEAKFISHES23 pts
- WEAKLINESS17 pts
- WEAKNESSES17 pts
- WEALTHIEST16 pts
- WEAPONLESS15 pts
- WEAPONRIES15 pts
- WEARIFULLY19 pts
- WEASELLING14 pts
- WEATHERING17 pts
- WEATHERIZE25 pts
- WEATHERMAN18 pts
- WEATHERMEN18 pts
- WEAVERBIRD19 pts
- WEEKENDERS18 pts
- WEEKENDING19 pts
- WEEKNIGHTS21 pts
- WEIGHTIEST17 pts
- WEIGHTLESS17 pts
- WEIMARANER15 pts
- WELFARISMS18 pts
- WELFARISTS16 pts
- WELLNESSES13 pts
- WELLSPRING16 pts
- WENTLETRAP15 pts
- WEREWOLVES19 pts
- WESTERLIES13 pts
- WESTERNERS13 pts
- WESTERNISE13 pts
- WESTERNIZE22 pts
- WHALEBACKS24 pts
- WHALEBOATS18 pts
- WHALEBONES18 pts
- WHARFINGER20 pts
- WHATNESSES16 pts
- WHATSOEVER19 pts
- WHEELBASES18 pts
- WHEELCHAIR21 pts
- WHEELHORSE19 pts
- WHEELHOUSE19 pts
- WHEELWORKS23 pts
- WHEEZINESS25 pts
- WHENSOEVER19 pts
- WHEREABOUT18 pts
- WHEREFORES19 pts
- WHETSTONES16 pts
- WHICKERING23 pts
- WHIMPERING21 pts
- WHINSTONES16 pts
- WHIPLASHES21 pts
- WHIPSAWING22 pts
- WHIPSTITCH23 pts
- WHIPSTOCKS24 pts
- WHIRLIGIGS18 pts
- WHIRLPOOLS18 pts
- WHIRLWINDS20 pts
- WHIRLYBIRD22 pts
- WHISPERERS18 pts
- WHISPERING19 pts
- WHISTLINGS17 pts
- WHITEBAITS18 pts
- WHITEBEARD19 pts
- WHITEFACES21 pts
- WHITEFLIES19 pts
- WHITEHEADS20 pts
- WHITENINGS17 pts
- WHITESMITH21 pts
- WHITETAILS16 pts
- WHITEWALLS19 pts
- WHITEWINGS20 pts
- WHITEWOODS20 pts
- WHITTLINGS17 pts
- WHIZZBANGS37 pts
- WHODUNNITS17 pts
- WHOLESALED17 pts
- WHOLESALER16 pts
- WHOLESALES16 pts
- WHOMSOEVER21 pts
- WHOREHOUSE19 pts
- WICKEDNESS20 pts
- WICKERWORK26 pts
- WIDEAWAKES21 pts
- WIDENESSES14 pts
- WIDESPREAD17 pts
- WIDOWHOODS21 pts
- WIFELINESS16 pts
- WIGWAGGING20 pts
- WILDCATTED17 pts
- WILDCATTER16 pts
- WILDEBEEST16 pts
- WILDERMENT16 pts
- WILDERNESS14 pts
- WILDFLOWER20 pts
- WILDFOWLER20 pts
- WILDNESSES14 pts
- WILINESSES13 pts
- WILLEMITES15 pts
- WILLINGEST14 pts
- WILLOWIEST16 pts
- WILLOWLIKE20 pts
- WILLOWWARE19 pts
- WILLPOWERS18 pts
- WINDBLASTS16 pts
- WINDBREAKS20 pts
- WINDBURNED17 pts
- WINDCHILLS19 pts
- WINDFLOWER20 pts
- WINDHOVERS20 pts
- WINDJAMMER25 pts
- WINDLASSED15 pts
- WINDLASSES14 pts
- WINDLESSLY17 pts
- WINDMILLED17 pts
- WINDOWLESS17 pts
- WINDOWPANE19 pts
- WINDOWSILL17 pts
- WINDROWING18 pts
- WINDSCREEN16 pts
- WINDSHIELD18 pts
- WINDSTORMS16 pts
- WINDSURFED18 pts
- WINDTHROWS20 pts
- WINEGROWER17 pts
- WINEMAKERS19 pts
- WINEMAKING20 pts
- WINGSPREAD17 pts
- WINTERIEST13 pts
- WINTERIZED23 pts
- WINTERIZES22 pts
- WINTERKILL17 pts
- WINTERTIDE14 pts
- WINTERTIME15 pts
- WINTRINESS13 pts
- WIREDRAWER17 pts
- WIREHAIRED17 pts
- WIRELESSED14 pts
- WIRELESSES13 pts
- WIREPHOTOS18 pts
- WIRETAPPED18 pts
- WIRETAPPER17 pts
- WIRINESSES13 pts
- WISECRACKS21 pts
- WISENESSES13 pts
- WITCHCRAFT23 pts
- WITCHERIES18 pts
- WITCHGRASS19 pts
- WITCHWEEDS22 pts
- WITHDRAWAL20 pts
- WITHERITES16 pts
- WITHHOLDER20 pts
- WITHSTANDS17 pts
- WITNESSING14 pts
- WITTICISMS17 pts
- WIZARDRIES23 pts
- WOBBLINESS17 pts
- WOEFULLEST16 pts
- WOEFULNESS16 pts
- WOLFFISHES22 pts
- WOLFHOUNDS20 pts
- WOLFRAMITE18 pts
- WOLFSBANES18 pts
- WOLVERINES16 pts
- WOMANHOODS19 pts
- WOMANISHLY21 pts
- WOMANISING16 pts
- WOMANIZERS24 pts
- WOMANIZING25 pts
- WOMANLIEST15 pts
- WOMANPOWER20 pts
- WOMENFOLKS22 pts
- WONDERLAND15 pts
- WONDERMENT16 pts
- WONDERWORK21 pts
- WONDROUSLY17 pts
- WONTEDNESS14 pts
- WOODBLOCKS22 pts
- WOODCARVER19 pts
- WOODCHUCKS25 pts
- WOODCRAFTS19 pts
- WOODCUTTER16 pts
- WOODENHEAD18 pts
- WOODENNESS14 pts
- WOODENWARE17 pts
- WOODLANDER15 pts
- WOODPECKER22 pts
- WOODSTOVES17 pts
- WOODWORKER21 pts
- WOOLLINESS13 pts
- WORDLESSLY17 pts
- WORDMONGER17 pts
- WORDSMITHS19 pts
- WORKAHOLIC22 pts
- WORKBASKET23 pts
- WORKFORCES22 pts
- WORKHORSES20 pts
- WORKHOUSES20 pts
- WORKINGMAN20 pts
- WORKINGMEN20 pts
- WORKPEOPLE21 pts
- WORKPIECES21 pts
- WORKPLACES21 pts
- WORKSHEETS20 pts
- WORKTABLES19 pts
- WORLDLIEST14 pts
- WORLDLINGS15 pts
- WORLDVIEWS20 pts
- WORNNESSES13 pts
- WORRIMENTS15 pts
- WORRYWARTS19 pts
- WORSHIPERS18 pts
- WORSHIPFUL21 pts
- WORSHIPING19 pts
- WORSHIPPED21 pts
- WORSHIPPER20 pts
- WORTHINESS16 pts
- WORTHWHILE22 pts
- WRAITHLIKE20 pts
- WRAPAROUND16 pts
- WRATHFULLY22 pts
- WRESTLINGS14 pts
- WRETCHEDER19 pts
- WRETCHEDLY22 pts
- WRIGGLIEST15 pts
- WRINKLIEST17 pts
- WRISTBANDS16 pts
- WRISTLOCKS19 pts
- WRISTWATCH21 pts
- WRONGDOERS15 pts
- WRONGDOING16 pts
- WRONGFULLY20 pts
- WULFENITES16 pts
- WUNDERKIND19 pts
- WYANDOTTES17 pts
- WYLIECOATS18 pts
Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
Top 10 highest-scoring words
Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.
| # | Word | Scrabble | WWF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | whizzbangs | 37 | 39 |
| 2 | wickerwork | 26 | 27 |
| 3 | windjammer | 25 | 30 |
| 4 | womanizing | 25 | 29 |
| 5 | woodchucks | 25 | 27 |
| 6 | wheeziness | 25 | 25 |
| 7 | weatherize | 25 | 24 |
| 8 | watchfully | 24 | 26 |
| 9 | whalebacks | 24 | 26 |
| 10 | womanizers | 24 | 26 |
Strategy for this list
W is worth 4 in Scrabble and starts ~2,500 words. W has strong two-letter plays (WE, WO) and hooks to common short words for premium scoring. W-openers with premium potential include WHIZZ, WOOZY, WAXY. In Wordle, W is common in position 1 (WORLD, WHILE, WATCH) and one of the strongest tests for early-round letter isolation.
FAQs
How many 10-letter words start with W?
328 valid 10-letter English words begin with W in the ENABLE English word list.
Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?
Words on this page come from the ENABLE English word list. UK Scrabble (Collins Scrabble Words) accepts the overwhelming majority; a handful may not be legal in the North American NASPA Word List (NWL2023).