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11 Letter Words Starting with W

There are 227 11-letter English words that start with W, ranging alphabetically from WACKINESSES to WRONGNESSES. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: WELTSCHMERZ (30), WINDJAMMING (27), WICKERWORKS (27). The longest entry here is WACKINESSES at 11 letters.

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W

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.

#WordScrabbleWWF
1weltschmerz3032
2windjamming2734
3wickerworks2728
4weatherized2726
5windjammers2631
6watchmaking2629
7weatherizes2625
8workbenches2527
9workmanship2527
10watchmakers2526

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 11-letter words start with W?

227 valid 11-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).

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