13 Letter Words Containing W
There are 227 13-letter English words that contain W, from ACKNOWLEDGING to YELLOWTHROATS. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: JABBERWOCKIES (33), WELTSCHMERZES (32), SWITCHBACKING (30). Roughly 2% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.
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- CARRYFORWARDS25 pts
- CAULIFLOWERET21 pts
- CHOWDERHEADED27 pts
- CHURCHWARDENS27 pts
- CLAPPERCLAWED25 pts
- COMMONWEALTHS25 pts
- COMPANIONWAYS25 pts
- CONGRESSWOMAN21 pts
- CONGRESSWOMEN21 pts
- CORDWAINERIES19 pts
- COUNTERPOWERS20 pts
- COUNTERWEIGHT22 pts
- COUNTERWORLDS19 pts
- CROWDEDNESSES20 pts
- CRUISERWEIGHT22 pts
- CUCKOOFLOWERS27 pts
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- SCHOOLFELLOWS24 pts
- SCRAWNINESSES18 pts
- SCREENWRITERS18 pts
- SCRIPTWRITERS20 pts
- SEAWORTHINESS19 pts
- SHADOWINESSES20 pts
- SHALLOWNESSES19 pts
- SNOWBOARDINGS20 pts
- SNOWMOBILINGS21 pts
- SNOWMOBILISTS20 pts
- SORROWFULNESS19 pts
- SOUTHEASTWARD20 pts
- SOUTHERNWOODS20 pts
- SOUTHWESTERLY22 pts
- SOUTHWESTWARD23 pts
- SPEECHWRITERS23 pts
- SPORTSWRITERS18 pts
- SPORTSWRITING19 pts
- STRAIGHTAWAYS23 pts
- STREETWALKERS20 pts
- STREETWALKING21 pts
- SUPERHIGHWAYS28 pts
- SUPERPOWERFUL23 pts
- SWARTHINESSES19 pts
- SWASHBUCKLERS27 pts
- SWASHBUCKLING28 pts
- SWINISHNESSES19 pts
- SWITCHBACKING30 pts
- SWITCHGRASSES22 pts
- SWORDSMANSHIP24 pts
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- WAFFLESTOMPER26 pts
- WAGGISHNESSES21 pts
- WAINSCOTTINGS19 pts
- WAKEFULNESSES23 pts
- WALKINGSTICKS27 pts
- WALLYDRAIGLES21 pts
- WARMONGERINGS20 pts
- WASHABILITIES21 pts
- WASPISHNESSES21 pts
- WATERCOLORIST18 pts
- WATERFLOODING21 pts
- WATERFOWLINGS23 pts
- WATERLESSNESS16 pts
- WATERMANSHIPS23 pts
- WATERPROOFERS21 pts
- WATERPROOFING22 pts
- WATERTHRUSHES22 pts
- WAYWARDNESSES23 pts
- WEALTHINESSES19 pts
- WEARABILITIES18 pts
- WEARISOMENESS18 pts
- WEATHERBOARDS22 pts
- WEATHERCASTER21 pts
- WEATHERPERSON21 pts
- WEATHERPROOFS24 pts
- WEIGHTINESSES20 pts
- WEIGHTLIFTERS23 pts
- WEIGHTLIFTING24 pts
- WEISENHEIMERS21 pts
- WELCOMENESSES20 pts
- WELTERWEIGHTS23 pts
- WELTSCHMERZES32 pts
- WETTABILITIES18 pts
- WHEELBARROWED25 pts
- WHIGMALEERIES22 pts
- WHIMSICALNESS23 pts
- WHIPPOORWILLS26 pts
- WHIPSTITCHING27 pts
- WHISTLEBLOWER24 pts
- WHITEWASHINGS26 pts
- WHITHERSOEVER25 pts
- WHOLESOMENESS21 pts
- WILLFULNESSES19 pts
- WILLINGNESSES17 pts
- WIMPISHNESSES23 pts
- WINSOMENESSES18 pts
- WINTERBERRIES18 pts
- WINTERIZATION25 pts
- WISHFULNESSES22 pts
- WISTFULNESSES19 pts
- WITENAGEMOTES19 pts
- WITHDRAWNNESS23 pts
- WITLESSNESSES16 pts
- WOEBEGONENESS19 pts
- WOLFISHNESSES22 pts
- WOLLASTONITES16 pts
- WOMANLINESSES18 pts
- WONDERFULNESS20 pts
- WOOLGATHERERS20 pts
- WOOLGATHERING21 pts
- WORKABILITIES22 pts
- WORLDLINESSES17 pts
- WORRISOMENESS18 pts
- WORTHLESSNESS19 pts
- WRONGHEADEDLY25 pts
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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 | jabberwockies | 33 | 38 |
| 2 | weltschmerzes | 32 | 34 |
| 3 | switchbacking | 30 | 34 |
| 4 | pasqueflowers | 30 | 33 |
| 5 | overbejeweled | 29 | 34 |
| 6 | unbowdlerized | 29 | 33 |
| 7 | swashbuckling | 28 | 33 |
| 8 | newsmagazines | 28 | 32 |
| 9 | superhighways | 28 | 28 |
| 10 | cuckooflowers | 27 | 31 |
FAQs
How many 13-letter words contain W?
227 valid 13-letter English words contain the letters 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).