13 Letter Words Starting with W
There are 65 13-letter English words that start with W, ranging alphabetically from WAFFLESTOMPER to WRONGHEADEDLY. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: WELTSCHMERZES (32), WALKINGSTICKS (27), WHIPSTITCHING (27). Roughly 0% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.
Word list
W
- 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
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 | weltschmerzes | 32 | 34 |
| 2 | walkingsticks | 27 | 31 |
| 3 | whipstitching | 27 | 29 |
| 4 | wafflestomper | 26 | 29 |
| 5 | whippoorwills | 26 | 29 |
| 6 | whitewashings | 26 | 26 |
| 7 | winterization | 25 | 27 |
| 8 | wheelbarrowed | 25 | 26 |
| 9 | wrongheadedly | 25 | 26 |
| 10 | whithersoever | 25 | 24 |
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 13-letter words start with W?
65 valid 13-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).