4 Letter Words Starting with W
There are 166 4-letter English words that start with W, from WABS to WYTE. The highest scorer in Scrabble® is WHIZ at 19 points.
Word list
W
- wabs9
- wack13
- wade8
- wadi8
- wads8
- wady11
- waes7
- waff13
- waft10
- wage8
- wags8
- waif10
- wail7
- wain7
- wair7
- wait7
- wake11
- wale7
- walk11
- wall7
- waly10
- wame9
- wand8
- wane7
- wans7
- want7
- wany10
- waps9
- ward8
- ware7
- wark11
- warm9
- warn7
- warp9
- wars7
- wart7
- wary10
- wash10
- wasp9
- wast7
- wats7
- watt7
- wauk11
- waul7
- waur7
- wave10
- wavy13
- wawl10
- waws10
- waxy17
- ways10
- weak11
- weal7
- wean7
- wear7
- webs9
- weds8
- weed8
- week11
- weel7
- ween7
- weep9
- weer7
- wees7
- weet7
- weft10
- weir7
- weka11
- weld8
- well7
- welt7
- wend8
- wens7
- went7
- wept9
- were7
- wert7
- west7
- wets7
- wham12
- whap12
- what10
- whee10
- when10
- whet10
- whew13
- whey13
- whid11
- whig11
- whim12
- whin10
- whip12
- whir10
- whit10
- whiz19
- whoa10
- whom12
- whop12
- whys13
- wich12
- wick13
- wide8
- wife10
- wigs8
- wild8
- wile7
- will7
- wilt7
- wily10
- wimp11
- wind8
- wine7
- wing8
- wink11
- wino7
- wins7
- winy10
- wipe9
- wire7
- wiry10
- wise7
- wish10
- wisp9
- wiss7
- wist7
- wite7
- with10
- wits7
- wive10
- woad8
- woes7
- wogs8
- woke11
- woks11
- wold8
- wolf10
- womb11
- wonk11
- wons7
- wont7
- wood8
- woof10
- wool7
- woos7
- wops9
- word8
- wore7
- work11
- worm9
- worn7
- wort7
- wost7
- wots7
- wove10
- wows10
- wrap9
- wren7
- writ7
- wuss7
- wych15
- wyes10
- wyle10
- wynd11
- wynn10
- wyns10
- wyte10
Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
Highest-scoring word in this list
The single highest-scoring word here in Scrabble® is whiz at 19 points (letters only, before board bonuses).
FAQs
How many 4-letter words start with W?
166 valid 4-letter English words begin with W.
Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?
Every word here comes from a standard English dictionary. UK Scrabble (Collins/SOWPODS) accepts all of them; a handful may not be legal in the North American TWL word list.