4 Letter Words Starting with W
There are 166 4-letter English words that start with W, ranging alphabetically from WABS to WYTE. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: WHIZ (19), WAXY (17), WYCH (15). Average word length in this list is 4 letters.
Word list
W
- WABS9 pts
- WACK13 pts
- WADE8 pts
- WADI8 pts
- WADS8 pts
- WADY11 pts
- WAES7 pts
- WAFF13 pts
- WAFT10 pts
- WAGE8 pts
- WAGS8 pts
- WAIF10 pts
- WAIL7 pts
- WAIN7 pts
- WAIR7 pts
- WAIT7 pts
- WAKE11 pts
- WALE7 pts
- WALK11 pts
- WALL7 pts
- WALY10 pts
- WAME9 pts
- WAND8 pts
- WANE7 pts
- WANS7 pts
- WANT7 pts
- WANY10 pts
- WAPS9 pts
- WARD8 pts
- WARE7 pts
- WARK11 pts
- WARM9 pts
- WARN7 pts
- WARP9 pts
- WARS7 pts
- WART7 pts
- WARY10 pts
- WASH10 pts
- WASP9 pts
- WAST7 pts
- WATS7 pts
- WATT7 pts
- WAUK11 pts
- WAUL7 pts
- WAUR7 pts
- WAVE10 pts
- WAVY13 pts
- WAWL10 pts
- WAWS10 pts
- WAXY17 pts
- WAYS10 pts
- WEAK11 pts
- WEAL7 pts
- WEAN7 pts
- WEAR7 pts
- WEBS9 pts
- WEDS8 pts
- WEED8 pts
- WEEK11 pts
- WEEL7 pts
- WEEN7 pts
- WEEP9 pts
- WEER7 pts
- WEES7 pts
- WEET7 pts
- WEFT10 pts
- WEIR7 pts
- WEKA11 pts
- WELD8 pts
- WELL7 pts
- WELT7 pts
- WEND8 pts
- WENS7 pts
- WENT7 pts
- WEPT9 pts
- WERE7 pts
- WERT7 pts
- WEST7 pts
- WETS7 pts
- WHAM12 pts
- WHAP12 pts
- WHAT10 pts
- WHEE10 pts
- WHEN10 pts
- WHET10 pts
- WHEW13 pts
- WHEY13 pts
- WHID11 pts
- WHIG11 pts
- WHIM12 pts
- WHIN10 pts
- WHIP12 pts
- WHIR10 pts
- WHIT10 pts
- WHIZ19 pts
- WHOA10 pts
- WHOM12 pts
- WHOP12 pts
- WHYS13 pts
- WICH12 pts
- WICK13 pts
- WIDE8 pts
- WIFE10 pts
- WIGS8 pts
- WILD8 pts
- WILE7 pts
- WILL7 pts
- WILT7 pts
- WILY10 pts
- WIMP11 pts
- WIND8 pts
- WINE7 pts
- WING8 pts
- WINK11 pts
- WINO7 pts
- WINS7 pts
- WINY10 pts
- WIPE9 pts
- WIRE7 pts
- WIRY10 pts
- WISE7 pts
- WISH10 pts
- WISP9 pts
- WISS7 pts
- WIST7 pts
- WITE7 pts
- WITH10 pts
- WITS7 pts
- WIVE10 pts
- WOAD8 pts
- WOES7 pts
- WOGS8 pts
- WOKE11 pts
- WOKS11 pts
- WOLD8 pts
- WOLF10 pts
- WOMB11 pts
- WONK11 pts
- WONS7 pts
- WONT7 pts
- WOOD8 pts
- WOOF10 pts
- WOOL7 pts
- WOOS7 pts
- WOPS9 pts
- WORD8 pts
- WORE7 pts
- WORK11 pts
- WORM9 pts
- WORN7 pts
- WORT7 pts
- WOST7 pts
- WOTS7 pts
- WOVE10 pts
- WOWS10 pts
- WRAP9 pts
- WREN7 pts
- WRIT7 pts
- WUSS7 pts
- WYCH15 pts
- WYES10 pts
- WYLE10 pts
- WYND11 pts
- WYNN10 pts
- WYNS10 pts
- WYTE10 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 | whiz | 19 | 18 |
| 2 | waxy | 17 | 16 |
| 3 | wych | 15 | 14 |
| 4 | wack | 13 | 14 |
| 5 | wick | 13 | 14 |
| 6 | waff | 13 | 13 |
| 7 | wavy | 13 | 13 |
| 8 | whew | 13 | 12 |
| 9 | whey | 13 | 11 |
| 10 | whys | 13 | 11 |
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 4-letter words start with W?
166 valid 4-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).