5 Letter Words Starting with W
There are 296 5-letter English words that start with W, from WACKE to WYTES. The highest scorer in Scrabble® is WHIZZ at 29 points.
Word list
W
- wacke14
- wacko14
- wacks14
- wacky17
- waddy13
- waded10
- wader9
- wades9
- wadis9
- wafer11
- waffs14
- wafts11
- waged10
- wager9
- wages9
- wagon9
- wahoo11
- waifs11
- wails8
- wains8
- wairs8
- waist8
- waits8
- waive11
- waked13
- waken12
- waker12
- wakes12
- waled9
- waler8
- wales8
- walks12
- walla8
- walls8
- wally11
- waltz17
- wames10
- wamus10
- wands9
- waned9
- wanes8
- waney11
- wanly11
- wants8
- wards9
- wared9
- wares8
- warks12
- warms10
- warns8
- warps10
- warts8
- warty11
- washy14
- wasps10
- waspy13
- waste8
- wasts8
- watap10
- watch13
- water8
- watts8
- waugh12
- wauks12
- wauls8
- waved12
- waver11
- waves11
- wavey14
- wawls11
- waxed16
- waxen15
- waxer15
- waxes15
- weald9
- weals8
- weans8
- wears8
- weary11
- weave11
- webby15
- weber10
- wecht13
- wedel9
- wedge10
- wedgy13
- weeds9
- weedy12
- weeks12
- weens8
- weeny11
- weeps10
- weepy13
- weest8
- weets8
- wefts11
- weigh12
- weird9
- weirs8
- wekas12
- welch13
- welds9
- wells8
- welly11
- welsh11
- welts8
- wench13
- wends9
- wenny11
- wests8
- wetly11
- whack17
- whale11
- whamo13
- whams13
- whang12
- whaps13
- wharf14
- whats11
- whaup13
- wheal11
- wheat11
- wheel11
- wheen11
- wheep13
- whelk15
- whelm13
- whelp13
- whens11
- where11
- whets11
- whews14
- wheys14
- which16
- whids12
- whiff17
- whigs12
- while11
- whims13
- whine11
- whins11
- whiny14
- whips13
- whipt13
- whirl11
- whirr11
- whirs11
- whish14
- whisk15
- whist11
- white11
- whits11
- whity14
- whizz29
- whole11
- whomp15
- whoof14
- whoop13
- whops13
- whore11
- whorl11
- whort11
- whose11
- whoso11
- whump15
- wicks14
- widdy13
- widen9
- wider9
- wides9
- widow12
- width12
- wield9
- wifed12
- wifes11
- wifty14
- wigan9
- wiggy13
- wight12
- wilco10
- wilds9
- wiled9
- wiles8
- wills8
- willy11
- wilts8
- wimps12
- wimpy15
- wince10
- winch13
- winds9
- windy12
- wined9
- wines8
- winey11
- wings9
- wingy12
- winks12
- winos8
- winze17
- wiped11
- wiper10
- wipes10
- wired9
- wirer8
- wires8
- wirra8
- wised9
- wiser8
- wises8
- wisha11
- wisps10
- wispy13
- wists8
- witan8
- witch13
- wited9
- wites8
- withe11
- withy14
- witty11
- wived12
- wiver11
- wives11
- wizen17
- wizes17
- woads9
- woald9
- wodge10
- woful11
- woken12
- wolds9
- wolfs11
- woman10
- wombs12
- womby15
- women10
- wonks12
- wonky15
- wonts8
- woods9
- woody12
- wooed9
- wooer8
- woofs11
- wools8
- wooly11
- woops10
- woosh11
- woozy20
- words9
- wordy12
- works12
- world9
- worms10
- wormy13
- worry11
- worse8
- worst8
- worth11
- worts8
- would9
- wound9
- woven11
- wowed12
- wrack14
- wrang9
- wraps10
- wrapt10
- wrath11
- wreak12
- wreck14
- wrens8
- wrest8
- wrick14
- wried9
- wrier8
- wries8
- wring9
- wrist8
- write8
- writs8
- wrong9
- wrote8
- wroth11
- wrung9
- wryer11
- wryly14
- wurst8
- wussy11
- wyled12
- wyles11
- wynds12
- wynns11
- wyted12
- wytes11
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 whizz at 29 points (letters only, before board bonuses).
FAQs
How many 5-letter words start with W?
296 valid 5-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.