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Things that start with W

Here are 91 things that start with W, sorted into 14 groups: animals, foods, plants, objects, clothes, toys and games, musical instruments, vehicles, places, nature words, weather words, body parts, jobs and colors. The biggest group is objects, with 28. The longest word is WHIPPOORWILL (12 letters), and WHIPPOORWILL scores the most on the board: 24 points.

Animals that start with W (16)

  • WALLABY14
  • WALRUS10
  • WARTHOG13
  • WEASEL9
  • WEEVIL13
  • WHELP12
  • WHIPPOORWILL24
  • WILDEBEEST16
  • WOLF10
  • WOLFHOUND19
  • WOMBAT13
  • WOODCHUCK23
  • WOODCOCK19
  • WOODPECKER21
  • WOODWORM17
  • WORM9

Foods that start with W (4)

  • WAFFLE15
  • WALNUT10
  • WHITEFISH19
  • WINDFALL15

Plants that start with W (9)

  • WALLFLOWER19
  • WATERCRESS15
  • WATERMELON15
  • WHEAT10
  • WILDFLOWER20
  • WINTERGREEN15
  • WISTERIA11
  • WOODBINE14
  • WORMWOOD17

Objects that start with W (28)

  • WALL7
  • WALLET9
  • WAND8
  • WARDROBE14
  • WAREHOUSE15
  • WARHEAD13
  • WARMER11
  • WASHROOM15
  • WEAPONRY15
  • WHARF13
  • WHEEL10
  • WHEELCHAIR19
  • WICK12
  • WILDCAT13
  • WINCH12
  • WINDMILL14
  • WINDOW13
  • WINDSCREEN16
  • WINDSHIELD17
  • WIRE7
  • WOODWORK18
  • WOOF10
  • WOOL7
  • WORKPLACE19
  • WORKSHOP18
  • WORKSTATION17
  • WREATH11
  • WRECKAGE17

All 28 objects that start with W

Clothes that start with W (4)

  • WAISTCOAT14
  • WIG7
  • WINDBREAKER20
  • WRAPPER14

Toys and Games that start with W (1)

  • WICKET14

Musical Instruments that start with W (1)

  • WOODWIND16

Vehicles that start with W (3)

  • WAGON9
  • WARSHIP14
  • WHEELBARROW21

Places that start with W (1)

  • WASTELAND13

Nature Words that start with W (8)

  • WATERFALL15
  • WEB8
  • WILLOW12
  • WONDERLAND15
  • WOOD8
  • WOODLAND13
  • WORLD9
  • WORMHOLE15

Weather Words that start with W (5)

  • WEATHER12
  • WHIFF16
  • WHIRLWIND18
  • WIND8
  • WINDY11

Body Parts that start with W (2)

  • WAIST8
  • WRIST8

Jobs that start with W (8)

  • WAITER9
  • WAITRESS11
  • WASHER11
  • WEAVER13
  • WELDER10
  • WORKER12
  • WRECKER15
  • WRITER9

Colors that start with W (1)

  • WHITE10

What these W words mean

WOLF
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that…
WORM
any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla…
WEASEL
small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body and neck
WAFFLE
pancake batter baked in a waffle iron
WALNUT
nut of any of various walnut trees having a wrinkled two-lobed seed with a hard shell
WINDFALL
fruit that has fallen from the tree
WHEAT
annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
WATERMELON
an African melon
WORMWOOD
any of several low composite herbs of the genera Artemisia or Seriphidium
WINDOW
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall…
WALL
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness
WHEEL
a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can…

Short definitions from WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).

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What is a thing that starts with W?

WINDOW, WOLF, WHEAT and WORLD are everyday things that start with W. This page lists 91, in 14 groups.

What is the longest thing that starts with W here?

WHIPPOORWILL, with 12 letters. The highest-scoring one on Wordtide's board is WHIPPOORWILL, worth 24 points before bonus squares.

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