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4-letter words starting with W

Need a 4-letter word that starts with W? Every one below is valid on Wordtide's board, the everyday words first with their tile points. There are 165 playable words with 4 letters starting with W in Wordtide's English dictionary. The highest-scoring is WHIZ, worth 17 points.

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Popular words with 4 letters starting with W

WAVE11
WHIM11
WHOM11
WIVE11
WAKE10
WALK10
WEAK10
WEEK10
WIFE10
WINK10
WOKE10
WOLF10
WOOF10
WORK10
WARM9
WARP9
WARY9
WASH9

Highest-scoring words with 4 letters starting with W

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

WHIZ17
WAXY15
WAVY13
WAFF13
WYCH13
WHEW12
WICK12
WACK12
WAVE11
WHIM11
WHOM11
WIVE11

4-letter words starting with W (165)

WABS9
WACK12
WADE8
WADI8
WADS8
WADY10
WAES7
WAFF13
WAFT10
WAGE8
WAGS8
WAIF10
WAIL7
WAIN7
WAIR7
WAIT7
WAKE10
WALE7
WALK10
WALL7
WALY9
WAME9
WAND8
WANE7
WANS7
WANT7
WANY9
WAPS9
WARD8
WARE7
WARK10
WARM9
WARN7
WARP9
WARS7
WART7
WARY9
WASH9
WASP9
WAST7
WATS7
WATT7
WAUK11
WAUL8
WAUR8
WAVE11
WAVY13
WAWL10
WAWS10
WAXY15
WAYS9
WEAK10
WEAL7
WEAN7
WEAR7
WEBS9
WEDS8
WEED8
WEEK10
WEEL7
WEEN7
WEEP9
WEER7
WEES7
WEET7
WEFT10
WEIR7
WEKA10
WELD8
WELL7
WELT7
WEND8
WENS7
WENT7
WEPT9
WERE7
WERT7
WEST7
WETS7
WHAM11
WHAP11
WHAT9
WHEE9
WHEN9
WHET9
WHEW12
WHEY11
WHID10
WHIG10
WHIM11
WHIN9
WHIP11
WHIR9
WHIT9
WHIZ17
WHOA9
WHOM11
WHOP11
WHYS11
WICH11
WICK12
WIDE8
WIFE10
WIGS8
WILD8
WILE7
WILL7
WILT7
WILY9
WIMP11
WIND8
WINE7
WING8
WINK10
WINO7
WINS7
WINY9
WIPE9
WIRE7
WIRY9
WISE7
WISH9
WISP9
WISS7
WIST7
WITH9
WITS7
WIVE11
WOAD8
WOES7
WOGS8
WOKE10
WOKS10
WOLD8
WOLF10
WOMB11
WONK10
WONT7
WOOD8
WOOF10
WOOL7
WOOS7
WORD8
WORE7
WORK10
WORM9
WORN7
WOVE11
WOWS10
WRAP9
WREN7
WRIT7
WUSS8
WYCH13
WYES9
WYLE9
WYND10
WYNN9
WYNS9
WYTE9

The 160 most common shown, 5 rarer words not listed. All 4-letter words

How common are they?

165 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.10%) are with 4 letters starting with W. Most of them, 165, have 4 letters.

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Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there with 4 letters starting with W?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 165 words with 4 letters starting with W.

What is the highest-scoring word with 4 letters starting with W?

WHIZ, worth 17 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: WAXY (15), WAVY (13) and WAFF (13).

What are the most common words with 4 letters starting with W?

WAVE, WHIM, WHOM, WIVE, WAKE and WALK. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

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Play these words on the shared board

Wordtide is a free word game on one endless board shared by players around the world. Build off anyone's words, claim bonus squares and grow your own island: no download, no sign-up. Every word on this page is valid in the English world.

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