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5-letter words starting with W

Need a 5-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 295 playable words with 5 letters starting with W in Wordtide's English dictionary. The highest-scoring is WHIZZ, worth 26 points.

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Popular words with 5 letters starting with W

WHICH14
WAVED13
WRECK13
WAKED12
WATCH12
WAVES12
WHOOP12
WITCH12
WIVES12
WAKES11
WALKS11
WEEKS11
WEIGH11
WIDTH11
WIPED11
WOKEN11
WORKS11
WADED10

Highest-scoring words with 5 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.

WHIZZ26
WOOZY18
WALTZ16
WHIFF16
WINZE16
WIZEN16
WIZES16
WAXED15
WHACK15
WACKY15
WHUMP15
WHICH14

5-letter words starting with W (295)

WACKO13
WACKS13
WACKY15
WADED10
WADES9
WAFER11
WAFTS11
WAGED10
WAGER9
WAGES9
WAGON9
WAIFS11
WAILS8
WAIST8
WAITS8
WAIVE12
WAKED12
WAKEN11
WAKES11
WALKS11
WALLS8
WALTZ16
WANDS9
WANED9
WANES8
WANTS8
WARDS9
WARMS10
WARNS8
WARPS10
WARTS8
WASPS10
WASTE8
WATCH12
WATER8
WATTS8
WAVED13
WAVER12
WAVES12
WAXED15
WAXEN14
WAXES14
WEANS8
WEARS8
WEARY10
WEAVE12
WEDGE10
WEEDS9
WEEDY11
WEEKS11
WEEPS10
WEEPY12
WEEST8
WEFTS11
WEIGH11
WEIRD9
WELDS9
WELLS8
WELTS8
WENCH12
WHACK15
WHALE10
WHAMS12
WHARF13
WHATS10
WHEAT10
WHEEL10
WHELK13
WHELP12
WHENS10
WHERE10
WHETS10
WHICH14
WHIFF16
WHILE10
WHIMS12
WHINE10
WHINY12
WHIPS12
WHIRL10
WHIRR10
WHIRS10
WHISK13
WHITE10
WHIZZ26
WHOLE10
WHOOP12
WHOSE10
WICKS13
WIDEN9
WIDER9
WIDOW12
WIDTH11
WIELD9
WIGHT11
WILDS9
WILLS8
WILTS8
WIMPS12
WIMPY14
WINCE10
WINCH12
WINDS9
WINDY11
WINED9
WINES8
WINGS9
WINKS11
WIPED11
WIPER10
WIPES10
WIRED9
WIRES8
WISER8
WISES8
WISPS10
WISPY12
WITCH12
WITTY10
WIVES12
WOKEN11
WOLFS11
WOMAN10
WOMBS12
WOMEN10
WOODS9
WOODY11
WOOED9
WOOFS11
WOOZY18
WORDS9
WORDY11
WORKS11
WORLD9
WORMS10
WORMY12
WORRY10
WORSE8
WORST8
WORTH10
WOULD10
WOUND10
WOVEN12
WOWED12
WRACK13
WRAPS10
WRATH10
WREAK11
WRECK13
WRENS8
WREST8
WRING9
WRIST8
WRITE8
WRITS8
WRONG9
WROTE8
WRUNG10
WRYER10
WRYLY12

The 160 most common shown, 135 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

How common are they?

295 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.18%) are with 5 letters starting with W. Most of them, 295, have 5 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 5 letters starting with W?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 295 words with 5 letters starting with W.

What is the highest-scoring word with 5 letters starting with W?

WHIZZ, worth 26 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: WOOZY (18), WALTZ (16) and WHIFF (16).

What are the most common words with 5 letters starting with W?

WHICH, WAVED, WRECK, WAKED, WATCH and WAVES. 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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