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Words containing W

Words that have the letter W anywhere in them: handy when a board square or a clue gives you one letter to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 11,144 playable words containing W in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. The highest-scoring is SHOWBIZZY, worth 34 points.

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Popular words containing W

STRAIGHTFORWARD25
ACKNOWLEDGING24
EXPRESSWAYS24
OVERWHELMING24
WHOLEHEARTEDLY24
ACKNOWLEDGED23
EXPRESSWAY23
OVERWHELMED23
ACKNOWLEDGES22
NOTWITHSTANDING22
WHICHEVER22
ACKNOWLEDGE21
EVERYWHERE21
OVERWHELMS21
WITHDRAWING21
WONDERFULLY21
BACKWARDS20
DRAWBACKS20

Highest-scoring words containing W

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

SHOWBIZZY34
WHIZZBANGS34
WHIZZBANG33
SHOWBIZZES33
JABBERWOCKY33
JABBERWOCKIES33
BUZZWORDS32
BUZZWORD31
BUZZWIGS31
OVERBEJEWELED31
WHIZZING30
BUZZWIG30

2-letter words containing W (4)

3-letter words containing W (85)

AWE6
AWL6
BOW8
CAW8
COW8
DEW7
EWE6
FEW9
HAW8
HEW8
HOW8
JAW14
JEW14
LAW6
LOW6
MAW8
MEW8
MOW8
NEW6
NOW6
OWE6
OWL6
OWN6
PAW8
PEW8
RAW6
ROW6
SAW6
SEW6
SOW6
TOW6
TWO6
VOW10
WAD7
WAG7
WAN6
WAR6
WAS6
WAX12
WAY8
WEB8
WED7
WEE6
WEN6
WET6
WHO8
WHY10
WIG7
WIN6
WIT6
WIZ14
WOE6
WOK9
WON6
WOO6
WOT6
WOW9
WRY8
YAW8
YEW8

The 60 most common shown, 25 rarer words not listed. All 3-letter words

4-letter words containing W (343)

AWAY9
BLEW9
BLOW9
BOWL9
CHEW11
COWS9
CREW9
DAWN8
DOWN8
DRAW8
DREW8
FLAW10
FLEW10
FLOW10
GLOW8
GOWN8
GREW8
GROW8
KIWI10
KNEW10
KNOW10
MEOW9
OWED8
SHOW9
SWAM9
SWAP9
SWIM9
SWUM10
VIEW11
WADE8
WAGE8
WAKE10
WALK10
WAND8
WARD8
WARM9
WARP9
WARY9
WASH9
WAVE11
WAYS9
WEAK10
WEEK10
WHAT9
WHEN9
WHIM11
WHOM11
WIFE10
WINK10
WIPE9
WISH9
WITH9
WIVE11
WOKE10
WOLF10
WOOF10
WORK10
WORM9
WRAP9
YAWN9

The 60 most common shown, 283 rarer words not listed. All 4-letter words

5-letter words containing W (672)

AWAKE11
AWFUL12
BELOW10
BLOWN10
BLOWS10
BROWN10
CHEWS12
CRAWL10
CROWD11
CROWN10
FEWER11
FLAWS11
FLOWN11
FLOWS11
FROWN11
KNOWN11
KNOWS11
NEWLY10
POWER10
SCREW10
SHOWN10
SHOWS10
SWAMP12
SWAPS10
SWEEP10
SWEPT10
SWIMS10
THREW10
THROW10
TWICE10
VIEWS12
VOWEL12
WADED10
WAKED12
WAKES11
WALKS11
WARMS10
WARPS10
WATCH12
WAVED13
WAVES12
WEARY10
WEEKS11
WEIGH11
WHALE10
WHEEL10
WHERE10
WHICH14
WHILE10
WHITE10
WHOLE10
WHOOP12
WHOSE10
WIDTH11
WIPED11
WITCH12
WIVES12
WOKEN11
WORKS11
WRECK13

The 60 most common shown, 612 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing W (1,111)

ALWAYS11
ANYHOW13
ANYWAY13
BEWARE11
BORROW11
BROWSE11
CHEWED14
CRAWLS11
CROWDS12
FELLOW12
FEWEST12
FLAWED13
FLOWED13
FLOWER12
FOLLOW12
FROWNS12
GLOWED11
GROWTH12
HOLLOW11
LAWYER11
POWDER12
POWERS11
REVIEW13
SCREWS11
SHADOW12
SHOWED12
SUBWAY14
SWAMPS13
SWITCH13
TWELVE13
UPWARD13
VIEWED14
VIEWER13
WAFFLE15
WAKING13
WALKED13
WARMED12
WARPED12
WASHED12
WAVING14
WEDDED12
WEEKLY14
WEIGHT12
WHENCE13
WHISKY16
WHOLLY13
WHOOPS13
WICKED15
WIDELY12
WILDLY12
WINDOW13
WIPING12
WISDOM12
WISHED12
WIZARD18
WOMBAT13
WORKED13
WORKER12
WORTHY13
WRECKS14

The 60 most common shown, 1,051 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing W (1,808)

AWFULLY16
AWKWARD17
BLOWING13
BROWSED13
CHEWING15
CRAWLED13
CROWDED14
FELLOWS13
FLAWING14
FLOWERS13
FLOWING14
FOLLOWS13
FORWARD14
FREEWAY15
FROWNED14
GATEWAY13
HIGHWAY17
HOWEVER16
KEYWORD16
KNOWING14
NETWORK13
POWERED13
PREVIEW16
REVIEWS14
SCREWED13
SHOWING13
SOMEHOW14
SUBWAYS15
SWALLOW13
SWAMPED15
SWAPPED15
UNKNOWN14
UPWARDS14
VIEWING15
WALKING14
WARMING13
WARPING13
WASHING13
WATCHED15
WATCHES14
WEALTHY14
WEDDING13
WEEKDAY16
WEEKEND14
WELCOME14
WELFARE13
WHEREBY16
WHETHER14
WHISKEY17
WHOEVER16
WINDOWS14
WISHING13
WITHOUT13
WORKERS13
WORKING14
WORSHIP14
WRAPPED15
WRAPPER14
WRECKED16
WRECKER15

The 60 most common shown, 1,748 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing W (2,289)

ANYWHERE15
BACKWARD19
BORROWED14
BROWSING14
CRAWLING14
CROWDING15
DOWNHILL14
DRAWBACK19
FAREWELL14
FIREWORK17
FOLLOWED15
FOLLOWER14
FORWARDS15
FREEWAYS16
FROWNING15
HARDWARE14
HIGHWAYS18
KEYWORDS17
LIKEWISE14
MANPOWER15
MOTORWAY15
NETWORKS14
NEWCOMER15
NOWADAYS14
OUTWEIGH15
OVERFLOW18
OVERVIEW19
PASSWORD14
POWERFUL17
POWERING14
REVIEWED16
SANDWICH16
SCREWING14
SHUTDOWN15
SIDEWAYS14
SOFTWARE14
SOMEWHAT15
SWAMPING16
SWAPPING16
SWIMMING16
SWITCHED16
SWITCHES15
WASTEFUL15
WATCHING16
WEEKENDS15
WELCOMED16
WELCOMES15
WHATEVER17
WHENEVER17
WHEREVER17
WITHDRAW17
WITHDREW17
WORKABLE16
WORKINGS15
WORKLOAD15
WORKSHOP18
WRAPPERS15
WRAPPING16
WRECKING17
WRETCHED16

The 60 most common shown, 2,229 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing W (1,893)

AFTERWARD16
ALLOWABLE14
ALLOWANCE14
ANSWERING13
AWARENESS12
BACKWARDS20
BANDWAGON16
BANDWIDTH18
BORROWING15
BREAKDOWN18
CROSSWORD15
DOWNRIGHT16
DOWNWARDS17
DRAWBACKS20
ELSEWHERE14
FIREWORKS18
FOLLOWERS15
FOLLOWING16
FORWARDED17
FRAMEWORK20
INTERVIEW16
KNOWLEDGE17
MEANWHILE16
MICROWAVE20
MOTORWAYS16
NARROWEST12
NETWORKED16
NEWCOMERS16
NEWSPAPER16
OTHERWISE14
OUTWEIGHS16
OVERWHELM20
OWNERSHIP16
PASSWORDS15
PREVIEWER18
REVIEWING17
REWRITING13
REWRITTEN12
SOMEWHERE16
SWALLOWED16
SWITCHING17
TWENTIETH14
UNDERWENT14
UNWELCOME17
UNWILLING14
VIEWPOINT18
WANDERING14
WAREHOUSE15
WELCOMING17
WHEREUPON17
WHICHEVER22
WILLINGLY15
WINDOWING17
WITHDRAWN18
WITHDRAWS18
WITNESSED13
WONDERFUL17
WONDERING14
WORLDWIDE17
WORTHLESS14

The 60 most common shown, 1,833 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing W (1,291)

AFTERWARDS17
ALLOWANCES15
AWKWARDEST20
BEWITCHING20
BOARDWALKS19
BREAKDOWNS19
CLOCKWORKS23
CORKSCREWS20
DISAVOWING19
DOWNSTAIRS14
EVERYWHERE21
EXPRESSWAY23
FELLOWSHIP20
FORWARDING18
FRAMEWORKS21
HOODWINKED20
HOUSEWIVES20
INTERVIEWS17
JAYWALKERS26
JAYWALKING27
MICROWAVED22
MICROWAVES21
NETWORKING17
NEWSLETTER13
NEWSPAPERS17
OVERCROWDS20
OVERFLOWED21
OVERSHADOW20
OVERWEIGHT20
OVERWHELMS21
OVERWORKED21
PATCHWORKS22
PAWNBROKER20
PLAYWRIGHT20
POWERFULLY21
PREVIEWING20
SANDWICHES18
SHIPWRECKS22
SWALLOWING17
THROWBACKS22
TOMAHAWKED21
TYPEWRITER17
UNWORKABLE19
VIEWPOINTS19
WATCHWORDS21
WAVELENGTH20
WEAKNESSES16
WEREWOLVES20
WHATSOEVER19
WHIMPERING20
WIDESPREAD17
WISECRACKS20
WITCHCRAFT22
WITHDRAWAL19
WITNESSING14
WOODCHUCKS24
WOODPECKER21
WORSHIPPED20
WORTHWHILE20
WRISTWATCH20

The 60 most common shown, 1,231 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing W (808)

ACKNOWLEDGE21
AWKWARDNESS21
BLOWTORCHES20
CAULIFLOWER20
CORKSCREWED22
EXPRESSWAYS24
FELLOWSHIPS21
FORESHADOWS20
HEAVYWEIGHT25
HOODWINKING21
INTERVIEWED19
LIGHTWEIGHT20
MARSHMALLOW20
MICROWAVING23
NEWSLETTERS14
OVERCROWDED22
OVERDRAWING20
OVERFLOWING22
OVERGROWING20
OVERPOWERED21
OVERSHADOWS21
OVERWHELMED23
OVERWORKING22
OVERWRITING19
OVERWRITTEN18
OVERWROUGHT22
PAPERWEIGHT21
PAWNBROKERS21
PLAYWRIGHTS21
POLICEWOMAN20
POLICEWOMEN20
SANDWICHING20
SCREWDRIVER21
SHIPWRECKED24
SNOWPLOWING20
SPOKESWOMAN21
SPOKESWOMEN21
STOPWATCHES20
SWITCHBOARD21
SWORDFISHES20
TOMAHAWKING22
WATERMARKED20
WAVELENGTHS21
WHEELBARROW21
WHEELCHAIRS20
WHEREWITHAL21
WHITEWASHED22
WHITEWASHES21
WINDOWPANES20
WISECRACKED22
WITHDRAWALS20
WITHDRAWING21
WITHHOLDING20
WONDERFULLY21
WOODPECKERS22
WORKBENCHES23
WORKMANSHIP23
WORKSTATION17
WORSHIPPERS20
WORSHIPPING21

The 60 most common shown, 748 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing W (438)

ACKNOWLEDGED23
ACKNOWLEDGES22
BEWILDERMENT20
BITTERSWEETS17
BOWDLERIZING27
BRAINWASHING20
BREADWINNERS18
BUSHWHACKERS27
BUSHWHACKING28
CARTWHEELING20
CAULIFLOWERS21
COMMONWEALTH23
CORKSCREWING23
EYEWITNESSES17
FORESHADOWED22
HEAVYWEIGHTS26
HORSEWHIPPED24
HOUSEWARMING21
INTERTWINING16
INTERVIEWERS19
INTERVIEWING20
INTERWEAVING20
LIGHTWEIGHTS21
MARSHMALLOWS21
NORTHWESTERN17
OVERCROWDING23
OVERPOWERING22
OVERSHADOWED23
OVERTHROWING22
OVERWHELMING24
PAPERWEIGHTS22
PRAISEWORTHY21
SCREWDRIVERS22
SCRIPTWRITER19
SHADOWBOXING27
SHIPWRECKING25
SOUTHWESTERN18
STEWARDESSES16
STRAWBERRIES17
SUPERHIGHWAY25
SWASHBUCKLER25
SWITCHBOARDS22
UNANSWERABLE18
UNDERWRITING18
UNDERWRITTEN17
WALLPAPERING20
WASTEBASKETS20
WATERMARKING21
WATERPROOFED21
WEATHERCOCKS24
WEATHERIZING26
WESTERNIZING24
WHEELBARROWS22
WHITEWASHING23
WHOLEHEARTED20
WILDERNESSES16
WISECRACKING23
WITHSTANDING19
WORKSTATIONS18
WRISTWATCHES22

The 60 most common shown, 378 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

11,144 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (6.6%) are containing W. Most of them, 2,289, have 8 letters. 3,661 start with W, 416 end with it and 7,091 have it only in the middle.

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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 containing W?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 11,144 words containing W, from 2 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing W?

SHOWBIZZY, worth 34 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: WHIZZBANGS (34), WHIZZBANG (33) and SHOWBIZZES (33).

What are the most common words containing W?

STRAIGHTFORWARD, ACKNOWLEDGING, EXPRESSWAYS, OVERWHELMING, WHOLEHEARTEDLY and ACKNOWLEDGED. 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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