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Words containing WA

Words that have the letters WA in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 2,415 playable words containing WA in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is MOUTHWATERINGLY. The highest-scoring is WAPPENSCHAWINGS, worth 30 points.

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Popular words containing WA

STRAIGHTFORWARD25
EXPRESSWAYS24
EXPRESSWAY23
BACKWARDS20
MICROWAVE20
BACKWARD19
WITHDRAWAL19
FORWARDING18
HIGHWAYS18
AFTERWARDS17
AWKWARD17
DOWNWARDS17
FORWARDED17
HIGHWAY17
SWALLOWING17
AFTERWARD16
BANDWAGON16
FREEWAYS16

Highest-scoring words containing WA

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

WAPPENSCHAWINGS30
WAPPENSCHAWING29
MULTIWAVELENGTH28
JAYWALKING27
SWASHBUCKLING27
WAFFLESTOMPERS27
JAYWALKED26
JAYWALKERS26
SUPERHIGHWAYS26
SWASHBUCKLERS26
LACQUERWARES26
SWASHBUCKLED26

3-letter words containing WA (14)

AWA6
TWA6
WAB8
WAD7
WAE6
WAG7
WAN6
WAP8
WAR6
WAS6
WAT6
WAW9
WAX12
WAY8

4-letter words containing WA (62)

AWAY9
HWAN9
SWAB9
SWAG8
SWAM9
SWAN7
SWAP9
SWAT7
SWAY9
TWAE7
TWAS7
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
WATT7
WAUK11
WAUL8
WAUR8
WAVE11
WAVY13
WAWL10
WAWS10
WAXY15
WAYS9

The 60 most common shown, 2 rarer words not listed. All 4-letter words

5-letter words containing WA (125)

AWAIT8
AWAKE11
AWARD9
AWARE8
AWASH10
BYWAY14
DWARF12
NOWAY10
SCHWA12
SWABS10
SWAMP12
SWANK11
SWANS8
SWAPS10
SWARM10
SWATS8
SWAYS10
TWANG9
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

The 60 most common shown, 65 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing WA (245)

ALWAYS11
ANYWAY13
AVOWAL13
AWAITS9
AWAKEN12
AWAKES12
AWARDS10
BEWARE11
BYWAYS15
COWARD12
DWARFS13
LEEWAY11
MIDWAY14
REWARD10
RUNWAY12
SUBWAY14
SWAMPS13
SWAMPY15
SWARMS11
SWATHE11
SWAYED12
THWART11
TOWARD10
UNWARY12
UPWARD13
WADDED12
WADING11
WAFERS12
WAFFLE15
WAFTED13
WAGGED12
WAITED10
WAIVED14
WAIVER13
WAIVES13
WAKENS12
WAKING13
WALKED13
WALKER12
WALLET9
WALLOW12
WANDER10
WANTED10
WARMED12
WARMLY13
WARMTH13
WARNED10
WARPED12
WASHED12
WASHES11
WASTED10
WASTES9
WATERS9
WAVERS13
WAVIER13
WAVING14
WAXIER15
WAXING16
WAYLAY13
WIGWAM15

The 60 most common shown, 185 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing WA (422)

ARCHWAY16
AVOWALS14
AWAITED11
AWAKING14
AWARDED12
AWKWARD17
BEESWAX18
CATWALK15
DWARFED15
FARAWAY15
FORWARD14
FREEWAY15
GANGWAY14
GATEWAY13
HALFWAY17
HALLWAY14
HEADWAY15
HIGHWAY17
JAYWALK23
MIDWAYS15
ONWARDS11
PARKWAY17
PATHWAY16
RAILWAY12
REWARDS11
SUBWAYS15
SWABBED15
SWALLOW13
SWAMPED15
SWAPPED15
SWARTHY14
TOWARDS11
UNAWARE11
UPWARDS14
WAFFLED17
WAFFLES16
WAFTING14
WAITING11
WAIVERS14
WAIVING15
WAKENED14
WALKING14
WALKOUT14
WALTZED19
WALTZES18
WANDERS11
WANTING11
WARMING13
WARNING11
WARPING13
WARRANT10
WARTIME12
WASHING13
WASTING11
WATCHED15
WATCHES14
WAVERED15
WAXIEST16
WAYWARD16
WIGWAMS16

The 60 most common shown, 362 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing WA (518)

ARCHWAYS17
AWAITING12
AWAKENED15
AWARDING13
BACKWARD19
CASTAWAY15
CATWALKS16
CAUSEWAY16
COWARDLY16
DOWNWARD16
DRIVEWAY18
DWARFING16
FIRMWARE16
FORWARDS15
FREEWAYS16
GANGWAYS15
HALLWAYS15
HARDWARE14
HIDEAWAY16
HIGHWAYS18
HOMEWARD16
JAYWALKS24
LUKEWARM17
MOTORWAY15
NOWADAYS14
PARKWAYS18
PATHWAYS17
SIDEWALK15
SIDEWAYS14
SOFTWARE14
STOWAWAY16
SWABBING16
SWALLOWS14
SWAMPIER15
SWAMPING16
SWAPPING16
TIGHTWAD15
UNWANTED13
UNWASHED15
UPWARDLY17
WAFFLING18
WAKENING15
WALKOUTS15
WALLOWED15
WALTZING20
WANDERED13
WARNINGS12
WARPATHS15
WARRANTY13
WASHABLE15
WASHROOM15
WASTEFUL15
WATCHDOG17
WATCHFUL19
WATCHING16
WATCHMAN17
WATCHMEN17
WATERWAY16
WAVEFORM20
WAVERING16

The 60 most common shown, 458 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing WA (386)

AFTERWARD16
ALLOWABLE14
ALLOWANCE14
AWAKENING16
AWARENESS12
AWKWARDER19
AWKWARDLY21
BACKWARDS20
BANDWAGON16
BOARDWALK18
BRAINWASH16
CASTAWAYS16
CAUSEWAYS17
COWARDICE17
CROSSWALK17
DOWNWARDS17
DRIVEWAYS19
FOREWARNS15
FORWARDED17
FORWARDER16
HIDEAWAYS17
JAYWALKED26
JAYWALKER25
KILOWATTS15
MICROWAVE20
MOTORWAYS16
NORTHWARD15
OUTWARDLY16
RENEWABLE14
REWARDING14
SIDEWALKS16
SOUTHWARD16
STAIRWAYS14
STEWARDED14
STOPWATCH18
STOWAWAYS17
SWAGGERED15
SWAGGERER14
SWALLOWED16
SWAMPIEST16
THROWAWAY19
THWARTING15
TIGHTWADS16
WALLOPING15
WALLOWING16
WALLPAPER16
WANDERING14
WARDROBES15
WAREHOUSE15
WASHABLES16
WASHCLOTH18
WASHROOMS16
WATCHDOGS18
WATCHWORD20
WATERFALL15
WATERMARK17
WATERSHED15
WATERWAYS17
WAYLAYING17
WHITEWASH19

The 60 most common shown, 326 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing WA (282)

AFTERWARDS17
ALLOWANCES15
AWKWARDEST20
BACKWATERS20
BANDWAGONS17
BOARDWALKS19
BREAKWATER18
CROSSWALKS18
DISHWASHER18
EXPRESSWAY23
FOREWARNED17
FORWARDEST17
FORWARDING18
FRESHWATER18
HEAVENWARD20
HIGHWAYMAN22
HIGHWAYMEN22
JAYWALKERS26
JAYWALKING27
MICROWAVED22
MICROWAVES21
PASSAGEWAY18
SILVERWARE17
SPACEWALKS20
STEWARDESS14
STEWARDING15
SWAGGERING16
SWALLOWING17
SWARTHIEST15
SWAYBACKED23
THROUGHWAY21
THROWAWAYS20
UNDERWATER15
WAISTLINES13
WAITRESSES13
WALLPAPERS17
WAREHOUSED17
WAREHOUSES16
WARRANTIES13
WARRANTING14
WASHCLOTHS19
WASTEFULLY19
WASTELANDS14
WATCHBANDS20
WATCHFULLY23
WATCHMAKER22
WATCHTOWER20
WATCHWORDS21
WATERCOLOR15
WATERFALLS16
WATERFRONT16
WATERMARKS18
WATERMELON15
WATERPROOF18
WATERSHEDS16
WATERTIGHT16
WATERWORKS19
WAVELENGTH20
WITHDRAWAL19
WRISTWATCH20

The 60 most common shown, 222 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing WA (171)

AWKWARDNESS21
BACKWASHING24
BIRDWATCHER21
BRAINWASHED19
BRAINWASHES18
BREAKWATERS19
CARRIAGEWAY19
CATERWAULED18
DISHWASHERS19
DUCKWALKING25
DUMBWAITERS20
EARTHENWARE16
EXPRESSWAYS24
FLYSWATTERS19
FOREWARNING18
FORWARDNESS18
HEADWAITERS17
HEAVENWARDS21
KITCHENWARE21
LACQUERWARE25
MICROWAVING23
MOUTHWASHES21
PASSAGEWAYS19
REAWAKENING18
SHIRTWAISTS16
SLEEPWALKED20
SLEEPWALKER19
SPACEWALKED22
STEWARDSHIP19
STONEWALLED15
STOPWATCHES20
SWALLOWTAIL17
THROUGHWAYS22
UNREWARDING17
UNWARRANTED16
WAINSCOTING17
WAKEFULNESS21
WALLFLOWERS20
WALLPAPERED19
WANDERLUSTS16
WAREHOUSING18
WARMHEARTED19
WASHERWOMAN21
WASHERWOMEN21
WASTEBASKET19
WATCHMAKERS23
WATCHTOWERS21
WATERCOLORS16
WATERCOURSE17
WATERFRONTS17
WATERLOGGED17
WATERMARKED20
WATERMELONS16
WATERPROOFS19
WATERSPOUTS17
WAVELENGTHS21
WAYWARDNESS20
WHITEWASHED22
WHITEWASHES21
WITHDRAWALS20

The 60 most common shown, 111 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing WA (105)

ATHWARTSHIPS21
BACKWARDNESS23
BENCHWARMERS23
BIRDWATCHERS22
BRAINWASHING20
CARRYFORWARD23
CATERWAULING19
CHUCKAWALLAS25
CHURCHWARDEN25
COMPANIONWAY23
COWARDLINESS18
CRACKLEWARES22
DEATHWATCHES22
DWARFISHNESS21
FLOORWALKERS21
HEARTWARMING20
HENCEFORWARD23
HOUSEWARMING21
KITCHENWARES22
KWASHIORKORS23
LACQUERWARES26
LUKEWARMNESS21
MICROWAVABLE25
MULTIWARHEAD21
NIGHTWALKERS21
NONRENEWABLE17
RACEWALKINGS21
SLEEPWALKERS20
SLEEPWALKING21
SPACEWALKERS22
SPACEWALKING23
STEWARDESSES16
STONEWALLING16
STRAIGHTAWAY20
STREETWALKER18
SUPERHIGHWAY25
SWALLOWTAILS18
SWASHBUCKLED26
SWASHBUCKLER25
SWASHBUCKLES25
TRACKWALKERS23
UNREVIEWABLE22
UNWAVERINGLY23
WAINSCOTINGS18
WALKINGSTICK24
WALLPAPERING20
WARMONGERING19
WASTEBASKETS20
WASTEFULNESS19
WATCHDOGGING23
WATCHFULNESS23
WATCHMAKINGS25
WATERCOURSES18
WATERFOWLING22
WATERMARKING21
WATERPROOFED21
WHITEWASHERS22
WHITEWASHING23
WITHDRAWABLE23
WRISTWATCHES22

The 60 most common shown, 45 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

2,415 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (1.4%) are containing WA. Most of them, 518, have 8 letters. 1,003 start with WA, 10 end with it and 1,402 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 WA?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 2,415 words containing WA, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing WA?

WAPPENSCHAWINGS, worth 30 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: WAPPENSCHAWING (29), MULTIWAVELENGTH (28) and JAYWALKING (27).

What are the most common words containing WA?

STRAIGHTFORWARD, EXPRESSWAYS, EXPRESSWAY, BACKWARDS, MICROWAVE and BACKWARD. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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