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Words containing WI

Words that have the letters WI 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 1,770 playable words containing WI in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is ELECTROWINNINGS. The highest-scoring is BUZZWIGS, worth 31 points.

  • NOTWITHSTANDING22
  • WITHDRAWING21
  • INTERVIEWING20
  • WITHDRAWAL19
  • BANDWIDTH18
  • SANDWICHES18
  • WITHDRAWN18
  • WITHDRAWS18
  • WIZARD18
  • REVIEWING17
  • SWALLOWING17
  • SWITCHING17
  • WIDESPREAD17
  • WINDOWING17
  • WITHDRAW17
  • WITHDREW17
  • WORLDWIDE17
  • FOLLOWING16

Highest-scoring words containing WI

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

  • BUZZWIGS31
  • BUZZWIG30
  • WAPPENSCHAWINGS30
  • SWIZZLING29
  • WINDJAMMINGS29
  • WAPPENSCHAWING29
  • SWIZZLED28
  • SWIZZLERS28
  • WINDJAMMING28
  • SWITCHBACKING28
  • OVERWITHHOLDING28
  • WINDJAMMERS27

3-letter words containing WI (5)

  • WIG7
  • WIN6
  • WIS6
  • WIT6
  • WIZ14

4-letter words containing WI (38)

  • IWIS7
  • KIWI10
  • SWIG8
  • SWIM9
  • TWIG8
  • TWIN7
  • TWIT7
  • 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
  • WITE7
  • WITH9
  • WITS7
  • WIVE11
  • YWIS9

5-letter words containing WI (102)

  • AWING9
  • KIWIS11
  • OWING9
  • SWIFT11
  • SWIGS9
  • SWILL8
  • SWIMS10
  • SWINE8
  • SWING9
  • SWIPE10
  • SWIRL8
  • SWISH10
  • TWICE10
  • TWIGS9
  • TWILL8
  • TWINE8
  • TWINS8
  • TWIRL8
  • TWIST8
  • TWITS8
  • TWIXT14
  • WICKS13
  • WIDEN9
  • WIDER9
  • WIDOW12
  • WIDTH11
  • WIELD9
  • WIGHT11
  • WILDS9
  • WILED9
  • WILES8
  • WILLS8
  • WILTS8
  • WIMPS12
  • WIMPY14
  • WINCE10
  • WINCH12
  • WINDS9
  • WINDY11
  • WINED9
  • WINES8
  • WINGS9
  • WINKS11
  • WINOS8
  • WINZE16
  • WIPED11
  • WIPER10
  • WIPES10
  • WIRED9
  • WIRES8
  • WISER8
  • WISES8
  • WISPS10
  • WISPY12
  • WITCH12
  • WITTY10
  • WIVES12
  • WIZEN16
  • WIZES16
  • ZOWIE16

The 60 most common shown, 42 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing WI (202)

  • BOWING12
  • CAWING12
  • COWING12
  • HEWING12
  • JAWING18
  • LOWING10
  • MEWING12
  • MOWING12
  • OUTWIT10
  • PAWING12
  • REWIND10
  • ROWING10
  • SAWING10
  • SEWING10
  • SOWING10
  • SWIFTS12
  • SWIPED12
  • SWIPES11
  • SWITCH13
  • SWIVEL13
  • TWISTS9
  • TWITCH13
  • UNWIND11
  • UNWISE10
  • VOWING14
  • WICKED15
  • WICKER14
  • WICKET14
  • WIDELY12
  • WIDEST10
  • WIDOWS13
  • WIDTHS12
  • WIGGED12
  • WIGGLE11
  • WIGWAM15
  • WILDLY12
  • WILFUL13
  • WILLED10
  • WILLOW12
  • WINCED12
  • WINCES11
  • WINDED11
  • WINDOW13
  • WINGED11
  • WINKED13
  • WINNER9
  • WINTER9
  • WINTRY11
  • WIPERS11
  • WIPING12
  • WIRING10
  • WISDOM12
  • WISELY11
  • WISEST9
  • WISHED12
  • WISHES11
  • WITHER11
  • WITHIN11
  • WIZARD18
  • WOWING13

The 60 most common shown, 142 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing WI (306)

  • AVOWING15
  • BEWITCH16
  • BLOWING13
  • BREWING13
  • CHEWIER14
  • CHEWING15
  • CHOWING15
  • CLAWING13
  • CREWING13
  • CROWING13
  • DRAWING12
  • FLAWING14
  • FLOWING14
  • GLOWING12
  • GROWING12
  • HAYWIRE14
  • KNOWING14
  • MEOWING13
  • MIDWIFE16
  • PLOWING13
  • SHOWING13
  • SKEWING14
  • SLOWING11
  • SPEWING13
  • SWIFTER13
  • SWIFTLY15
  • SWIGGED13
  • SWIPING13
  • SWISHED13
  • SWIVELS14
  • THAWING13
  • TWIGGED13
  • TWINKLE13
  • TWISTED11
  • VIEWING15
  • WICKERS15
  • WICKETS15
  • WIDOWED15
  • WIDOWER14
  • WIGGING13
  • WIGGLED13
  • WIGWAMS16
  • WILLFUL14
  • WILLING11
  • WINCHED15
  • WINCHES14
  • WINDING12
  • WINDOWS14
  • WINKING14
  • WINNERS10
  • WINNING11
  • WISHFUL16
  • WISHING13
  • WISTFUL14
  • WITCHED15
  • WITCHES14
  • WITHOUT13
  • WITNESS10
  • WIZARDS19
  • WIZENED19

The 60 most common shown, 246 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing WI (364)

  • ALLOWING12
  • BEWILDER14
  • CHEWIEST15
  • DRAWINGS13
  • DWINDLED14
  • DWINDLES13
  • EDGEWISE13
  • ELBOWING14
  • ENDOWING13
  • HEREWITH15
  • HOODWINK17
  • KNOWINGS15
  • LIKEWISE14
  • MIAOWING14
  • MIDWIFED18
  • MIDWIFES17
  • MIDWIVES18
  • RENEWING12
  • SANDWICH16
  • SCREWING14
  • SHOWINGS14
  • SWIFTEST14
  • SWIGGING14
  • SWIMMING16
  • SWISHING14
  • SWITCHED16
  • SWITCHER15
  • SWITCHES15
  • SWIVELED16
  • THROWING14
  • TWIDDLED14
  • TWIGGING14
  • TWILIGHT14
  • TWINKLED15
  • TWINKLES14
  • TWISTING12
  • TWITCHED16
  • TWITCHES15
  • UNWIELDY15
  • WICKEDER17
  • WICKEDLY19
  • WIDOWERS15
  • WIDOWING16
  • WIGGLING14
  • WILDCATS14
  • WILDFIRE15
  • WILDLIFE15
  • WILFULLY17
  • WINCHING16
  • WINDFALL15
  • WINDMILL14
  • WINDPIPE16
  • WISHBONE15
  • WITCHING16
  • WITHDRAW17
  • WITHDREW17
  • WITHERED14
  • WITHHELD16
  • WITHHOLD16
  • WOODWIND16

The 60 most common shown, 304 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing WI (310)

  • BANDWIDTH18
  • BELLOWING15
  • BESTOWING15
  • BEWILDERS15
  • BEWITCHED19
  • BEWITCHES18
  • BILLOWING15
  • BORROWING15
  • BURROWING16
  • CLOCKWISE19
  • DWINDLING15
  • FOLLOWING16
  • FORTHWITH19
  • FURROWING17
  • GUFFAWING21
  • HARROWING15
  • HOLLOWING15
  • HOODWINKS18
  • HOUSEWIFE18
  • JIGSAWING22
  • KNOWINGLY18
  • KOWTOWING19
  • MELLOWING15
  • MIDWIFING19
  • MILDEWING16
  • OTHERWISE14
  • PILLOWING15
  • POWWOWING21
  • REVIEWING17
  • SHADOWIER15
  • SHADOWING16
  • SWITCHING17
  • SWIVELING17
  • SWIVELLED17
  • TWIDDLING15
  • TWINKLING16
  • TWITCHING17
  • UNWILLING14
  • UNWINDING15
  • WALLOWING16
  • WHIRLWIND18
  • WICKEDEST18
  • WILDFIRES16
  • WILLFULLY18
  • WILLINGLY15
  • WILLPOWER17
  • WINDFALLS16
  • WINDOWING17
  • WINDPIPES17
  • WISECRACK19
  • WISHBONES16
  • WISTFULLY18
  • WITHDRAWN18
  • WITHDRAWS18
  • WITHHOLDS17
  • WITNESSED13
  • WITNESSES12
  • WITTICISM16
  • WOODWINDS17
  • WORLDWIDE17

The 60 most common shown, 250 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing WI (193)

  • BAILIWICKS20
  • BEWILDERED17
  • BEWITCHING20
  • CORNROWING16
  • DISAVOWING19
  • DOWNSWINGS18
  • EYEWITNESS15
  • FOLLOWINGS17
  • HOODWINKED20
  • HOUSEWIVES20
  • INTERTWINE13
  • LENGTHWISE16
  • NATIONWIDE14
  • OUTGROWING16
  • OUTWITTING15
  • PERIWINKLE18
  • PREVIEWING20
  • SANDWICHED19
  • SANDWICHES18
  • SHADOWIEST16
  • SIDESWIPED17
  • SIDESWIPES16
  • SWALLOWING17
  • SWITCHABLE19
  • SWITCHBACK24
  • SWIVELLING18
  • TWINKLINGS17
  • TWITTERING14
  • UNKNOWINGS18
  • UNSCREWING17
  • UNWIELDIER15
  • WHIRLWINDS19
  • WICKEDNESS19
  • WICKERWORK24
  • WIDESPREAD17
  • WIGWAGGING20
  • WILDCATTED17
  • WILDEBEEST16
  • WILDERNESS14
  • WILDFLOWER20
  • WINDBREAKS19
  • WINDJAMMER26
  • WINDMILLED17
  • WINDOWPANE19
  • WINDOWSILL17
  • WINDSCREEN16
  • WINDSHIELD17
  • WINDSTORMS16
  • WINDSURFED19
  • WINGSPREAD17
  • WINTERIZED22
  • WINTERIZES21
  • WINTERTIME15
  • WIRETAPPED18
  • WISECRACKS20
  • WITCHCRAFT22
  • WITHDRAWAL19
  • WITHSTANDS16
  • WITNESSING14
  • WITTICISMS17

The 60 most common shown, 133 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing WI (136)

  • BEWILDERING18
  • BEWITCHMENT22
  • BREADWINNER17
  • CANDLEWICKS22
  • CHAINSAWING19
  • CHECKROWING24
  • DISALLOWING16
  • HIGHBROWISM23
  • HOODWINKING21
  • HOUSEWIFELY22
  • HOUSEWIFERY22
  • INTERTWINED15
  • INTERTWINES14
  • MICROSWITCH22
  • MIDWIFERIES20
  • OVERDRAWING20
  • OVERFLOWING22
  • OVERGROWING20
  • PERIWINKLES19
  • PRIZEWINNER24
  • SANDWICHING20
  • SHOPWINDOWS22
  • SIDESWIPING18
  • SNOWPLOWING20
  • SWITCHBACKS25
  • SWITCHBLADE21
  • SWITCHBOARD21
  • TIDDLYWINKS21
  • UNKNOWINGLY21
  • UNWIELDIEST16
  • UNWILLINGLY18
  • UNWITTINGLY18
  • WHEREWITHAL21
  • WICKERWORKS25
  • WILDCATTING18
  • WILDEBEESTS17
  • WILDFLOWERS21
  • WILDFOWLING22
  • WILLFULNESS18
  • WILLINGNESS15
  • WINDBREAKER20
  • WINDJAMMERS27
  • WINDJAMMING28
  • WINDMILLING18
  • WINDOWPANES20
  • WINDOWSILLS18
  • WINDSCREENS17
  • WINDSHIELDS18
  • WINDSURFING20
  • WINEGLASSES15
  • WINGSPREADS18
  • WINTERGREEN15
  • WINTERIZING23
  • WIRETAPPING19
  • WISECRACKED22
  • WISTFULNESS18
  • WITCHCRAFTS23
  • WITHDRAWALS20
  • WITHDRAWING21
  • WITHHOLDING20

The 60 most common shown, 76 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing WI (59)

  • BEWILDEREDLY21
  • BEWILDERMENT20
  • BEWITCHERIES21
  • BEWITCHINGLY24
  • BEWITCHMENTS23
  • BREADWINNERS18
  • BREADWINNING19
  • CONTRARIWISE17
  • CORKSCREWING23
  • EARWITNESSES15
  • EYEWITNESSES17
  • GLASSBLOWING19
  • HIGHBROWISMS24
  • INTERTWINING16
  • INTERTWISTED16
  • INTERVIEWING20
  • MICROBREWING22
  • NONYELLOWING18
  • OVERSTREWING20
  • OVERSWINGING21
  • OVERTHROWING22
  • OVERWINTERED20
  • OVERWITHHELD24
  • OVERWITHHOLD24
  • PRIZEWINNERS25
  • PRIZEWINNING26
  • SCREWINESSES17
  • SCRIMSHAWING22
  • SHREWISHNESS19
  • SWINGLETREES16
  • SWITCHBACKED27
  • SWITCHBLADES22
  • SWITCHBOARDS22
  • UNWIELDINESS17
  • WHEREWITHALS22
  • WHIPPOORWILL24
  • WICKEDNESSES21
  • WIDOWERHOODS22
  • WIENERWURSTS19
  • WIFELINESSES18
  • WILDERNESSES16
  • WILDFOWLINGS23
  • WINDBREAKERS21
  • WINDJAMMINGS29
  • WINDLESTRAWS19
  • WINDSURFINGS21
  • WINGLESSNESS16
  • WINTERGREENS16
  • WINTRINESSES15
  • WISECRACKERS22
  • WISECRACKING23
  • WISENHEIMERS19
  • WITCHGRASSES20
  • WITENAGEMOTE18
  • WITENAGEMOTS18
  • WITHDRAWABLE23
  • WITHOUTDOORS19
  • WITHSTANDING19
  • ZWITTERIONIC25

How common are they?

1,770 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (1.1%) are containing WI. Most of them, 364, have 8 letters. 770 start with WI, 1 end with it and 999 have it only in the middle.

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Questions

How many words are there containing WI?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,770 words containing WI, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing WI?

BUZZWIGS, worth 31 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: BUZZWIG (30), WAPPENSCHAWINGS (30) and SWIZZLING (29).

What are the most common words containing WI?

NOTWITHSTANDING, WITHDRAWING, INTERVIEWING, WITHDRAWAL, BANDWIDTH and SANDWICHES. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

Yes. Every word listed is valid on Wordtide's English board, a free word game on one endless board shared by players worldwide. Try the Daily Seven for a quick game: no download or sign-up.

Play these words on the shared board

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