5-Letter Words Starting with W
There are 141 common five-letter words that start with W, and 296 counting rarer and word-game words. The most common second letters are A (39), I (29), H (22).
W-words split into WH- (WHALE, WHEAT, WHOLE), WR- with a silent W (WRITE, WRONG) and W plus a vowel (WAGON, WORLD). If a W start isn't followed by H or R, the second letter is almost always A, E, I or O.
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Common 5-letter words starting with W (141)
wa-
waded · wades · wafer · wafts · waged · wager · wages · wagon · waifs · wails · waist · waits · waive · waked · waken · wakes · walks · walls · waltz · wands · waned · wanes · wanna · wants · wards · warms · warns · warps · warts · wasps · waste · watch · water · watts · waved · waver · waves · waxed · waxes
we-
weans · wears · weary · weave · wedge · weeds · weedy · weeks · weeps · weest · weigh · weird · welds · wells · welts
wh-
whack · whale · wharf · whats · wheat · wheel · whens · where · whets · which · whiff · while · whims · whine · whips · whirl · whirs · whisk · white · whole · whoop · whose
wi-
wicks · widen · wider · widow · width · wield · wilds · wills · wilts · wince · winch · winds · windy · wined · wines · wings · winks · wiped · wiper · wipes · wired · wires · wiser · wises · wisps · wispy · witch · witty · wives
wo-
woken · wolfs · woman · wombs · women · woods · woody · wooed · woofs · words · wordy · works · world · worms · worry · worse · worst · worth · would · wound · woven · wowed
wr-
wraps · wrath · wreak · wreck · wrens · wrest · wring · wrist · write · writs · wrong · wrote · wrung · wryer
Less common and word-game words (155)
Valid in most word games (ENABLE and SCOWL lists), but you may never have seen them in print.
wacke · wacko · wacks · wacky · waddy · wader · wadis · waffs · wahoo · wains · wairs · waker · waled · waler · wales · walla · wally · wames · wamus · waney · wanly · wared · wares · warks · warty · washy · waspy · wasts · watap · waugh · wauks · wauls · wavey · wawls · waxen · waxer · weald · weals · webby · weber · wecht · wedel · wedgy · weens · weeny · weepy · weets · wefts · weirs · wekas · welch · welly · welsh · wends · wenny · wests · wetly · whamo · whams · whang · whaps · whaup · wheal · wheen · wheep · whelk · whelm · whelp · whews · wheys · whids · whigs · whins · whiny · whipt · whirr · whish · whist · whits · whity · whizz · whomp · whoof · whops · whorl · whort · whoso · whump · widdy · wides · wifed · wifes · wifty · wigan · wiggy · wight · wikis · wilco · wiled · wiles · willy · wimps · wimpy · winey · wingy · winos · winze · wirer · wirra · wised · wisha · wists · witan · wited · wites · withe · withy · wived · wiver · wizen · wizes · woads · woald · wodge · woful · wolds · womby · wonks · wonky · wonts · wooer · wools · wooly · woops · woosh · woozy · wormy · worts · wrack · wrang · wrapt · wrick · wried · wrier · wries · wroth · wryly · wurst · wussy · wyled · wyles · wynds · wynns · wyted · wytes
Questions people ask
How many 5-letter words start with W?
296 in the word lists used here: 141 common words and 155 rarer or word-game words.
What's a good Wordle starting word that begins with W?
WATER. Among everyday five-letter words starting with W, it covers the letters that appear most often in five-letter answers, so it rules out the most words on a first guess.
How do I narrow down a 5-letter word starting with W?
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