Share of dataset
3.2%
402 of 12,478 verified words
402 words
5-Letter Words Starting With W
All verified five-letter words that start with W. This slice covers 3.2% of the 12,478-word dataset, and the most common endings here are S (146), Y (49), and E (40). Use Word Finder to apply more filters.
All 402 Words
WAACSWACKEWACKOWACKSWACKYWADDSWADDYWADEDWADERWADESWADISWADTSWAFERWAFFSWAFTSWAGEDWAGERWAGESWAGGAWAGONWAHOOWAIDEWAIFSWAIFTWAILSWAINSWAIRSWAISTWAITEWAITSWAIVEWAKASWAKEDWAKENWAKERWAKESWAKFSWALDOWALDSWALEDWALERWALESWALISWALKSWALLAWALLSWALLYWALTYWALTZWAMEDWAMESWAMUSWANDSWANEDWANESWANEYWANGSWANKSWANKYWANLEWANLYWANNAWANTSWANTYWANZEWAQFSWARBSWARBYWARDSWAREDWARESWAREZWARKSWARMSWARNSWARPSWARREWARSTWARTSWARTYWASESWASHYWASMSWASPSWASPYWASTEWASTSWATAPWATCHWATERWATTSWAUFFWAUGHWAUKSWAULKWAULSWAURSWAVEDWAVERWAVES
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Five unique letters
70.9%
285 words without repeats
Average vowel count
1.6
Most common bucket: 2 vowels
Average Scrabble score
11.0
Calculated from standard English tile values
How To Use Starting-With W Lists
Starting-letter pages matter once the first slot is confirmed. For W-opening words, the most common endings are S (146), Y (49), and E (40), which is a faster way to evaluate patterns than scanning a raw dictionary dump.
If you know one more green tile, move from this page into the position filters. If you only know banned letters, this page still gives you a clean candidate pool with 70.9% five-unique-letter words.
Example Words From This List
WAZIR
a high-ranking official or minister in an islamic government, especially in the ottoman empire
WESTS
the countries of (originally) europe and (now including) north america and south america
WHORL
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
WORDS
the smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself
WOUND
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
WRICK
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are british)