3 Letter Words Starting With W (45 Words)

Common 3-letter words that start with W

With their Scrabble points and, for the first eight, a short meaning, most used first.

web★8an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
way★9a method of doing something
war★6the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
wed★7to marry
win★6to be victorious
won★6to dwell
wet★6covered or saturated with a liquid
wow★9to excite to enthusiastic approval

45 of the 1,348 3-letter words start with W (3%).
37 are good in NWL2023, 45 in Collins Scrabble Words, 37 in WOW24 and 36 in the Words With Friends list. 11 are everyday words.
In Scrabble points, wiz, wuz and waz share the top score (15), then three words on 13.