4 Letter Words Starting With W (216 Words)

Common 4-letter words that start with W

With their Scrabble points and, for the first 16, a short meaning, most used first.

work★11to exert one's powers of body or mind for some purpose
well★7in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a…
want★7to have a desire for
west★7a cardinal point of the compass
week★11a period of seven days
word★8a unit of language that native speakers can identify
wide★8having great extent from side to side
wish★10to feel an impulse toward attainment or possession of something
went★7change location
wall★7an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness
wine★7fermented juice (of grapes especially)
ways★10a method of doing something
wood★8the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
wife★10a woman married to a man
wind★8air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area…
wild★8living in a natural state

WA…

Top score: WAZZ, 25 points. to urinate (slang)

WE…

Top score: WEXE, 14 points

WH…

Top score: WHIZ, 19 points. to move with a buzzing or hissing sound

WI…

Top score: WICK, 13 points. a bundle of loosely twisted fibers in a candle or oil lamp

WO…

Top score: WOCK, 13 points (tied with one other)

WR…

Top score: WRAP, 9 points. to enclose in something wound or folded about

WU…

Top score: WUDU, 8 points (tied with one other)

WY…

Top score: WYCH, 15 points. a European elm

216 of the 5,641 4-letter words start with W (4%).
170 are good in NWL2023, 215 in Collins Scrabble Words, 170 in WOW24 and 167 in the Words With Friends list. 53 are everyday words.
In Scrabble points, wazz scores the most (25), then whiz and waqf (19 each), then waxy (17), then wych (15).