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5 Letter Words Starting With W

411 five-letter words start with W. Common words first, then every word from A to Z.

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Common 5-letter words that start with W

With their Scrabble points: the 16 most used that have a meaning, with a short one, then the rest, most used first.

  • world 9the earth and all its inhabitants
  • women 10an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
  • water 8binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless…
  • white 11of the color of pure snow
  • write 8to form characters or symbols on a surface with an instrument
  • works 12to exert one's powers of body or mind for some purpose
  • watch 13to observe carefully
  • words 9a unit of language that native speakers can identify
  • whole 11including all components without exception
  • weeks 12a period of seven days
  • woman 10an adult human female
  • wrote 8to form characters or symbols on a surface with an instrument
  • wrong 9not according to what is right, proper, or correct
  • worth 11worthy of being treated in a particular way
  • waste 8to use thoughtlessly
  • wants 8to have a desire for

All 411 words, A to Z

WA…WE…WH…WI…WO…WR…WU…WY…

WY… (6)

Top score: WYLED, 12 points (tied with two others). Meaning: to beguile

About these words

  • 411 of the 12,987 5-letter words start with W (3%).
  • 313 are good in NWL2023, 411 in Collins Scrabble Words and 295 in ENABLE. 86 are everyday words.
  • In Scrabble points, whizz scores the most (29), then woozy and waqfs (20 each), then 14 words on 17.