402 words
5 Letter Words Starting With W
There are 402 5-letter words that start with W. The highest-scoring word is WHIZZ, worth 29 points, valid across all three major dictionaries (TWL, SOWPODS/CSW and WWF). 106 of these words — including WAACS, WADDS, WADTS — aren't valid across all three major Scrabble dictionaries (TWL, SOWPODS/CSW and WWF).
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The highest-scoring 5-letter word for this list.
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29 ptsFull word list
WAACS10
CSWWACKE14
WACKO14
WACKS14
WACKY17
WADDS10
CSWWADDY13
WADED10
WADER9
WADES9
WADIS9
WADTS9
CSWWAFER11
WAFFS14
WAFTS11
WAGED10
WAGER9
WAGES9
WAGGA10
CSWWAGON9
WAHOO11
WAIDE9
CSWWAIFS11
WAIFT11
CSWWAILS8
WAINS8
WAIRS8
WAIST8
WAITE8
CSWWAITS8
WAIVE11
WAKAS12
CSWWAKED13
WAKEN12
WAKER12
WAKES12
WAKFS15
CSWWALDO9
CSWWALDS9
CSWWALED9
WALER8
WALES8
WALIS8
CSWWALKS12
WALLA8
WALLS8
WALLY11
WALTY11
CSWWALTZ17
WAMED11
CSWWAMES10
WAMUS10
WANDS9
WANED9
WANES8
WANEY11
WANGS9
CSWWANKS12
TWL+CSWWANKY15
CSWWANLE8
CSWWANLY11
WANNA8
CSWWANTS8
WANTY11
CSWWANZE17
CSWWAQFS20
CSWWARBS10
CSWWARBY13
CSWWARDS9
WARED9
WARES8
WAREZ17
CSWWARKS12
WARMS10
WARNS8
WARPS10
WARRE8
CSWWARST8
CSWWARTS8
WARTY11
WASES8
CSWWASHY14
WASMS10
CSWWASPS10
WASPY13
WASTE8
WASTS8
WATAP10
WATCH13
WATER8
WATTS8
WAUFF14
CSWWAUGH12
WAUKS12
WAULK12
CSWWAULS8
WAURS8
CSWWAVED12
WAVER11
WAVES11
WAVEY14
WAWAS11
CSWWAWES11
CSWWAWLS11
WAXED16
WAXEN15
WAXER15
WAXES15
WAYED12
CSWWAZIR17
CSWWAZOO17
TWL+CSWWEALD9
WEALS8
WEAMB12
CSWWEANS8
WEARS8
WEARY11
WEAVE11
WEBBY15
WEBER10
WECHT13
WEDEL9
WEDGE10
WEDGY13
WEEDS9
WEEDY12
WEEKE12
CSWWEEKS12
WEELS8
CSWWEEMS10
CSWWEENS8
WEENY11
WEEPS10
WEEPY13
WEEST8
WEETE8
CSWWEETS8
WEFTE11
CSWWEFTS11
WEIDS9
CSWWEIGH12
WEILS8
CSWWEIRD9
WEIRS8
WEISE8
CSWWEIZE17
CSWWEKAS12
WELCH13
WELDS9
WELKE12
CSWWELKS12
CSWWELKT12
CSWWELLS8
WELLY11
WELSH11
WELTS8
WEMBS12
CSWWENCH13
WENDS9
WENGE9
CSWWENNY11
WENTS8
CSWWEROS8
CSWWERSH11
CSWWESTS8
WETAS8
CSWWETLY11
WEXED16
CSWWEXES15
CSWWHACK17
WHALE11
WHAMO13
WHAMS13
WHANG12
WHAPS13
WHARE11
CSWWHARF14
WHATA11
CSWWHATS11
WHAUP13
WHAUR11
CSWWHEAL11
WHEAR11
CSWWHEAT11
WHEEL11
WHEEN11
WHEEP13
WHEFT14
CSWWHELK15
WHELM13
WHELP13
WHENS11
WHERE11
WHETS11
WHEWS14
WHEYS14
WHICH16
WHIDS12
WHIFF17
WHIFT14
CSWWHIGS12
WHILE11
WHILK15
CSWWHIMS13
WHINE11
WHINS11
WHINY14
WHIPS13
WHIPT13
WHIRL11
WHIRR11
WHIRS11
WHISH14
WHISK15
WHISS11
CSWWHIST11
WHITE11
WHITS11
WHITY14
WHIZZ29
WHOLE11
WHOMP15
WHOOF14
WHOOP13
WHOOT11
CSWWHOPS13
WHORE11
WHORL11
WHORT11
WHOSE11
WHOSO11
WHUMP15
WHUPS13
TWL+CSWWICCA12
TWL+CSWWICKS14
WICKY17
CSWWIDDY13
WIDEN9
WIDER9
WIDES9
WIDOW12
WIDTH12
WIELD9
WIELS8
CSWWIFED12
WIFES11
WIFEY14
TWL+CSWWIFIE11
CSWWIFTY14
WIGAN9
WIGGA10
CSWWIGGY13
WIGHT12
WILCO10
WILDS9
WILED9
WILES8
WILGA9
CSWWILIS8
CSWWILJA15
CSWWILLS8
WILLY11
WILTS8
WIMPS12
WIMPY15
WINCE10
WINCH13
WINDS9
WINDY12
WINED9
WINES8
WINEY11
WINGE9
CSWWINGS9
WINGY12
WINKS12
WINNA8
CSWWINNS8
CSWWINOS8
WINZE17
WIPED11
WIPER10
WIPES10
WIRED9
WIRER8
WIRES8
WIRRA8
WISED9
WISER8
WISES8
WISHA11
WISHT11
CSWWISPS10
WISPY13
WISTS8
WITAN8
WITCH13
WITED9
WITES8
WITHE11
WITHS11
CSWWITHY14
WITTY11
WIVED12
WIVER11
WIVES11
WIZEN17
WIZES17
WOADS9
WOALD9
WOCKS14
CSWWODGE10
WOFUL11
WOKEN12
WOKKA16
CSWWOLDS9
WOLFS11
WOLLY11
CSWWOLVE11
CSWWOMAN10
WOMBS12
WOMBY15
WOMEN10
WOMYN13
TWL+CSWWONGA9
CSWWONGI9
CSWWONKS12
WONKY15
WONTS8
WOODS9
WOODY12
WOOED9
WOOER8
WOOFS11
WOOFY14
CSWWOOLD9
CSWWOOLS8
WOOLY11
WOONS8
CSWWOOPS10
WOOSE8
CSWWOOSH11
WOOTZ17
CSWWOOZY20
WORDS9
WORDY12
WORKS12
WORLD9
WORMS10
WORMY13
WORRY11
WORSE8
WORST8
WORTH11
WORTS8
WOULD9
WOUND9
WOVEN11
WOWED12
WOWEE11
CSWWOXEN15
CSWWRACK14
WRANG9
WRAPS10
WRAPT10
WRAST8
CSWWRATE8
CSWWRATH11
WRAWL11
CSWWREAK12
WRECK14
WRENS8
WREST8
WRICK14
WRIED9
WRIER8
WRIES8
WRING9
WRIST8
WRITE8
WRITS8
WROKE12
CSWWRONG9
WROOT8
CSWWROTE8
WROTH11
WRUNG9
WRYER11
WRYLY14
WUDUS9
CSWWULLS8
CSWWURST8
WUSES8
CSWWUSHU11
TWL+CSWWUSSY11
WUXIA15
CSWWYLED12
WYLES11
WYNDS12
WYNNS11
WYTED12
WYTES11
The number on each tile is its Scrabble point value. Words without a tag are valid in TWL, SOWPODS (Collins/CSW) and ENABLE (Words with Friends); tagged words (e.g. "CSW", "TWL+WWF") are only valid under the dictionaries shown.