Five-letter words starting with W
There are 296 five-letter words that start with W in the ENABLE word list used by this site. That is about 3.4% of all five-letter words. The highest-scoring is whizz, worth 29 points in standard Scrabble tile values.
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All 296 five-letter words starting with W
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Highest-scoring five-letter words starting with W
- whizz 29 points
- woozy 20 points
- wacky 17 points
- waltz 17 points
- whack 17 points
- whiff 17 points
- winze 17 points
- wizen 17 points
- wizes 17 points
- waxed 16 points
- which 16 points
- waxen 15 points
- waxer 15 points
- waxes 15 points
- webby 15 points
- whelk 15 points
- whisk 15 points
- whomp 15 points
- whump 15 points
- wimpy 15 points
- womby 15 points
- wonky 15 points
- wacke 14 points
- wacko 14 points
Patterns in this list
The most common second letters are wa (74), wi (61), wh (54), wo (39), we (37). 5 of these words contain three or more vowels, which can make them easier to spot when you are unscrambling.
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