Four-letter words starting with W
There are 166 four-letter words that start with W in the ENABLE word list used by this site. That is about 4.3% of all four-letter words. The highest-scoring is whiz, worth 19 points in standard Scrabble tile values.
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All 166 four-letter words starting with W
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Highest-scoring four-letter words starting with W
- whiz 19 points
- waxy 17 points
- wych 15 points
- wack 13 points
- waff 13 points
- wavy 13 points
- whew 13 points
- whey 13 points
- whys 13 points
- wick 13 points
- wham 12 points
- whap 12 points
- whim 12 points
- whip 12 points
- whom 12 points
- whop 12 points
- wich 12 points
- wady 11 points
- wake 11 points
- walk 11 points
- wark 11 points
- wauk 11 points
- weak 11 points
- week 11 points
Patterns in this list
The most common second letters are wa (51), wi (30), we (28), wo (26), wh (20). 0 of these words contain three or more vowels, which can make them easier to spot when you are unscrambling.
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