Word lists
5 Letter Words Starting With W
Our word list has 171 five letter words starting with W. Start with the 66 common ones, ranked by everyday use (WHICH, WOULD, WHERE), or open the full list for the other 105. The most common second letter is A, found in 48 of them.
- Words
- 171
- 66 common
- Top letters in spots 2 to 5
- e51%s46%a37%i34%r30%
- Repeated letters
- 33
- 19% of words, like WHICH
- 2+ vowels
- 90
- 53% of words
Common 5 letter words starting with W
66 everyday words, ranked by how often they appear in English, most common first.
- which
- would
- where
- world
- while
- women
- water
- white
- whole
- wrong
- woman
- watch
- works
- words
- wants
- weeks
- worth
- whose
- wrote
- write
More common words, in order (46)
worst worse worry waste weird walls wheel woods wings waves walks wages wider wound winds witch wears wives width wrist weigh whale wreck wiped wires wines wired worms warns wrath waits wakes weary wills wraps witty waved wiser wipes woken whoop warms waded warps wades waked
More 5 letter words starting with W
The other 105 words in our dictionary, A to Z. Most are rarer words, plurals and word forms that many word games accept.
Show all 105 more words
WA... 31
wacko wacks wader wadis wafer wafts waged wager wagon waifs wails waist waive waken waled wales waltz wands waned wanes wanly wanna wards warts warty wasps watts waver waxed waxen waxes
WE... 17
weals weans weave wedge weeds weedy weeps weepy weest wefts weirs welds wells welts wench wends wetly
WH... 20
whack wharf whats wheal wheat whelk whelp whens whets whiff whims whine whiny whips whirl whirs whisk whist whits whorl
WI... 18
wicks widen widow wield wight wikis wilds wiled wilts wince winch windy wined winks wiper wises wisps wispy
WO... 10
wolfs wombs woody wooed wooer woofs wordy wormy woven wowed
WR... 9
wrack wreak wrens wrest wring writs wroth wrung wryer
Tips for this pattern
- Check the second letter. A follows the W in 48 words (28%), as in WATER and WATCH. I (32) and H (29) come next.
- Look at the last letter. 39% of five letter words starting with W end in S, like WORKS and WORDS. Most of those are plurals, which some daily word games never use as answers.
- A strong first guess. If you know the word starts with W, WISER is a good opener: it tests I, S, E and R, four of the seven most common letters in the open spots.
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Questions
How many 5 letter words starting with W are there?
Our dictionary has 171 five letter words starting with W. 66 of them are common everyday words, and the other 105 are rarer words that are still in our dictionary.
What are the most common 5 letter words starting with W?
WHICH, WOULD, WHERE, WORLD and WHILE, ranked by how often they appear in everyday English. 33 of all 171 words repeat a letter, and 90 have two or more vowels.
What is the most common second letter in 5 letter words starting with W?
A. 48 of the 171 words (28%) have A second, such as WATER and WATCH. I is next with 32 words, then H with 29.
Word lists are based on SCOWL. “Most common” order uses data from wordfreq by Robyn Speer, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.