Four-letter words starting with W
165 four-letter words begin with the letter W. The complete list is below in alphabetical order, grouped by second letter so you can scan straight to the ones that fit your puzzle.
Most common four-letter words starting with W
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- with
- will
- what
- when
- were
- work
- well
- want
- west
- week
- word
- wide
- wish
- went
- wall
- wine
- ways
- wood
- wife
- wind
- wild
- walk
- wait
- wire
Highest-scoring four-letter words starting with W
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- whiz 19
- waxy 17
- wych 15
- wack 13
- waff 13
- wavy 13
- whew 13
- whey 13
- whys 13
- wick 13
- wham 12
- whap 12
- whim 12
- whip 12
- whom 12
- whop 12
- wich 12
- wady 11
- wake 11
- walk 11
- wark 11
- wauk 11
- weak 11
- week 11
All 165 four-letter words starting with W
WA 51
- wabs
- wack
- wade
- wadi
- wads
- wady
- waes
- waff
- waft
- wage
- wags
- waif
- wail
- wain
- wair
- wait
- wake
- wale
- walk
- wall
- waly
- wame
- wand
- wane
- wans
- want
- wany
- waps
- ward
- ware
- wark
- warm
- warn
- warp
- wars
- wart
- wary
- wash
- wasp
- wast
- wats
- watt
- wauk
- waul
- waur
- wave
- wavy
- wawl
- waws
- waxy
- ways
WE 28
- weak
- weal
- wean
- wear
- webs
- weds
- weed
- week
- weel
- ween
- weep
- weer
- wees
- weet
- weft
- weir
- weka
- weld
- well
- welt
- wend
- wens
- went
- wept
- were
- wert
- west
- wets
WH 20
- wham
- whap
- what
- whee
- when
- whet
- whew
- whey
- whid
- whig
- whim
- whin
- whip
- whir
- whit
- whiz
- whoa
- whom
- whop
- whys
WI 30
- wich
- wick
- wide
- wife
- wigs
- wild
- wile
- will
- wilt
- wily
- wimp
- wind
- wine
- wing
- wink
- wino
- wins
- winy
- wipe
- wire
- wiry
- wise
- wish
- wisp
- wiss
- wist
- wite
- with
- wits
- wive
WO 25
- woad
- woes
- wogs
- woke
- woks
- wold
- wolf
- womb
- wonk
- wons
- wont
- wood
- woof
- wool
- woos
- word
- wore
- work
- worm
- worn
- wort
- wost
- wots
- wove
- wows
WR 3
- wrap
- wren
- writ
WU 1
- wuss
WY 7
- wych
- wyes
- wyle
- wynd
- wynn
- wyns
- wyte
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Common questions
How many four-letter words start with W?
There are 165 four-letter words beginning with W, all listed on this page in alphabetical order.
What are the most common four-letter words starting with W?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: with, will, what, when, were, work, well, want. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring four-letter word starting with W in Scrabble?
whiz scores 19 points on plain tiles, before any double- or triple-word squares. Premium squares and the 50-point bingo bonus can change the ranking completely.
Are proper nouns and abbreviations included?
No. The list only contains words from the ENABLE lexicon, which excludes proper nouns, abbreviations and hyphenated forms — the same rule tournament Scrabble and most word games follow. Read more on the methodology page.
Counted from a 172,749-word public-domain lexicon, last reviewed 2026-08-01. How this list was built.