6-letter words starting with W
Embark on a linguistic journey with words that begin with the letter W. This section showcases how W at the start shapes the identity and sound of various words. From commonly used terms to rare finds, explore the diverse range of words that start with W, enriching your vocabulary and appreciation for language.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| wanted | 10 | characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for | so good to feel wanted |
| worked | 14 | - | - |
| wonder | 10 | something that causes feelings of wonder | the wonders of modern science |
| window | 13 | a pane of glass in a window | the ball shattered the window |
| within | 12 | on the inside | - |
| weapon | 11 | any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting | he was licensed to carry a weapon |
| weight | 13 | a system of units used to express the weight of something | - |
| winter | 9 | spend the winter | We wintered on the Riviera |
| writer | 9 | writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) | - |
| winner | 9 | a person with a record of successes | only winners need apply |
| wallet | 9 | a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money | - |
| wasted | 10 | not used to good advantage | a wasted effort |
| worker | 13 | a member of the working class (not necessarily employed) | workers of the world--unite! |
| washed | 13 | clean by virtue of having been washed in water | - |
| wicked | 16 | having committed unrighteous acts | - |
| waters | 9 | United States actress and singer (1896-1977) | - |
| wealth | 12 | the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money | great wealth is not a sign of great intelligence |
| worthy | 15 | worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse | - |
| wheels | 12 | - | - |
| wisdom | 12 | the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight | - |
| waiter | 9 | a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant) | - |
| wizard | 19 | possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers | wizard wands |
| wolves | 12 | - | - |
| walker | 13 | an enclosing framework on casters or wheels; helps babies learn to walk | - |
| willie | 9 | - | - |
| whisky | 19 | a liquor made from fermented mash of grain | - |
| waking | 14 | marked by full consciousness or alertness | worked every moment of my waking hours |
| wooden | 10 | lacking ease or grace | the actor's performance was wooden |
| warden | 10 | the chief official in charge of a prison | - |
| wander | 10 | move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment | the wandering Jew |
| whales | 12 | - | - |
| warren | 9 | United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1891-1974) | - |
| warmer | 11 | device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room | - |
| waving | 13 | the act of signaling by a movement of the hand | - |
| wanker | 13 | terms of abuse for a masturbator | - |
| warmth | 14 | a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love | - |
| whites | 12 | - | - |
| whoops | 14 | - | - |
| weirdo | 10 | someone deranged and possibly dangerous | - |
| weekly | 16 | of or occurring every seven days | a weekly visit |
| warner | 9 | United States filmmaker who with his brothers founded the movie studio that produced the first talking picture (1881-1958) | - |
| weasel | 9 | a person who is regarded as treacherous or sneaky | - |
| warsaw | 12 | the capital and largest city of Poland; located in central Poland | - |
| wraith | 12 | a mental representation of some haunting experience | - |
| wretch | 14 | someone you feel sorry for | - |
| whilst | 12 | - | - |
| whitey | 15 | (slang) offensive names for a White man | - |
| willow | 12 | any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix | - |
| wiener | 9 | a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll | - |
| wedded | 12 | having been taken in marriage | - |
| wrench | 14 | twist suddenly so as to sprain | wrench one's ankle |
| wilder | 10 | United States filmmaker (born in Austria) whose dark humor infused many of the films he made (1906-2002) | - |
| warmed | 12 | having been warmed up | a cup of warmed milk |
| widely | 13 | to or over a great extent or range; far | he traveled widely |
| wright | 13 | influential United States architect (1869-1959) | - |
| wildly | 13 | to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree | the storyline is wildly unrealistic |
| wisely | 12 | in a wise manner | she acted wisely when she invited her parents |
| wiring | 10 | a circuit of wires for the distribution of electricity | - |
| walnut | 9 | any of various trees of the genus Juglans | - |
| wiggle | 11 | move to and fro | - |
| waffle | 15 | pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness | - |
| whoosh | 15 | the noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid) | - |
| washer | 12 | a home appliance for washing clothes and linens automatically | - |
| weaken | 13 | lessen in force or effect | - |
| winged | 11 | having wings or as if having wings of a specified kind | the winged feet of Mercury |
| wholly | 15 | to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly') | he was wholly convinced |
| weenie | 9 | a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll | - |
| wither | 12 | lose freshness, vigor, or vitality | - |
| wreath | 12 | flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes | - |
| walrus | 9 | either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber | - |
| weevil | 12 | any of several families of mostly small beetles that feed on plants and plant products; especially snout beetles and seed beetles | - |
| weaver | 12 | finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests | - |
| watery | 12 | wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or tears | - |
| warped | 12 | used especially of timbers or boards; bent out of shape usually by moisture | the floors were warped and cracked |
| wicker | 15 | work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches) | - |
| woolly | 12 | confused and vague; used especially of thinking | woolly thinking |
| whence | 14 | - | - |
| willed | 10 | - | - |
| wobbly | 16 | inclined to shake as from weakness or defect | a wobbly chair with shaky legs |
| witted | 10 | - | - |
| warmly | 14 | in a hearty manner | We welcomed her warmly |
| wetter | 9 | a chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved | - |
| waxing | 17 | a gradual increase in magnitude or extent | the waxing of the moon |
| whacko | 18 | a person who is regarded as eccentric or mad | - |
| wanton | 9 | spend wastefully | wanton one's money away |
| wooing | 10 | a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage) | - |
| waging | 11 | - | - |
| wisest | 9 | - | - |
| waiver | 12 | a formal written statement of relinquishment | - |
| wallop | 11 | hit hard | - |
| wobble | 13 | move sideways or in an unsteady way | - |
| wester | 9 | wind that blows from west to east | - |
| weakly | 16 | lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality | - |
| wedgie | 11 | a shoe with a wedge heel | - |
| winger | 10 | (sports) player in wing position | - |
| wether | 12 | male sheep especially a castrated one | - |
| wheeze | 21 | breathe with difficulty | - |
| welder | 10 | joins pieces of metal by welding them together | - |
| worsen | 9 | grow worse | Conditions in the slum worsened |
| wallow | 12 | rise up as if in waves | - |
| wasabi | 11 | a Japanese plant of the family Cruciferae with a thick green root | - |
| winded | 11 | breathing laboriously or convulsively | - |
| whammy | 19 | an evil spell | he put the whammy on me |
| wicket | 15 | small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted | - |
| webcam | 15 | a digital camera designed to take digital photographs and transmit them over the internet | - |
| wiggly | 14 | curved or curving in and out | wiggly lines |
| wedged | 12 | wedged or packed in together | - |
| wonton | 9 | a soup with won ton dumplings | - |
| wading | 11 | walking with your feet in shallow water | - |
| widest | 10 | - | - |
| waller | 9 | United States jazz musician (1904-1943) | - |
| waddle | 11 | walk unsteadily | - |
| weensy | 12 | (used informally) very small | - |
| webbed | 14 | having open interstices or resembling a web | - |
| wombat | 13 | burrowing herbivorous Australian marsupials about the size of a badger | - |
| woolen | 9 | a fabric made from the hair of sheep | - |
| wangan | 10 | - | - |
| wilted | 10 | without energy or will | the afternoon heat left her feeling wilted |
| wallah | 12 | usually in combination: person in charge of or employed at a particular thing | a kitchen wallah |
| wearer | 9 | a person who wears or carries or displays something as a body covering or accessory | the wearer of the crown |
| waning | 10 | a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent | the waning of his enthusiasm was obvious |
| weaned | 10 | freed of dependence on something especially (for mammals) mother's milk | the just-weaned calf bawled for its mother |
| winery | 12 | an establishment where wine is made | - |
| winkle | 13 | remove or displace from a position | - |
| worser | 9 | - | - |
| whaler | 12 | a ship engaged in whale fishing | - |
| withal | 12 | despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession) | - |
| wooded | 11 | covered with growing trees and bushes etc | wooded land |
| whiten | 12 | turn white | This detergent will whiten your laundry |
| warder | 10 | a person who works in a prison and is in charge of prisoners | - |
| writhe | 12 | to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) | The prisoner writhed in discomfort |
| wetted | 10 | - | - |
| wilful | 12 | done by design | - |
| witchy | 17 | - | - |
| whimsy | 17 | the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment | - |
| wigwam | 15 | a Native American lodge frequently having an oval shape and covered with bark or hides | - |
| woeful | 12 | of very poor quality or condition | woeful treatment of the accused |
| whinny | 15 | make a characteristic sound, of a horse | - |
| whiner | 12 | a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining | - |
| woofer | 12 | a loudspeaker that reproduces lower audio frequency sounds | - |
| wienie | 9 | - | - |
| waders | 10 | waterproof hip boots (sometimes extending to the chest) worn by anglers | - |
| waggle | 11 | move from side to side | - |
| wiccan | 13 | a believer in Wicca | - |
| woodsy | 13 | abounding in trees | violets in woodsy shady spots |
| waggon | 11 | any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor | - |
| whacky | 21 | ludicrous, foolish | - |
| wifely | 15 | befitting or characteristic of a wife | - |
| waster | 9 | someone who dissipates resources self-indulgently | - |
| warded | 11 | - | - |
| witter | 9 | - | - |
| wintry | 12 | devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain | wintry smile |
| whiffy | 21 | - | - |
| widget | 11 | something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known | - |
| wigged | 12 | wearing a wig | the judges all wigged and robed |
| windup | 12 | a concluding action | - |
| wampum | 15 | informal terms for money | - |
| wailer | 9 | a mourner who utters long loud high-pitched cries | - |
| whiles | 12 | - | - |
| wapiti | 11 | large North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male | - |
| whinge | 13 | - | - |
| wattle | 9 | a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards | - |
| wahine | 12 | - | - |
| wheezy | 24 | having a tone of a reed instrument | - |
| whiney | 15 | habitually complaining | - |
| warily | 12 | in a wary manner | the sailor watched the sky warily |
| winder | 10 | mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock) | - |
| whammo | 16 | - | - |
| washin | 12 | - | - |
| weeper | 11 | a person who weeps | - |
| weirdy | 13 | someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric | - |
| weewee | 12 | liquid excretory product | - |
| winnow | 12 | blow away or off with a current of air | winnow chaff |
| wrasse | 9 | chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth; usually brightly colored | - |
| wonted | 10 | commonly used or practiced; usual | with her wonted candor |
| wadded | 12 | - | - |
| willer | 9 | - | - |
| whited | 13 | - | - |
| wangle | 10 | tamper, with the purpose of deception | - |
| waring | 10 | - | - |
| warble | 11 | sing by changing register; sing by yodeling | - |
| witing | 10 | - | - |
| wacker | 15 | - | - |
| welter | 9 | roll around | - |
| whippy | 19 | bending and snapping back readily without breaking | - |
| waylay | 15 | wait in hiding to attack | - |
| wormer | 11 | - | - |
| whowed | 16 | - | - |
| whosit | 12 | - | - |
| whoomp | 16 | - | - |
| whizzo | 30 | - | - |
| whirra | 12 | - | - |
| whingy | 16 | - | - |
| webify | 17 | - | - |
| webapp | 15 | - | - |
| wazzes | 27 | - | - |
| wazzed | 28 | - | - |
| wayang | 13 | - | - |
| watcha | 14 | - | - |
| warbot | 11 | - | - |
| warbly | 14 | - | - |
| walley | 12 | - | - |
| wagyus | 13 | - | - |
| wadges | 11 | - | - |
| whydas | 16 | - | - |
| wokest | 13 | - | - |
| woohoo | 12 | - | - |
| wotcha | 14 | - | - |
| wordie | 10 | - | - |
| wacked | 16 | - | - |
| wabain | 11 | - | - |
| wabbit | 13 | - | - |
| wabble | 13 | - | - |
| wabbly | 16 | - | - |
| waboom | 13 | - | - |
| wairua | 9 | - | - |
| wakers | 13 | - | - |
| wakiki | 17 | - | - |
| waldos | 10 | - | - |
| walers | 9 | - | - |
| walier | 9 | - | - |
| walies | 9 | - | - |
| waling | 10 | - | - |
| wakens | 13 | - | - |
| wakane | 13 | - | - |
| waists | 9 | - | - |
| waited | 10 | - | - |
| waites | 9 | - | - |
| waived | 13 | - | - |
| waives | 12 | - | - |
| wakame | 15 | - | - |
| walise | 9 | - | - |
| walked | 14 | - | - |
| wamble | 13 | move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion | - |
| wambly | 16 | - | - |
| wammul | 13 | - | - |
| wammus | 13 | - | - |
| wampee | 13 | American plant having spikes of blue flowers and growing in shallow water of streams and ponds | - |
| wampus | 13 | - | - |
| walkup | 15 | - | - |
| wallas | 9 | - | - |
| walled | 10 | - | - |
| wallie | 9 | - | - |
| wairsh | 12 | - | - |
| wackes | 15 | - | - |
| wadmel | 12 | - | - |
| wadmol | 12 | - | - |
| wadset | 10 | - | - |
| waeful | 12 | - | - |
| wafers | 12 | - | - |
| wafery | 15 | - | - |
| waffed | 16 | - | - |
| waffie | 15 | - | - |
| wadmal | 12 | - | - |
| wackos | 15 | - | - |
| wadder | 11 | - | - |
| waddie | 11 | - | - |
| waddly | 14 | - | - |
| wadies | 10 | - | - |
| waffly | 18 | - | - |
| wafted | 13 | - | - |
| wahoos | 12 | - | - |
| waiata | 9 | - | - |
| waifed | 13 | - | - |
| waifts | 12 | - | - |
| wailed | 10 | - | - |
| wained | 10 | - | - |
| wagons | 10 | - | - |
| wafter | 12 | - | - |
| wagers | 10 | - | - |
| waggas | 11 | - | - |
| wagged | 12 | - | - |
| wagger | 11 | - | - |
| waggly | 14 | - | - |
| waired | 10 | - | - |
| wheaty | 15 | - | - |
| whelky | 19 | - | - |
| whelms | 14 | - | - |
| whelps | 14 | - | - |
| whenas | 12 | - | - |
| whenua | 12 | - | - |
| whenwe | 15 | - | - |
| wheres | 12 | - | - |
| whelks | 16 | - | - |
| whefts | 15 | - | - |
| wheech | 17 | - | - |
| wheely | 15 | - | - |
| wheens | 12 | - | - |
| wheeps | 14 | - | - |
| wheesh | 15 | - | - |
| wherry | 15 | sailing barge used especially in East Anglia | - |
| wherve | 15 | - | - |
| wheugh | 16 | - | - |
| whimmy | 19 | - | - |
| whined | 13 | - | - |
| whines | 12 | - | - |
| whilom | 14 | - | - |
| whilly | 15 | - | - |
| whewed | 16 | - | - |
| wheyey | 18 | - | - |
| whidah | 16 | mostly black African weaverbird | - |
| whiffs | 18 | - | - |
| whifts | 15 | - | - |
| whiled | 13 | - | - |
| wheats | 12 | - | - |
| welled | 10 | - | - |
| westie | 9 | - | - |
| wettie | 9 | - | - |
| wexing | 17 | - | - |
| weyard | 13 | - | - |
| wezand | 19 | - | - |
| wested | 10 | - | - |
| wellie | 9 | - | - |
| welted | 10 | - | - |
| wended | 11 | - | - |
| wenges | 10 | - | - |
| werris | 9 | - | - |
| wesand | 10 | - | - |
| weskit | 13 | - | - |
| whacks | 18 | - | - |
| wharve | 15 | - | - |
| whatas | 12 | - | - |
| whaten | 12 | - | - |
| whatna | 12 | - | - |
| whatso | 12 | - | - |
| whaups | 14 | - | - |
| whaurs | 12 | - | - |
| wheals | 12 | - | - |
| wharfs | 15 | - | - |
| whares | 12 | - | - |
| whaled | 13 | - | - |
| whally | 15 | - | - |
| whanau | 12 | - | - |
| whangs | 13 | - | - |
| wheare | 12 | - | - |
| wifeys | 15 | - | - |
| wifies | 12 | - | - |
| wifing | 13 | - | - |
| wigans | 10 | - | - |
| wigeon | 10 | freshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to mallards and teals | - |
| wiggas | 11 | - | - |
| wieldy | 13 | easy to handle or use or manage | a large but wieldy book |
| widens | 10 | - | - |
| widgie | 11 | - | - |
| widish | 13 | - | - |
| widows | 13 | - | - |
| widths | 13 | - | - |
| wields | 10 | - | - |
| wigger | 11 | - | - |
| wilgas | 10 | - | - |
| wilier | 9 | - | - |
| wilily | 12 | - | - |
| wiling | 10 | - | - |
| wiljas | 16 | - | - |
| willet | 9 | large North American shorebird of eastern and Gulf Coasts | - |
| wights | 13 | - | - |
| wiglet | 10 | - | - |
| wigwag | 14 | send a signal by waving a flag or a light according to a certain code | - |
| wikiup | 15 | a lodge consisting of a frame covered with matting or brush; used by nomadic American Indians in the southwestern United States | - |
| wilded | 11 | - | - |
| willey | 12 | - | - |
| widdle | 11 | - | - |
| whiter | 12 | - | - |
| whizzy | 33 | - | - |
| wholes | 12 | - | - |
| whomps | 16 | - | - |
| whomso | 14 | - | - |
| whirls | 12 | - | - |
| whirly | 15 | - | - |
| whirrs | 12 | - | - |
| whirry | 15 | - | - |
| whisht | 15 | - | - |
| whisks | 16 | - | - |
| whists | 12 | - | - |
| whoofs | 15 | - | - |
| wiccas | 13 | - | - |
| wiches | 14 | - | - |
| wicken | 15 | - | - |
| wicopy | 16 | deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers | - |
| widder | 11 | - | - |
| wibble | 13 | - | - |
| whoots | 12 | - | - |
| whored | 13 | - | - |
| whores | 12 | - | - |
| whorls | 12 | - | - |
| whorts | 12 | - | - |
| whosis | 12 | - | - |
| whumps | 16 | - | - |
| whydah | 19 | mostly black African weaverbird | - |
| widdie | 11 | - | - |
| welkin | 13 | the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected | - |
| warper | 11 | - | - |
| washen | 12 | - | - |
| washes | 12 | - | - |
| washup | 14 | the act of washing yourself (or another person) | - |
| waspie | 11 | - | - |
| wassup | 11 | - | - |
| warran | 9 | - | - |
| warray | 12 | - | - |
| warred | 10 | - | - |
| warrey | 12 | - | - |
| warsle | 9 | - | - |
| warted | 10 | - | - |
| wastel | 9 | - | - |
| wastes | 9 | - | - |
| waught | 13 | - | - |
| wauked | 14 | - | - |
| wauker | 13 | - | - |
| wauled | 10 | - | - |
| waulks | 13 | - | - |
| waured | 10 | - | - |
| waurst | 9 | - | - |
| wavers | 12 | - | - |
| waughs | 13 | - | - |
| wauffs | 15 | - | - |
| wastry | 12 | - | - |
| watape | 11 | - | - |
| wataps | 11 | - | - |
| watter | 9 | - | - |
| waucht | 14 | - | - |
| wavery | 15 | - | - |
| wandle | 10 | - | - |
| wanned | 10 | - | - |
| wannel | 9 | - | - |
| wanner | 9 | - | - |
| wanter | 9 | a person who wants or needs something | - |
| wanzed | 19 | - | - |
| wanzes | 18 | - | - |
| wankle | 13 | - | - |
| wandoo | 10 | - | - |
| wangun | 10 | - | - |
| wanier | 9 | - | - |
| wanion | 9 | - | - |
| wanked | 14 | - | - |
| wapped | 14 | - | - |
| wapper | 13 | - | - |
| warman | 11 | - | - |
| warmen | 11 | - | - |
| warmup | 13 | - | - |
| warned | 10 | - | - |
| warked | 14 | - | - |
| waragi | 10 | - | - |
| wardog | 11 | - | - |
| warier | 9 | - | - |
| weened | 10 | - | - |
| weepie | 11 | - | - |
| weeted | 10 | - | - |
| weeten | 9 | - | - |
| weekes | 13 | - | - |
| weeing | 10 | - | - |
| wedder | 11 | - | - |
| wedeln | 10 | - | - |
| wedels | 10 | - | - |
| wedges | 11 | - | - |
| weeded | 11 | - | - |
| weeder | 10 | a hand tool for removing weeds | - |
| weeter | 9 | - | - |
| weever | 12 | - | - |
| weised | 10 | - | - |
| weises | 9 | - | - |
| weized | 19 | - | - |
| weizes | 18 | - | - |
| welded | 11 | - | - |
| weldor | 10 | - | - |
| welked | 14 | - | - |
| weired | 10 | - | - |
| wefted | 13 | - | - |
| weftes | 12 | - | - |
| weighs | 13 | - | - |
| weiner | 9 | - | - |
| weirds | 10 | - | - |
| welkes | 13 | - | - |
| wechts | 14 | - | - |
| waveys | 15 | - | - |
| waying | 13 | - | - |
| wazirs | 18 | - | - |
| wazoos | 18 | - | - |
| weaker | 13 | - | - |
| waxily | 19 | - | - |
| waxier | 16 | - | - |
| wavier | 12 | - | - |
| wavies | 12 | - | - |
| wavily | 15 | - | - |
| wawaed | 13 | - | - |
| wawled | 13 | - | - |
| waxers | 16 | - | - |
| waxeye | 19 | - | - |
| weakon | 13 | - | - |
| wealds | 10 | - | - |
| weaves | 12 | - | - |
| weazen | 18 | - | - |
| webbie | 13 | - | - |
| webers | 11 | - | - |
| webfed | 15 | - | - |
| weaved | 13 | - | - |
| weason | 9 | - | - |
| weambs | 13 | - | - |
| weanel | 9 | - | - |
| weaner | 9 | - | - |
| weared | 10 | - | - |
