9-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 |
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wonderful | 16 | extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers | - |
wondering | 14 | showing curiosity | - |
worthless | 15 | morally reprehensible | - |
wandering | 14 | travelling about without any clear destination | she followed him in his wanderings and looked after him |
warehouse | 15 | a storehouse for goods and merchandise | - |
whistling | 16 | the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture | - |
wrestling | 13 | the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down | - |
worldwide | 17 | spanning or extending throughout the entire world | worldwide distribution |
waterfall | 15 | a steep descent of the water of a river | - |
whichever | 23 | - | - |
welcoming | 17 | very cordial | a welcoming smile |
whispered | 18 | spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords | a long whispered conversation |
withdrawn | 19 | tending to reserve or introspection | - |
willingly | 16 | in a willing manner | I willingly accept |
withstand | 16 | stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something | - |
wallpaper | 16 | cover with wallpaper | - |
workplace | 20 | a place where work is done | - |
whinnying | 19 | - | - |
willpower | 17 | the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior | - |
wasteland | 13 | an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation | - |
wholesale | 15 | ignoring distinctions | wholesale destruction |
wholesome | 17 | conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being | wholesome attitude |
womanizer | 23 | a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them | - |
wolverine | 15 | a native or resident of Michigan | - |
weakening | 17 | causing debilitation | - |
whirlwind | 19 | a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth | - |
watergate | 13 | a political scandal involving abuse of power and bribery and obstruction of justice; led to the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974 | - |
whirlpool | 17 | flow in a circular current, of liquids | - |
workforce | 21 | the force of workers available | - |
worshiped | 18 | - | - |
whimsical | 19 | determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason | the victim of whimsical persecutions |
withering | 16 | any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use) | - |
wolfhound | 19 | the largest breed of dogs; formerly used to hunt wolves | - |
workhouse | 19 | a county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months | - |
wriggling | 15 | moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion | - |
womanhood | 18 | the state of being an adult woman | - |
weathered | 16 | worn by exposure to the weather | a house of weathered shingles |
whosoever | 18 | - | - |
whisperer | 17 | one who speaks in a whisper | - |
weirdness | 13 | strikingly out of the ordinary | - |
whitening | 16 | changing to a lighter color | - |
woodhouse | 16 | - | - |
wherefore | 18 | the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores' | - |
whitewash | 21 | cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error | Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin |
willfully | 18 | in a willful manner | she had willfully deceived me |
waistline | 12 | the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips | - |
wellbeing | 15 | a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous | - |
walkabout | 18 | a public stroll by a celebrity to meet people informally | - |
withstood | 16 | - | - |
wrenching | 18 | causing great physical or mental suffering | a wrenching pain |
worrisome | 14 | causing distress or worry or anxiety | in a particularly worrisome predicament |
wristband | 15 | a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist | - |
womenfolk | 21 | - | - |
weariness | 12 | temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work | weariness overcame her after twelve hours and she fell asleep |
westbound | 15 | moving toward the west | westbound pioneers |
washcloth | 20 | bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body | - |
wrangling | 14 | an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining) | - |
worsening | 13 | process of changing to an inferior state | - |
waistcoat | 14 | a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat | - |
wealthier | 15 | - | - |
windswept | 18 | open to or swept by wind | windswept headlands |
washbasin | 17 | a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face | - |
womaniser | 14 | a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them | - |
westerner | 12 | an inhabitant of a western area; especially of the U.S. | - |
whiteness | 15 | the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black) | - |
watershed | 16 | the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet | - |
waistband | 15 | a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers | - |
whirligig | 17 | a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement | - |
whereupon | 17 | - | - |
whitehead | 19 | a small whitish lump in the skin due to a clogged sebaceous gland | - |
wuthering | 16 | - | - |
workbench | 23 | a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic | - |
workhorse | 19 | a horse used for plowing and hauling and other heavy labor | - |
weatherly | 18 | (of a sailing vessel) making very little leeway when close-hauled | - |
winemaker | 18 | someone who makes wine | - |
worcester | 14 | United States lexicographer who was accused of plagiarism by Noah Webster (1784-1865) | - |
wholeness | 15 | a state of robust good health | - |
watermark | 18 | a line marking the level reached by a body of water | - |
widowhood | 20 | the state of being a widow who has not remarried | - |
webmaster | 16 | a technician who designs or maintains a website | - |
wherefrom | 20 | - | - |
warmonger | 15 | a person who advocates war or warlike policies | - |
whetstone | 15 | a flat stone for sharpening edged tools or knives | - |
worshiper | 17 | someone who admires too much to recognize faults | - |
washboard | 18 | protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side | - |
wisecrack | 20 | witty remark | - |
womankind | 19 | women as distinguished from men | - |
woebegone | 15 | affected by or full of grief or woe | his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone |
whittling | 16 | - | - |
wrongdoer | 14 | a person who transgresses moral or civil law | - |
woodchuck | 24 | reddish brown North American marmot | - |
workspace | 20 | space allocated for your work (as in an office) | - |
worrywart | 18 | thinks about unfortunate things that might happen | - |
wolfsbane | 17 | poisonous Eurasian perennial herb with broad rounded leaves and yellow flowers and fibrous rootstock | - |
waterline | 12 | a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull of a ship | - |
wineglass | 13 | a glass that has a stem and in which wine is served | - |
windstorm | 15 | a storm consisting of violent winds | - |
wordsmith | 18 | a fluent and prolific writer | - |
wheedling | 17 | the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery | - |
wheelbase | 17 | the distance from the center of a car's front wheel to the rear axle | - |
westwards | 16 | toward the west | - |
washerman | 17 | operates industrial washing machine | - |
windbreak | 19 | hedge or fence of trees designed to lessen the force of the wind and reduce erosion | - |
wrongness | 13 | inappropriate conduct | - |
whalebone | 17 | a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets | - |
weighting | 17 | (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance | - |
winnowing | 16 | the act of separating grain from chaff | the winnowing was done by women |
windblown | 18 | used especially of trees; growing in a shape determined by the prevailing winds | - |
windproof | 18 | - | - |
wittingly | 16 | with full knowledge and deliberation | he wittingly deleted the references |
witticism | 16 | a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter | - |
weaponize | 23 | make into or use as a weapon or a potential weapon | Will modern physicists weaponize String Theory? |
waylaying | 19 | - | - |
warrantee | 12 | a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications | - |
walloping | 15 | (used informally) very large | - |
waterfowl | 18 | freshwater aquatic bird | - |
waterless | 12 | lacking sufficient water or rainfall | a waterless well |
washhouse | 18 | a building or outbuilding where laundry is done | - |
womanlike | 18 | the trait of being womanly; having the characteristics of an adult female | - |
whitebait | 17 | minnows or other small fresh- or saltwater fish (especially herring); usually cooked whole | - |
whodunnit | 16 | - | - |
wholemeal | 17 | of or relating to or derived from wheat | - |
wordiness | 13 | boring verbosity | - |
wristlock | 18 | - | - |
worksheet | 19 | a piece of paper recording work planned or done on a project | - |
wakeboard | 19 | a buoyant board (resembling a surfboard) that is used to ride over water while being pulled behind a motorboat | - |
whaleboat | 17 | a long narrow boat designed for quick turning and use in rough seas | - |
wallboard | 15 | a wide flat board used to cover walls or partitions; made from plaster or wood pulp or other materials and used primarily to form the interior walls of houses | - |
watchword | 21 | a slogan used to rally support for a cause | our watchword will be `democracy' |
wingsuits | 13 | - | - |
winkingly | 20 | - | - |
winningly | 16 | - | - |
winnowers | 15 | - | - |
winsomely | 17 | in an engaging manner | - |
winsomest | 14 | - | - |
winterers | 12 | - | - |
wingspans | 15 | - | - |
wingovers | 16 | - | - |
winepress | 14 | a press that is used to extract the juice from grapes | - |
wineshops | 17 | - | - |
wineskins | 16 | - | - |
wingbacks | 21 | - | - |
wingbeats | 15 | - | - |
wingchair | 18 | - | - |
wingdings | 15 | - | - |
winterfed | 16 | - | - |
winterier | 12 | - | - |
wintering | 13 | - | - |
wireworms | 17 | - | - |
wirricows | 17 | - | - |
wiseacres | 14 | - | - |
wiseasses | 12 | - | - |
wiseliest | 12 | - | - |
wiselings | 13 | - | - |
wisewoman | 17 | - | - |
wireworks | 19 | - | - |
wirephoto | 17 | - | - |
winterise | 12 | prepare for winter | - |
winterish | 15 | - | - |
winterize | 21 | prepare for winter | winterize cars |
wintriest | 12 | - | - |
wiredrawn | 16 | - | - |
wiredraws | 16 | - | - |
wiregrass | 13 | - | - |
wirehairs | 15 | - | - |
wisewomen | 17 | - | - |
wineberry | 17 | raspberry of China and Japan having pale pink flowers grown for ornament and for the small red acid fruits | - |
willowish | 18 | - | - |
windborne | 15 | - | - |
windbound | 16 | - | - |
windburns | 15 | - | - |
windburnt | 15 | suffering from windburn | - |
windchill | 18 | - | - |
windfalls | 16 | - | - |
windflaws | 19 | - | - |
windblows | 18 | - | - |
willywaws | 21 | - | - |
wimpiness | 16 | - | - |
wimpishly | 22 | - | - |
wincopipe | 18 | - | - |
windbells | 15 | - | - |
windbills | 15 | - | - |
windblast | 15 | - | - |
windgalls | 14 | - | - |
windhover | 19 | - | - |
windiness | 13 | boring verbosity | - |
windshake | 20 | - | - |
windships | 18 | - | - |
windsocks | 19 | - | - |
windsurfs | 16 | - | - |
windthrow | 19 | - | - |
windtight | 17 | - | - |
windsails | 13 | - | - |
windrower | 16 | - | - |
windingly | 17 | - | - |
windlings | 14 | - | - |
windmills | 15 | - | - |
windowing | 17 | - | - |
windpipes | 17 | - | - |
windroses | 13 | - | - |
windrowed | 17 | - | - |
windwards | 17 | - | - |
woefuller | 15 | - | - |
wolvishly | 21 | - | - |
womanised | 15 | - | - |
womanises | 14 | - | - |
womanisms | 16 | - | - |
womanists | 14 | - | - |
wolverene | 15 | - | - |
wolfskins | 19 | - | - |
woenesses | 12 | - | - |
wofullest | 15 | - | - |
wofulness | 15 | - | - |
wolfberry | 20 | - | - |
wolfishly | 21 | in the manner of a wolf | - |
wolflings | 16 | - | - |
womanized | 24 | - | - |
womanizes | 23 | - | - |
wonderkid | 18 | - | - |
wonderous | 13 | - | - |
woodbinds | 16 | - | - |
woodbines | 15 | - | - |
woodblock | 21 | - | - |
woodborer | 15 | any of various insects or larvae or mollusks that bore into wood | - |
woodboxes | 22 | - | - |
woodchats | 18 | - | - |
womanless | 14 | - | - |
womanlier | 14 | - | - |
womanness | 14 | - | - |
womenkind | 19 | - | - |
wonderers | 13 | - | - |
woodchips | 20 | - | - |
wishbones | 17 | - | - |
witchlike | 21 | being or having the character of witchcraft | - |
witchweed | 21 | - | - |
withdraws | 19 | - | - |
witherers | 15 | - | - |
witherite | 15 | - | - |
witherods | 16 | - | - |
witchknot | 21 | - | - |
witchings | 18 | - | - |
wishfully | 21 | in a wishful manner | he wishfully indulged in dreams of fame |
wispiness | 14 | - | - |
wistarias | 12 | - | - |
wisterias | 12 | - | - |
wistfully | 18 | in a wistful manner | his sister would have looked beautiful in that dress, he thought wistfully, just like an angel |
witchetty | 20 | - | - |
witchhood | 21 | - | - |
witchiest | 17 | - | - |
withhault | 18 | - | - |
withholds | 19 | - | - |
withouten | 15 | - | - |
wittiness | 12 | a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter | - |
witwanton | 15 | - | - |
wivehoods | 19 | - | - |
woadwaxen | 23 | small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as a weed in Britain and the United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental | - |
woadwaxes | 23 | - | - |
wobbegong | 18 | - | - |
wobbliest | 16 | - | - |
wittering | 13 | - | - |
withwinds | 19 | - | - |
withywind | 22 | - | - |
witlessly | 15 | - | - |
witnessed | 13 | - | - |
witnesser | 12 | someone who sees an event and reports what happened | - |
witnesses | 12 | - | - |
wobblings | 17 | - | - |
willowing | 16 | - | - |
whipbirds | 20 | - | - |
whipstock | 23 | - | - |
whiptails | 17 | - | - |
whipworms | 22 | - | - |
whirlbats | 17 | - | - |
whirliest | 15 | - | - |
whirlings | 16 | - | - |
whipsters | 17 | - | - |
whipstall | 17 | - | - |
whipcords | 20 | - | - |
whipcordy | 23 | - | - |
whipjacks | 30 | - | - |
whippiest | 19 | - | - |
whippings | 20 | - | - |
whipsawed | 21 | - | - |
whipsnake | 21 | any of several small fast-moving snakes with long whiplike tails | - |
whipstaff | 23 | - | - |
whirreted | 16 | - | - |
whirrings | 16 | - | - |
whitecaps | 19 | - | - |
whitecoat | 17 | - | - |
whitecomb | 21 | - | - |
whitedamp | 20 | - | - |
whiteface | 20 | hardy English breed of cattle raised extensively in United States | - |
whitefish | 21 | any market fish--edible saltwater fish or shellfish--except herring | - |
whiteners | 15 | - | - |
whitebeam | 19 | - | - |
whitebass | 17 | - | - |
whirrying | 19 | - | - |
whishting | 19 | - | - |
whiskered | 20 | having hair on the cheeks and chin | - |
whistlers | 15 | - | - |
whinyards | 19 | - | - |
whereness | 15 | - | - |
wheyfaced | 24 | - | - |
wheyfaces | 23 | - | - |
whickered | 22 | - | - |
whiddered | 18 | - | - |
whiffiest | 21 | - | - |
whiffings | 22 | - | - |
whifflers | 21 | - | - |
wheughing | 20 | - | - |
whereunto | 15 | - | - |
wherewith | 21 | - | - |
wherreted | 16 | - | - |
wherrited | 16 | - | - |
wherrying | 19 | - | - |
wherryman | 20 | - | - |
wherrymen | 20 | - | - |
whifflery | 24 | - | - |
whiffling | 22 | - | - |
whillying | 19 | - | - |
whinchats | 20 | - | - |
whingding | 18 | - | - |
whingeing | 17 | - | - |
whiniards | 16 | - | - |
whininess | 15 | - | - |
whiningly | 19 | - | - |
whinniest | 15 | - | - |
whinberry | 20 | erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries | - |
whimsiest | 17 | - | - |
whillywha | 24 | - | - |
whimberry | 22 | - | - |
whimbrels | 19 | - | - |
whimmiest | 19 | - | - |
whimpered | 20 | - | - |
whimperer | 19 | - | - |
whimpling | 20 | - | - |
whinstone | 15 | any of various hard colored rocks (especially rocks consisting of chert or basalt) | - |
widthways | 22 | - | - |
widthwise | 19 | - | - |
wieldable | 15 | - | - |
wieldiest | 13 | - | - |
wieldless | 13 | - | - |
wifehoods | 19 | - | - |
wifeliest | 15 | - | - |
wiggeries | 14 | - | - |
widowered | 17 | - | - |
whummling | 20 | - | - |
whunstane | 15 | - | - |
whydunits | 19 | - | - |
whydunnit | 19 | - | - |
wickedest | 19 | - | - |
wickthing | 22 | - | - |
wideawake | 20 | - | - |
widowbird | 19 | - | - |
wiggliest | 14 | - | - |
wigmakers | 19 | - | - |
wigwagged | 19 | - | - |
willemite | 14 | - | - |
willeying | 16 | - | - |
willinger | 13 | - | - |
williwaus | 15 | - | - |
williwaws | 18 | - | - |
willowers | 15 | - | - |
wildwoods | 17 | - | - |
wildlings | 14 | - | - |
wigwagger | 18 | - | - |
wildcards | 16 | - | - |
wildering | 14 | - | - |
wildfires | 16 | - | - |
wildfowls | 19 | - | - |
wildgrave | 17 | - | - |
wildlands | 14 | - | - |
wildlifes | 16 | - | - |
willowier | 15 | - | - |
whorlbats | 17 | - | - |
whitracks | 21 | - | - |
whitricks | 21 | - | - |
whitsters | 15 | - | - |
whittawer | 18 | - | - |
whittered | 16 | - | - |
whittlers | 15 | - | - |
whittrets | 15 | - | - |
whitlings | 16 | - | - |
whithered | 19 | - | - |
whiteouts | 15 | - | - |
whitepots | 17 | - | - |
whitetail | 15 | common North American deer; tail has a white underside | - |
whitewall | 18 | - | - |
whiteware | 18 | - | - |
whitewing | 19 | - | - |
whitewood | 19 | light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneer | - |
whizbangs | 27 | - | - |
whizzbang | 36 | a small high-velocity shell; it makes a whizzing sound followed by a bang when it hits | - |
whizziest | 33 | - | - |
whommling | 20 | - | - |
whoopings | 18 | - | - |
whoopsies | 17 | - | - |
whooshing | 19 | - | - |
whoosises | 15 | - | - |
whoppings | 20 | - | - |
whoredoms | 18 | - | - |
whoresons | 15 | - | - |
whombling | 20 | - | - |
wholistic | 17 | - | - |
whizzings | 34 | - | - |
whodunits | 16 | - | - |
wholefood | 19 | - | - |
whorishly | 21 | - | - |
wrynesses | 15 | - | - |
wulfenite | 15 | a yellow to orange or brown mineral used as a molybdenum ore | - |
wurtzites | 21 | - | - |
wyandotte | 16 | - | - |
wyliecoat | 17 | - | - |
wooldings | 14 | - | - |
wordbooks | 19 | - | - |
wordbound | 16 | - | - |
wordbreak | 19 | - | - |
wordgames | 16 | - | - |
wordlores | 13 | - | - |
wordplays | 18 | - | - |
wooziness | 21 | - | - |
woomerang | 15 | - | - |
woolfells | 15 | - | - |
wooliness | 12 | - | - |
woolliest | 12 | - | - |
woolpacks | 20 | - | - |
woolsacks | 18 | - | - |
woolsheds | 16 | - | - |
woolskins | 16 | - | - |
woolworks | 19 | - | - |
workadays | 20 | - | - |
workhours | 19 | - | - |
workloads | 17 | - | - |
workmanly | 21 | - | - |
workmates | 18 | - | - |
workpiece | 20 | work consisting of a piece of metal being machined | - |
workgroup | 19 | - | - |
workgirls | 17 | - | - |
workboats | 18 | - | - |
workbooks | 22 | - | - |
workboxes | 25 | - | - |
workerist | 16 | - | - |
workfares | 19 | - | - |
workflows | 22 | - | - |
workfolks | 23 | - | - |
workprint | 18 | - | - |
woodyards | 17 | - | - |
woodchops | 20 | - | - |
woodiness | 13 | texture produced by the fibers in wood | - |
woodlands | 14 | - | - |
woodlarks | 17 | - | - |
woodlores | 13 | - | - |
woodlouse | 13 | any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats | - |
woodmeals | 15 | - | - |
woodmouse | 15 | - | - |
woodnotes | 13 | - | - |
woodhorse | 16 | - | - |
woodcocks | 21 | - | - |
woodcraft | 18 | skill and experience in matters relating to the woods (as hunting or fishing or camping) | - |
woodenest | 13 | - | - |
woodening | 14 | - | - |
woodentop | 15 | - | - |
woodgrain | 14 | texture produced by the fibers in wood | - |
woodholes | 16 | - | - |
woodpiles | 15 | - | - |
woodprint | 15 | - | - |
woodreeve | 16 | - | - |
woodtones | 13 | - | - |
woodwales | 16 | - | - |
woodwards | 17 | - | - |
woodwaxen | 23 | small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as a weed in Britain and the United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental | - |
woodwaxes | 23 | - | - |
woodwinds | 17 | - | - |
woodworks | 20 | - | - |
woodworms | 18 | - | - |
woodstove | 16 | - | - |
woodstone | 13 | - | - |
woodroofs | 16 | - | - |
woodruffs | 19 | - | - |
woodscrew | 18 | a metal screw that tapers to a point so that it can be driven into wood with a screwdriver | - |
woodsheds | 17 | - | - |
woodshock | 22 | - | - |
woodsiest | 13 | - | - |
woodskins | 17 | - | - |
woodspite | 15 | - | - |
woodwoses | 16 | - | - |
woundings | 14 | - | - |
wrastling | 13 | - | - |
wrathiest | 15 | - | - |
wrathless | 15 | - | - |
wraxlings | 20 | - | - |
wreakless | 16 | - | - |
wreathers | 15 | - | - |
wreathier | 15 | - | - |
wreathing | 16 | - | - |
wrassling | 13 | - | - |
wrapround | 15 | - | - |
woundless | 13 | - | - |
woundwort | 16 | - | - |
wranglers | 13 | - | - |