SOWPODS dictionary

4 letter words that start with W

212 four-letter words begin with W.

Every four-letter word that begins with W in SOWPODS: 212 words, grouped by second letter with the Scrabble score on each. Useful for crosswords, Wordscapes and building onto a W already on the board.

Highest scorer: WAQF at 19 points. 212 words total.
4-letter words starting with WA (69)
  • WAAC9
  • WABS9
  • WACK13
  • WADD9
  • WADE8
  • WADI8
  • WADS8
  • WADT8
  • WADY11
  • WAES7
  • WAFF13
  • WAFT10
  • WAGE8
  • WAGS8
  • WAID8
  • WAIF10
  • WAIL7
  • WAIN7
  • WAIR7
  • WAIS7
  • WAIT7
  • WAKA11
  • WAKE11
  • WAKF14
  • WALD8
  • WALE7
  • WALI7
  • WALK11
  • WALL7
  • WALY10
  • WAME9
  • WAND8
  • WANE7
  • WANG8
  • WANK11
  • WANS7
  • WANT7
  • WANY10
  • WAPS9
  • WAQF19
  • WARB9
  • WARD8
  • WARE7
  • WARK11
  • WARM9
  • WARN7
  • WARP9
  • WARS7
  • WART7
  • WARY10
  • WASE7
  • WASH10
  • WASM9
  • WASP9
  • WAST7
  • WATE7
  • WATS7
  • WATT7
  • WAUK11
  • WAUL7
  • WAUR7
  • WAVE10
  • WAVY13
  • WAWA10
  • WAWE10
  • WAWL10
  • WAWS10
  • WAXY17
  • WAYS10
4-letter words starting with WE (39)
  • WEAK11
  • WEAL7
  • WEAN7
  • WEAR7
  • WEBS9
  • WEDS8
  • WEED8
  • WEEK11
  • WEEL7
  • WEEM9
  • WEEN7
  • WEEP9
  • WEER7
  • WEES7
  • WEET7
  • WEFT10
  • WEID8
  • WEIL7
  • WEIR7
  • WEKA11
  • WELD8
  • WELK11
  • WELL7
  • WELT7
  • WEMB11
  • WEMS9
  • WENA7
  • WEND8
  • WENS7
  • WENT7
  • WEPT9
  • WERE7
  • WERO7
  • WERT7
  • WEST7
  • WETA7
  • WETS7
  • WEXE14
  • WEYS10
4-letter words starting with WH (25)
  • WHAE10
  • WHAM12
  • WHAP12
  • WHAT10
  • WHEE10
  • WHEN10
  • WHET10
  • WHEW13
  • WHEY13
  • WHID11
  • WHIG11
  • WHIM12
  • WHIN10
  • WHIO10
  • WHIP12
  • WHIR10
  • WHIT10
  • WHIZ19
  • WHOA10
  • WHOM12
  • WHOP12
  • WHOT10
  • WHOW13
  • WHUP12
  • WHYS13
4-letter words starting with WI (34)
  • WICE9
  • WICH12
  • WICK13
  • WIDE8
  • WIEL7
  • WIFE10
  • WIGS8
  • WILD8
  • WILE7
  • WILI7
  • WILL7
  • WILT7
  • WILY10
  • WIMP11
  • WIND8
  • WINE7
  • WING8
  • WINK11
  • WINN7
  • WINO7
  • WINS7
  • WINY10
  • WIPE9
  • WIRE7
  • WIRY10
  • WISE7
  • WISH10
  • WISP9
  • WISS7
  • WIST7
  • WITE7
  • WITH10
  • WITS7
  • WIVE10
4-letter words starting with WO (31)
  • WOAD8
  • WOCK13
  • WOES7
  • WOFS10
  • WOGS8
  • WOKE11
  • WOKS11
  • WOLD8
  • WOLF10
  • WOMB11
  • WONK11
  • WONS7
  • WONT7
  • WOOD8
  • WOOF10
  • WOOL7
  • WOON7
  • WOOS7
  • WOOT7
  • WOPS9
  • WORD8
  • WORE7
  • WORK11
  • WORM9
  • WORN7
  • WORT7
  • WOST7
  • WOTS7
  • WOVE10
  • WOWF13
  • WOWS10
4-letter words starting with WR (3)
  • WRAP9
  • WREN7
  • WRIT7
4-letter words starting with WU (4)
  • WUDS8
  • WUDU8
  • WULL7
  • WUSS7
4-letter words starting with WY (7)
  • WYCH15
  • WYES10
  • WYLE10
  • WYND11
  • WYNN10
  • WYNS10
  • WYTE10

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212 four-letter words that begin with W

212 of the 5,454 four-letter words in SOWPODS start with W, which is 3.9% of the list. That makes W the 14th most common opening letter for four-letter words.

The most common second letters are A (69), E (39) and I (34). Most of the words end in S (36), with E next at 30.

41 repeat a letter, like WAAC and WADD, and 171 use four different letters. The top scorer is WAQF at 19 points in Scrabble, followed by WHIZ on 19.

Questions about four-letter words starting with W

How many four-letter words start with W?

There are 212 four-letter words that start with W in the SOWPODS dictionary, out of 5,454 four-letter words in total.

Which four-letter word starting with W scores the most in Scrabble?

WAQF is worth 19 points, the highest of the 212 words in this list.

What is the most common second letter in four-letter words that start with W?

A is the most common second letter, with 69 words (WA...).

Are all of these words valid in Scrabble?

Every word comes from SOWPODS, the international Scrabble word list. If you play North American Scrabble or Words With Friends, a few of the rarer entries may not be accepted.