10-letter words starting with W

10-letter words starting with W number 626, with familiar choices such as widespread, wheelchair, and watermelon.

626 wordsTop pick WIDESPREADHighest score WHIZZINGLY 38

27 of 626 are everyday words (4%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

S starts the most 10-letter words (4,235); Y starts the fewest (50). W ranks #19 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Common words 27 · most-used first

  • WIDESPREAD17
  • WITHDRAWAL20
  • WHATSOEVER19
  • WILDERNESS14
  • WHEELCHAIR21
  • WELLINGTON14
  • WEAKNESSES17
  • WORTHWHILE22
  • WATERFRONT16
  • WINCHESTER18
  • WATERPROOF18
  • WONDERLAND15
  • WITNESSING14
  • WAVELENGTH20
  • WAREHOUSES16
  • WITCHCRAFT23
  • WHISPERING19
  • WINDSHIELD18
  • WASTEWATER16
  • WATERMELON15
  • WEALTHIEST16
  • WORSHIPPED21
  • WATERFALLS16
  • WRONGDOING16
  • WATERCOLOR15
  • WORKPLACES21
  • WESTERNERS13
All valid words 626

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • WABBLINESS17
  • WADSETTERS14
  • WADSETTING15
  • WAFERBOARD19
  • WAGENBOOMS18
  • WAGEWORKER21
  • WAGGLINGLY19
  • WAGGONETTE15
  • WAGGONLESS15
  • WAGGONLOAD16
  • WAGHALTERS17
  • WAGONETTES14
  • WAGONLOADS15
  • WAINSCOTED16
  • WAINWRIGHT20
  • WAISTBANDS16
  • WAISTBELTS15
  • WAISTCLOTH18
  • WAISTCOATS15
  • WAISTLINES13
  • WAITERAGES14
  • WAITERHOOD17
  • WAITERINGS14
  • WAITLISTED14
  • WAITPEOPLE17
  • WAITPERSON15
  • WAITRESSED14
  • WAITRESSES13
  • WAITSTAFFS19
  • WAKEBOARDS20
  • WALDFLUTES17
  • WALDGRAVES18
  • WALKABOUTS19
  • WALKATHONS20
  • WALKSHORTS20
  • WALLBOARDS16
  • WALLCHARTS18
  • WALLFISHES19
  • WALLFLOWER19
  • WALLOPINGS16
  • WALLOWINGS17
  • WALLPAPERS17
  • WALLPOSTER15
  • WALLYBALLS18
  • WALLYDRAGS18
  • WALNUTWOOD17
  • WAMBENGERS18
  • WAMBLINESS17
  • WAMBLINGLY21
  • WAMPISHING21
  • WAMPUMPEAG22
  • WANCHANCIE20
  • WANDERINGS15
  • WANDERLUST14
  • WANRESTFUL16
  • WANTHRIVEN19
  • WANTONISED14
  • WANTONISES13
  • WANTONIZED23
  • WANTONIZES22
  • WANTONNESS13
  • WAPENSCHAW23
  • WAPENSHAWS21
  • WAPENTAKES19
  • WAPINSCHAW23
  • WAPINSHAWS21
  • WAPPENSHAW23
  • WARBLINGLY19
  • WARBONNETS15
  • WARCHALKER22
  • WARDENRIES14
  • WARDENSHIP19
  • WARDERSHIP19
  • WARDRESSES14
  • WARDROBERS16
  • WARDROBING17
  • WAREHOUSED17
  • WAREHOUSER16
  • WAREHOUSES16
  • WARFARINGS17
  • WARGAMINGS17
  • WARIBASHIS18
  • WARINESSES13
  • WARLORDISM16
  • WARMBLOODS18
  • WARMNESSES15
  • WARMONGERS16
  • WARRANDICE16
  • WARRANDING15
  • WARRANTEES13
  • WARRANTERS13
  • WARRANTIED14
  • WARRANTIES13
  • WARRANTING14
  • WARRANTISE13
  • WARRANTORS13
  • WARRIORESS13
  • WASHATERIA16
  • WASHBASINS18
  • WASHBOARDS19
  • WASHCLOTHS21
  • WASHERLESS16
  • WASHETERIA16
  • WASHHOUSES19
  • WASHSTANDS17
  • WASSAILERS13
  • WASSAILING14
  • WASTEFULLY19
  • WASTELANDS14
  • WASTEPAPER17
  • WASTEWATER16
  • WASTEWEIRS16
  • WASTNESSES13
  • WATCHABLES20
  • WATCHBANDS21
  • WATCHBOXES27
  • WATCHCASES20
  • WATCHCRIES20
  • WATCHFULLY24
  • WATCHGLASS19
  • WATCHGUARD20
  • WATCHLISTS18
  • WATCHMAKER24
  • WATCHSTRAP20
  • WATCHTOWER21
  • WATCHWORDS22
  • WATERBIRDS16
  • WATERBORNE15
  • WATERBRAIN15
  • WATERBUCKS21
  • WATERBUSES15
  • WATERCOLOR15
  • WATERCRAFT18
  • WATERCRESS15
  • WATERDRIVE17
  • WATERFALLS16
  • WATERFLOOD17
  • WATERFOWLS19
  • WATERFRONT16
  • WATERGATES14
  • WATERGLASS14
  • WATERHEADS17
  • WATERINESS13
  • WATERLEAFS16
  • WATERLINES13
  • WATERMARKS19
  • WATERMELON15
  • WATERPOWER18
  • WATERPOXES22
  • WATERPROOF18
  • WATERQUAKE26
  • WATERSCAPE17
  • WATERSHEDS17
  • WATERSIDER14
  • WATERSIDES14
  • WATERSLIDE14
  • WATERSMEET15
  • WATERSPOUT15
  • WATERTIGHT17
  • WATERWEEDS17
  • WATERWHEEL19
  • WATERWORKS20
  • WATERZOOIS22
  • WATTLEBARK19
  • WATTLEBIRD16
  • WATTLEWORK20
  • WATTMETERS15
  • WAULKMILLS19
  • WAVEFRONTS19
  • WAVEGUIDES18
  • WAVELENGTH20
  • WAVELESSLY19
  • WAVELLITES16
  • WAVEMETERS18
  • WAVENUMBER20
  • WAVERINGLY20
  • WAVESHAPES21
  • WAVINESSES16
  • WAXBERRIES22
  • WAXFLOWERS26
  • WAXINESSES20
  • WAXWORKERS27
  • WAYFARINGS20
  • WAYMARKING23
  • WAYMENTING19
  • WAYZGOOSES26
  • WEAKFISHES23
  • WEAKLINESS17
  • WEAKNESSES17
  • WEALTHIEST16
  • WEALTHLESS16
  • WEAPONEERS15
  • WEAPONISED16
  • WEAPONISES15
  • WEAPONIZED25
  • WEAPONIZES24
  • WEAPONLESS15
  • WEAPONRIES15
  • WEARIFULLY19
  • WEARYINGLY20
  • WEASELLERS13
  • WEASELLING14
  • WEATHERERS16
  • WEATHERING17
  • WEATHERISE16
  • WEATHERIZE25
  • WEATHERMAN18
  • WEATHERMEN18
  • WEAVERBIRD19
  • WEBCASTERS17
  • WEBCASTING18
  • WEBLOGGERS17
  • WEBLOGGING18
  • WEBMASTERS17
  • WEEDICIDES17
  • WEEDKILLER18
  • WEEKENDERS18
  • WEEKENDING19
  • WEEKNIGHTS21
  • WEELDLESSE14
  • WEIGHBOARD20
  • WEIGHTIEST17
  • WEIGHTINGS18
  • WEIGHTLESS17
  • WEIMARANER15
  • WELDMESHES19
  • WELFARISMS18
  • WELFARISTS16
  • WELLBEINGS16
  • WELLHOUSES16
  • WELLINGTON14
  • WELLNESSES13
  • WELLSPRING16
  • WENTLETRAP15
  • WEREWOLVES19
  • WERNERITES13
  • WERWOLFISH22
  • WESTERINGS14
  • WESTERLIES13
  • WESTERNERS13
  • WESTERNISE13
  • WESTERNISM15
  • WESTERNIZE22
  • WESTWARDLY20
  • WHAIKORERO20
  • WHAKAPAPAS24
  • WHALEBACKS24
  • WHALEBOATS18
  • WHALEBONES18
  • WHAREPUNIS18
  • WHARFINGER20
  • WHATABOUTS18
  • WHATNESSES16
  • WHATSOEVER19
  • WHEATFIELD20
  • WHEATGRASS17
  • WHEATLANDS17
  • WHEATMEALS18
  • WHEATSHEAF22
  • WHEATWORMS21
  • WHEEDLINGS18
  • WHEELBASES18
  • WHEELCHAIR21
  • WHEELHORSE19
  • WHEELHOUSE19
  • WHEELSPINS18
  • WHEELWORKS23
  • WHEESHTING20
  • WHEEZINESS25
  • WHENSOEVER19
  • WHEREABOUT18
  • WHEREAFTER19
  • WHEREFORES19
  • WHERESOEER16
  • WHEREUNDER17
  • WHEREUNTIL16
  • WHEREWITHS22
  • WHERRETING17
  • WHERRITING17
  • WHETSTONES16
  • WHEWELLITE19
  • WHICKERING23
  • WHIDDERING19
  • WHIFFLINGS23
  • WHIGGAMORE20
  • WHILLYWHAS25
  • WHILLYWHAW28
  • WHIMPERERS20
  • WHIMPERING21
  • WHIMSINESS18
  • WHINGDINGS19
  • WHINGEINGS18
  • WHINSTONES16
  • WHIPLASHED22
  • WHIPLASHES21
  • WHIPPETING21
  • WHIPPINESS20
  • WHIPSAWING22
  • WHIPSNAKES22
  • WHIPSTAFFS24
  • WHIPSTALLS18
  • WHIPSTITCH23
  • WHIPSTOCKS24
  • WHIPTAILED19
  • WHIRLABOUT18
  • WHIRLBLAST18
  • WHIRLIGIGS18
  • WHIRLINGLY20
  • WHIRLPOOLS18
  • WHIRLWINDS20
  • WHIRLYBIRD22
  • WHIRRETING17
  • WHISKIFIED24
  • WHISPERERS18
  • WHISPERING19
  • WHISTLINGS17
  • WHITEBAITS18
  • WHITEBEAMS20
  • WHITEBEARD19
  • WHITEBOARD19
  • WHITECOATS18
  • WHITECOMBS22
  • WHITEDAMPS21
  • WHITEFACES21
  • WHITEFLIES19
  • WHITEHEADS20
  • WHITENINGS17
  • WHITESMITH21
  • WHITETAILS16
  • WHITETHORN19
  • WHITEWALLS19
  • WHITEWARES19
  • WHITEWATER19
  • WHITEWINGS20
  • WHITEWOODS20
  • WHITEYWOOD23
  • WHITHERING20
  • WHITTAWERS19
  • WHITTERICK22
  • WHITTERING17
  • WHITTLINGS17
  • WHIZZBANGS37
  • WHIZZINGLY38
  • WHODUNITRY20
  • WHODUNNITS17
  • WHOLEFOODS20
  • WHOLEGRAIN17
  • WHOLEMEALS18
  • WHOLESALED17
  • WHOLESALER16
  • WHOLESALES16
  • WHOLESOMER18
  • WHOLEWHEAT22
  • WHOMSOEVER21
  • WHOREHOUSE19
  • WHUNSTANES16
  • WHYDUNNITS20
  • WICKEDNESS20
  • WICKERWORK26
  • WICKTHINGS23
  • WIDEAWAKES21
  • WIDEBODIES17
  • WIDENESSES14
  • WIDERSHINS17
  • WIDESCREEN16
  • WIDESPREAD17
  • WIDOWBIRDS20
  • WIDOWHOODS21
  • WIDOWMAKER23
  • WIELDINESS14
  • WIFEBEATER18
  • WIFELINESS16
  • WIGWAGGERS19
  • WIGWAGGING20
  • WILDCATTED17
  • WILDCATTER16
  • WILDEBEEST16
  • WILDERMENT16
  • WILDERNESS14
  • WILDFLOWER20
  • WILDFOWLER20
  • WILDGRAVES18
  • WILDNESSES14
  • WILFULNESS16
  • WILINESSES13
  • WILLEMITES15
  • WILLINGEST14
  • WILLOWHERB21
  • WILLOWIEST16
  • WILLOWLIKE20
  • WILLOWWARE19
  • WILLPOWERS18
  • WINCEYETTE18
  • WINCHESTER18
  • WINCOPIPES19
  • WINDBLASTS16
  • WINDBREAKS20
  • WINDBURNED17
  • WINDCHILLS19
  • WINDFALLEN17
  • WINDFLOWER20
  • WINDGALLED16
  • WINDHOVERS20
  • WINDJAMMER25
  • WINDLASSED15
  • WINDLASSES14
  • WINDLESSLY17
  • WINDMILLED17
  • WINDOWINGS18
  • WINDOWLESS17
  • WINDOWPANE19
  • WINDOWSILL17
  • WINDROWERS17
  • WINDROWING18
  • WINDSCREEN16
  • WINDSHAKES21
  • WINDSHIELD18
  • WINDSTORMS16
  • WINDSUCKER20
  • WINDSURFED18
  • WINDSURFER17
  • WINDTHROWS20
  • WINEBIBBER19
  • WINEGROWER17
  • WINEMAKERS19
  • WINEMAKING20
  • WINGCHAIRS19
  • WINGSPREAD17
  • WINNINGEST14
  • WINNOWINGS17
  • WINTERFEED17
  • WINTERIEST13
  • WINTERISED14
  • WINTERISES13
  • WINTERIZED23
  • WINTERIZES22
  • WINTERKILL17
  • WINTERLESS13
  • WINTERTIDE14
  • WINTERTIME15
  • WINTRINESS13
  • WIREDRAWER17
  • WIREHAIRED17
  • WIRELESSED14
  • WIRELESSES13
  • WIRELESSLY16
  • WIREPHOTOS18
  • WIREPULLER15
  • WIRETAPPED18
  • WIRETAPPER17
  • WIREWALKER20
  • WIREWORKER20
  • WIRINESSES13
  • WISECRACKS21
  • WISENESSES13
  • WITBLITSES15
  • WITCHBROOM22
  • WITCHCRAFT23
  • WITCHERIES18
  • WITCHGRASS19
  • WITCHHOODS22
  • WITCHINGLY22
  • WITCHKNOTS22
  • WITCHWEEDS22
  • WITGATBOOM18
  • WITHDRAWAL20
  • WITHDRAWER20
  • WITHERINGS17
  • WITHERITES16
  • WITHHOLDEN20
  • WITHHOLDER20
  • WITHSTANDS17
  • WITHYWINDS23
  • WITNESSERS13
  • WITNESSING14
  • WITTICISMS17
  • WITWANTONS16
  • WIZARDRIES23
  • WOADWAXENS24
  • WOBBEGONGS19
  • WOBBLINESS17
  • WOEFULLEST16
  • WOEFULNESS16
  • WOKENESSES17
  • WOLFFISHES22
  • WOLFHOUNDS20
  • WOLFRAMITE18
  • WOLFSBANES18
  • WOLVERENES16
  • WOLVERINES16
  • WOMANFULLY21
  • WOMANHOODS19
  • WOMANISERS15
  • WOMANISHLY21
  • WOMANISING16
  • WOMANIZERS24
  • WOMANIZING25
  • WOMANKINDS20
  • WOMANLIEST15
  • WOMANPOWER20
  • WOMENFOLKS22
  • WOMENKINDS20
  • WOMENSWEAR18
  • WONDERINGS15
  • WONDERKIDS19
  • WONDERLAND15
  • WONDERLESS14
  • WONDERMENT16
  • WONDERWORK21
  • WONDROUSLY17
  • WONTEDNESS14
  • WOODBLOCKS22
  • WOODBORERS16
  • WOODCARVER19
  • WOODCHUCKS25
  • WOODCRAFTS19
  • WOODCUTTER16
  • WOODENHEAD18
  • WOODENNESS14
  • WOODENTOPS16
  • WOODENWARE17
  • WOODGRAINS15
  • WOODGROUSE15
  • WOODHORSES17
  • WOODHOUSES17
  • WOODLANDER15
  • WOODNESSES14
  • WOODPECKER22
  • WOODPIGEON17
  • WOODPRINTS16
  • WOODREEVES17
  • WOODRUSHES17
  • WOODSCREWS19
  • WOODSHOCKS23
  • WOODSHRIKE21
  • WOODSMOKES20
  • WOODSPITES16
  • WOODSTONES14
  • WOODSTOVES17
  • WOODTHRUSH20
  • WOODWAXENS24
  • WOODWORKER21
  • WOOLGATHER17
  • WOOLGROWER17
  • WOOLLINESS13
  • WOOLLYBACK24
  • WOOLLYBUTT18
  • WOOLLYFOOT19
  • WOOLSORTER13
  • WOOMERANGS16
  • WORCESTERS15
  • WORDBREAKS20
  • WORDLESSLY17
  • WORDMONGER17
  • WORDSEARCH19
  • WORDSMITHS19
  • WORKAHOLIC22
  • WORKAROUND18
  • WORKBASKET23
  • WORKERISTS17
  • WORKERLESS17
  • WORKFELLOW23
  • WORKFORCES22
  • WORKGROUPS20
  • WORKHORSES20
  • WORKHOUSES20
  • WORKINGMAN20
  • WORKINGMEN20
  • WORKMASTER19
  • WORKPEOPLE21
  • WORKPIECES21
  • WORKPLACES21
  • WORKPRINTS19
  • WORKSHEETS20
  • WORKSPACES21
  • WORKTABLES19
  • WORLDBEATS16
  • WORLDLIEST14
  • WORLDLINGS15
  • WORLDSCALE16
  • WORLDVIEWS20
  • WORMWHEELS21
  • WORNNESSES13
  • WORRIMENTS15
  • WORRYINGLY20
  • WORRYWARTS19
  • WORSHIPERS18
  • WORSHIPFUL21
  • WORSHIPING19
  • WORSHIPPED21
  • WORSHIPPER20
  • WORTHINESS16
  • WORTHWHILE22
  • WOUNDINGLY18
  • WOUNDWORTS17
  • WRAITHLIKE20
  • WRANGLINGS15
  • WRAPAROUND16
  • WRAPPERING18
  • WRAPROUNDS16
  • WRATHFULLY22
  • WRATHINESS16
  • WREATHIEST16
  • WREATHLESS16
  • WREATHLIKE20
  • WRENCHINGS19
  • WRESTLINGS14
  • WRETCHEDER19
  • WRETCHEDLY22
  • WRIGGLIEST15
  • WRIGGLINGS16
  • WRINKLIEST17
  • WRISTBANDS16
  • WRISTLOCKS19
  • WRISTWATCH21
  • WRITEDOWNS17
  • WRITERSHIP18
  • WRITHINGLY20
  • WRONGDOERS15
  • WRONGDOING16
  • WRONGFULLY20
  • WRONGOUSLY17
  • WULFENITES16
  • WUNDERKIND19
  • WYANDOTTES17
  • WYLIECOATS18
Letters by positionIn 53% of these words the 10th letter is S.
2nd letter
  1. A30%
  2. I19%
  3. O19%
4th letter
  1. D16%
  2. E15%
  3. T14%
5th letter
  1. E19%
  2. H10%
  3. R9%
8th letter
  1. E18%
  2. I14%
  3. N10%
9th letter
  1. E31%
  2. S10%
  3. R9%
10th letter
  1. S53%
  2. R9%
  3. D8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 17 in Scrabble; WHIZZINGLY tops the list with 38. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1313 points: 33 words
  2. 14 points: 41 words
  3. 1515 points: 46 words
  4. 16 points: 80 words
  5. 1717 points: 88 words
  6. 18 points: 69 words
  7. 1919 points: 75 words
  8. 20 points: 75 words
  9. 2121 points: 38 words
  10. 22 points: 33 words
  11. 2323 points: 20 words
  12. 24 points: 12 words
  13. 2525 points: 7 words
  14. 26 points: 4 words
  15. 2727 points: 2 words
  16. 28 points: 1 words
  17. 2929 points: 0 words
  18. 30 points: 0 words
  19. 3131 points: 0 words
  20. 32 points: 0 words
  21. 3333 points: 0 words
  22. 34 points: 0 words
  23. 3535 points: 0 words
  24. 36 points: 0 words
  25. 3737 points: 1 words
  26. 38 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
WHIZZINGLY3839Collins only
WHIZZBANGS3739All three
WHILLYWHAW2827Collins only
WATCHBOXES2728Collins only
WAXWORKERS2727Collins · NWL
WICKERWORK2627All three
WATERQUAKE2627Collins only
WAXFLOWERS2627Collins only
WAYZGOOSES2626Collins only
WEAPONIZED2527Collins · NWL
WOMANIZING2529All three
WOODCHUCKS2527All three

W words cover a striking range, from everyday terms like weakness and worthwhile to unusual high-scoring entries such as whizzingly. Only 27 of the 626 words rank as common in the frequency measure, so the full set goes well beyond ordinary conversation. Use the endings and score leaders to narrow a rack or solve a fixed-length clue.

10-letter words starting with W at a glance

  • The list contains 626 words accepted by at least one of the tournament dictionaries.
  • Collins includes 606 of these words; NWL2023 includes 431, and ENABLE includes 328.
  • A total of 333 words end in S, making S the standout final letter.
  • WHIZZINGLY scores 38 points, the top score among the examples here.
  • Only 27 words meet the frequency measure for common vocabulary.

Why are there fewer W words at this length?

The W count sits between neighboring lengths: 913 nine-letter words start with W, while 421 eleven-letter words do. The count rises to 1,106 at eight letters, then falls at each longer length shown here. That makes ten letters a useful middle ground for a clue with a known opening but uncertain word length.

Endings offer another shortcut. More than half of the entries finish in S, while 59 end in R; D, G, and E follow with 48, 36, and 35 words. Try the likely S ending first when crossing letters support it, but don’t force a plural if the clue points to a singular word.

Which W words score the most?

WHIZZINGLY leads at 38 points, followed by WHIZZBANGS at 37. WHILLYWHAW reaches 28, while WATCHBOXES and WAXWORKERS each score 27. These are striking rack candidates, though their less familiar forms make a quick dictionary check sensible before you commit.

For a more recognizable option, WATERPROOF and WICKERWORK both appear among the strong scorers, at 26 points apiece. The full 10-letter words starting with W include many uncommon entries, so treat the score leaders as possibilities rather than everyday vocabulary; check your game’s word list before playing.

Questions people ask

How many 10-letter words start with W?
There are 626 ten-letter words beginning with W across the tournament dictionaries. The totals differ by dictionary: Collins has 606, NWL2023 has 431, and ENABLE has 328, with overlap between those lists.
What is the highest-scoring 10-letter W word?
WHIZZINGLY is the top scorer at 38 points. WHIZZBANGS follows at 37, then WHILLYWHAW at 28. These unusual words can be strong score candidates, but confirm acceptance in the dictionary used by your game.
What letter do the most 10-letter W words end with?
S is the most common ending, appearing on 333 of the 626 words. The next most frequent ending is R, with 59 words, followed by D with 48. Check crossing letters before assuming an S-ending word is plural.

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