11-letter words starting with W

There are 421 11-letter words starting with W, from familiar WILLINGNESS to the high-scoring WELTSCHMERZ.

421 wordsTop pick WILLINGNESSHighest score WELTSCHMERZ 30

7 of 421 are everyday words (2%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

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S starts the most 11-letter words (3,092); Y starts the fewest (31). W ranks #20 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 421 · most-used first

WILLINGNESS₁₅
WONDERFULLY₂₁
WHEREABOUTS₁₉
WITHDRAWALS₂₁
WITHDRAWING₂₂
WITHHOLDING₂₂
WAVELENGTHS₂₁
WORKMANSHIP₂₅
WORSHIPPING₂₂
WOODWORKING₂₃
WORSHIPPERS₂₁
WORKSTATION₁₈
WHOLESALERS₁₇
WAREHOUSING₁₈
WATERCOLOUR₁₆
WHEELCHAIRS₂₂
WHITEWASHED₂₄
WILDFLOWERS₂₁
WIRETAPPING₁₉
WATERCOLORS₁₆
WATERMELONS₁₆
WHEELBARROW₂₂
WHEREWITHAL₂₃
WATERLOGGED₁₇
WARRANTLESS₁₄
WINDSURFING₁₉
WRONGDOINGS₁₇
WOODPECKERS₂₃
WESTERNIZED₂₄
WAKEFULNESS₂₁
WINTERGREEN₁₅
WATERCOURSE₁₆
WESTERNMOST₁₆
WORKAROUNDS₁₉
WINDSHIELDS₁₉
WINDBREAKER₂₁
WHOLESALING₁₈
WHEELWRIGHT₂₄
WINCHESTERS₁₉
WORKAHOLICS₂₃
WATCHMAKERS₂₅
WOODWORKERS₂₂
WORKMANLIKE₂₄
WHITEBOARDS₂₀
WATCHMAKING₂₆
WAITRESSING₁₅
WATERMARKED₂₁
WAINSCOTING₁₇

Showing the top 48 of 421 words. See every valid word

All valid words 421

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

WACKINESSES₂₀
WAFERBOARDS₂₀
WAGEWORKERS₂₂
WAGGISHNESS₁₉
WAGGONETTES₁₆
WAGGONLOADS₁₇
WAGONWRIGHT₂₂
WAINSCOTING₁₇
WAINSCOTTED₁₇
WAINWRIGHTS₂₁
WAISTCLOTHS₁₉
WAISTCOATED₁₇
WAITERHOODS₁₈
WAITLISTING₁₅
WAITPERSONS₁₆
WAITRESSING₁₅
WAKEBOARDER₂₁
WAKEFULNESS₂₁
WALDGRAVINE₁₉
WALDSTERBEN₁₇
WALLCLIMBER₂₀
WALLFLOWERS₂₀
WALLPAPERED₁₉
WALLPOSTERS₁₆
WALNUTWOODS₁₈
WAMPUMPEAGS₂₃
WANDERINGLY₁₉
WANDERLUSTS₁₅
WANTONISING₁₅
WANTONIZING₂₄
WAPENSCHAWS₂₄
WAPINSCHAWS₂₄
WAPPENSCHAW₂₆
WAPPENSHAWS₂₄
WARCHALKERS₂₃
WARCHALKING₂₄
WARDENSHIPS₂₀
WARDERSHIPS₂₀
WAREHOUSERS₁₇
WAREHOUSING₁₈
WARLIKENESS₁₈
WARLOCKRIES₂₀
WARLORDISMS₁₇
WARMBLOODED₂₀
WARMHEARTED₂₀
WARRANDICES₁₇
WARRANTABLE₁₆
WARRANTABLY₁₉
WARRANTINGS₁₅
WARRANTISES₁₄
WARRANTLESS₁₄
WARRANTYING₁₈
WASHABILITY₂₂
WASHATERIAS₁₇
WASHERWOMAN₂₂
WASHERWOMEN₂₂
WASHETERIAS₁₇
WASHINESSES₁₇
WASPINESSES₁₆
WASPISHNESS₁₉
WASSAILINGS₁₅
WASSAILRIES₁₄
WASTEBASKET₂₀
WASTENESSES₁₄
WASTEPAPERS₁₈
WASTERFULLY₂₀
WASTEWATERS₁₇
WATCHDOGGED₂₃
WATCHGUARDS₂₁
WATCHKEEPER₂₅
WATCHMAKERS₂₅
WATCHMAKING₂₆
WATCHSPRING₂₂
WATCHSTRAPS₂₁
WATCHTOWERS₂₂
WATERBRAINS₁₆
WATERBUSSES₁₆
WATERCOLORS₁₆
WATERCOLOUR₁₆
WATERCOOLER₁₆
WATERCOURSE₁₆
WATERCRAFTS₁₉
WATERDRIVES₁₈
WATERFINDER₁₈
WATERFLOODS₁₈
WATERFOWLER₂₀
WATERFRONTS₁₇
WATERLEAVES₁₇
WATERLILIES₁₄
WATERLOGGED₁₇
WATERMARKED₂₁
WATERMELONS₁₆
WATERPOWERS₁₉
WATERPROOFS₁₉
WATERQUAKES₂₇
WATERSCAPES₁₈
WATERSIDERS₁₅
WATERSKIING₁₉
WATERSLIDES₁₅
WATERSMEETS₁₆
WATERSPOUTS₁₆
WATERTHRUSH₂₀
WATERWHEELS₂₀
WATTLEBARKS₂₀
WATTLEBIRDS₁₇
WATTLEWORKS₂₁
WAVELENGTHS₂₁
WAVENUMBERS₂₁
WAYWARDNESS₂₁
WEAKHEARTED₂₂
WEAKISHNESS₂₁
WEALTHINESS₁₇
WEAPONEERED₁₇
WEAPONISING₁₇
WEAPONIZING₂₆
WEARABILITY₁₉
WEARILESSLY₁₇
WEARINESSES₁₄
WEARISOMELY₁₉
WEATHERABLE₁₉
WEATHERCAST₁₉
WEATHERCOCK₂₅
WEATHERGIRL₁₈
WEATHERINGS₁₈
WEATHERISED₁₈
WEATHERISES₁₇
WEATHERIZED₂₇
WEATHERIZES₂₆
WEATHERMOST₁₉
WEATHERWORN₂₀
WEAVERBIRDS₂₀
WEBCASTINGS₁₉
WEBLOGGINGS₁₉
WEEDINESSES₁₅
WEEDKILLERS₁₉
WEEKENDINGS₂₀
WEEPINESSES₁₆
WEIGHBOARDS₂₁
WEIGHBRIDGE₂₂
WEIGHTINESS₁₈
WEIMARANERS₁₆
WEIRDNESSES₁₅
WELCOMENESS₁₈
WELCOMINGLY₂₂
WELDABILITY₂₀
WELFARISTIC₁₉
WELLINGTONS₁₅
WELLSPRINGS₁₇
WELTSCHMERZ₃₀
WELWITSCHIA₂₂
WENSLEYDALE₁₈
WENTLETRAPS₁₆
WEREWOLFERY₂₃
WEREWOLFISH₂₃
WEREWOLFISM₂₂
WESTERNISED₁₅
WESTERNISES₁₄
WESTERNISMS₁₆
WESTERNIZED₂₄
WESTERNIZER₂₃
WESTERNIZES₂₃
WESTERNMOST₁₆
WETTABILITY₁₉
WHAIKOREROS₂₁
WHARFINGERS₂₁
WHARFMASTER₂₂
WHATSOMEVER₂₂
WHEATFIELDS₂₁
WHEEDLESOME₂₀
WHEEDLINGLY₂₂
WHEELBARROW₂₂
WHEELCHAIRS₂₂
WHEELHORSES₂₀
WHEELHOUSES₂₀
WHEELWRIGHT₂₄
WHENCEFORTH₂₅
WHEREABOUTS₁₉
WHERENESSES₁₇
WHERESOEVER₂₀
WHEREWITHAL₂₃
WHEWELLITES₂₀
WHEYISHNESS₂₃
WHICHSOEVER₂₅
WHIFFLERIES₂₃
WHIFFLETREE₂₃
WHIGGAMORES₂₁
WHIGMALEERY₂₃
WHILLYWHAED₂₇
WHILLYWHAWS₂₉
WHIMBERRIES₂₁
WHIMPERINGS₂₂
WHIMSICALLY₂₄
WHINBERRIES₁₉
WHININESSES₁₇
WHIPLASHING₂₃
WHIPPETINGS₂₂
WHIPPLETREE₂₁
WHIPSTALLED₂₀
WHIRLABOUTS₁₉
WHIRLBLASTS₁₉
WHIRLYBIRDS₂₃
WHISKERANDO₂₂
WHISKEYFIED₂₈
WHISPERINGS₂₀
WHISTLEABLE₁₉
WHISTLEPUNK₂₃
WHISTLINGLY₂₁
WHITEBASSES₁₉
WHITEBEARDS₂₀
WHITEBOARDS₂₀
WHITEBOYISM₂₄
WHITECAPPED₂₄
WHITEFISHES₂₃
WHITENESSES₁₇
WHITESMITHS₂₂
WHITETHORNS₂₀
WHITETHROAT₂₀
WHITEWASHED₂₄
WHITEWASHER₂₃
WHITEWASHES₂₃
WHITEWATERS₂₀
WHITEYWOODS₂₄
WHITHERWARD₂₄
WHITISHNESS₂₀
WHITLEATHER₂₀
WHITTERICKS₂₃
WHODUNNITRY₂₁
WHOLENESSES₁₇
WHOLESALERS₁₇
WHOLESALING₁₈
WHOLESOMELY₂₂
WHOLESOMEST₁₉
WHOLESTITCH₂₂
WHOREHOUSES₂₀
WHOREMASTER₁₉
WHOREMONGER₂₀
WHORISHNESS₂₀
WHOSESOEVER₂₀
WICKERWORKS₂₇
WIDDERSHINS₁₉
WIDECHAPPED₂₅
WIDEMOUTHED₂₁
WIDOWERHOOD₂₂
WIDOWMAKERS₂₄
WIENERWURST₁₇
WIFEBEATERS₁₉
WILDCATTERS₁₇
WILDCATTING₁₈
WILDEBEESTS₁₇
WILDERMENTS₁₇
WILDFLOWERS₂₁
WILDFOWLERS₂₁
WILDFOWLING₂₂
WILLFULNESS₁₇
WILLINGNESS₁₅
WILLOWHERBS₂₂
WILLOWWARES₂₀
WIMPINESSES₁₈
WIMPISHNESS₂₁
WINCEYETTES₁₉
WINCHESTERS₁₉
WINDBAGGERY₂₂
WINDBREAKER₂₁
WINDBURNING₁₈
WINDCHEATER₂₀
WINDFLOWERS₂₁
WINDINESSES₁₅
WINDJAMMERS₂₆
WINDJAMMING₂₇
WINDLASSING₁₆
WINDLESTRAE₁₅
WINDLESTRAW₁₈
WINDLOADING₁₇
WINDMILLING₁₈
WINDOWPANES₂₀
WINDOWSILLS₁₈
WINDSCREENS₁₇
WINDSHIELDS₁₉
WINDSUCKERS₂₁
WINDSURFERS₁₈
WINDSURFING₁₉
WINEBERRIES₁₆
WINEBIBBERS₂₀
WINEBIBBING₂₁
WINEGLASSES₁₅
WINEGROWERS₁₈
WINEMAKINGS₂₁
WINEPRESSES₁₆
WINGSPREADS₁₈
WINNABILITY₁₉
WINNINGNESS₁₅
WINSOMENESS₁₆
WINTERBERRY₁₉
WINTERCRESS₁₆
WINTERFEEDS₁₈
WINTERGREEN₁₅
WINTERINESS₁₄
WINTERISING₁₅
WINTERIZING₂₄
WINTERKILLS₁₈
WINTERTIDES₁₅
WINTERTIMES₁₆
WIREDRAWERS₁₈
WIREDRAWING₁₉
WIREGRASSES₁₅
WIRELESSING₁₅
WIREPULLERS₁₆
WIREPULLING₁₇
WIRETAPPERS₁₈
WIRETAPPING₁₉
WIREWALKERS₂₁
WIREWORKERS₂₁
WIREWORKING₂₂
WISECRACKED₂₃
WISECRACKER₂₂
WISENHEIMER₁₉
WISHFULNESS₂₀
WISHTONWISH₂₃
WISPINESSES₁₆
WISTFULNESS₁₇
WITCHBROOMS₂₃
WITCHCRAFTS₂₄
WITCHETTIES₁₉
WITENAGEMOT₁₇
WITGATBOOMS₁₉
WITHDRAWALS₂₁
WITHDRAWERS₂₁
WITHDRAWING₂₂
WITHERINGLY₂₁
WITHERSHINS₂₀
WITHHOLDERS₂₁
WITHHOLDING₂₂
WITHINDOORS₁₈
WITHSTANDER₁₈
WITLESSNESS₁₄
WITNESSABLE₁₆
WITTINESSES₁₄
WITWANTONED₁₈
WOFULNESSES₁₇
WOLFBERRIES₁₉
WOLFISHNESS₂₀
WOLFRAMITES₁₉
WOMANISINGS₁₇
WOMANIZINGS₂₆
WOMANLINESS₁₆
WOMANNESSES₁₆
WOMANPOWERS₂₁
WOMENSWEARS₁₉
WONDERFULLY₂₁
WONDERINGLY₁₉
WONDERLANDS₁₆
WONDERMENTS₁₇
WONDERWORKS₂₂
WONKINESSES₁₈
WONKISHNESS₂₁
WOODCARVERS₂₀
WOODCARVING₂₁
WOODCHOPPER₂₄
WOODCUTTERS₁₇
WOODCUTTING₁₈
WOODENHEADS₁₉
WOODENWARES₁₈
WOODGROUSES₁₆
WOODINESSES₁₅
WOODLANDERS₁₆
WOODPECKERS₂₃
WOODPIGEONS₁₈
WOODSHEDDED₂₁
WOODSHRIKES₂₂
WOODSWALLOW₂₁
WOODWORKERS₂₂
WOODWORKING₂₃
WOOLGATHERS₁₈
WOOLGROWERS₁₈
WOOLGROWING₁₉
WOOLINESSES₁₄
WOOLLYBACKS₂₅
WOOLLYBUTTS₁₉
WOOLLYFOOTS₂₀
WOOLSORTERS₁₄
WOOZINESSES₂₃
WORDINESSES₁₅
WORDISHNESS₁₈
WORDMONGERS₁₈
WORKABILITY₂₃
WORKAHOLICS₂₃
WORKAHOLISM₂₃
WORKAROUNDS₁₉
WORKBASKETS₂₄
WORKBENCHES₂₅
WORKFELLOWS₂₄
WORKMANLIKE₂₄
WORKMANSHIP₂₅
WORKMASTERS₂₀
WORKSHOPPED₂₆
WORKSTATION₁₈
WORKWATCHER₂₆
WORLDLINESS₁₅
WORLDSCALES₁₇
WORMINESSES₁₆
WORRISOMELY₁₉
WORSENESSES₁₄
WORSHIPABLE₂₁
WORSHIPLESS₁₉
WORSHIPPERS₂₁
WORSHIPPING₂₂
WORTHLESSLY₂₀
WOUNDEDNESS₁₆
WRANGLESOME₁₇
WRAPAROUNDS₁₇
WRECKFISHES₂₆
WRECKMASTER₂₂
WRENCHINGLY₂₃
WRETCHEDEST₂₀
WRINKLELESS₁₈
WRITERESSES₁₄
WRITERSHIPS₁₉
WRONGDOINGS₁₇
WRONGHEADED₂₀
WRONGNESSES₁₅
WUNDERKINDS₂₀

Letters by positionIn 59% of these words the 11th letter is S.

2nd letter

A26%
I24%
H18%

4th letter

E17%
T17%
D15%

5th letter

E20%
H10%
I9%

9th letter

E22%
I17%
S11%

10th letter

E30%
R14%
N12%

11th letter

S59%
G9%
D7%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 19 in Scrabble; WELTSCHMERZ tops the list with 30. Scores before board bonuses.

1414 points: 14 words
15 points: 26 words
1616 points: 35 words
17 points: 45 words
1818 points: 43 words
19 points: 53 words
2020 points: 51 words
21 points: 43 words
2222 points: 36 words
23 points: 29 words
2424 points: 20 words
25 points: 9 words
2626 points: 9 words
27 points: 5 words
2828 points: 1 words
29 points: 1 words
3030 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
WELTSCHMERZ	30	32	All three
WHILLYWHAWS	29	28	Collins only
WHISKEYFIED	28	26	Collins only
WINDJAMMING	27	34	All three
WEATHERIZED	27	26	All three
WICKERWORKS	27	28	All three
WATERQUAKES	27	28	Collins only
WHILLYWHAED	27	26	Collins only
WATCHMAKING	26	29	All three
WEAPONIZING	26	30	Collins · NWL
WORKSHOPPED	26	27	Collins · NWL
WINDJAMMERS	26	31	All three

Words beginning with W form a compact corner of the 11-letter list: 421 entries, far fewer than the 3,092 starting with S. Familiar examples include WONDERFULLY, WATERMELONS, and WHEELBARROW, yet only 7 entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. That gap matters in play: a valid long word is not automatically one you will recognize or recall.

The W list at a glance

The collection has 421 eleven-letter W words found in at least one tournament dictionary.
Collins includes 400; NWL2023 includes 285, and ENABLE includes 227.
Just 7 entries meet the common-word frequency cutoff.
Ending S is dominant, with 250 words; G comes next with 38.
Average score is 19.6, while WELTSCHMERZ leads at 30.

Which 11-letter words starting with W score highest?

WELTSCHMERZ is the top scorer at 30 points, followed by WHILLYWHAWS at 29 and WHISKEYFIED at 28. WINDJAMMING, WEATHERIZED, WICKERWORKS, WATERQUAKES, and WHILLYWHAED each reach 27, so several leading plays depend on less familiar letter combinations.

For a recognizable alternative, scan for WILLINGNESS, WONDERFULLY, WITHDRAWALS, or WOODWORKING. Their familiar-looking forms are easier to spot than a rare spelling such as WHILLYWHAWS, but an 11-letter rack still needs room for the whole word. Don't treat the top score as a promise of easy recall.

WATERCOLOUR and WATERCOLORS show a spelling split worth checking before you build around one form. Watch the repeated W in WOODWORKING and the consonant sequence in WHEELBARROW, too: a rack may contain the letters without making either pattern obvious.

How do these W words end, and where are they accepted?

About three in five 11-letter words starting with W end in S: 250 of 421. The next most common endings are G with 38, D with 28, and Y with 27; R follows at 25. That distribution makes a plural check sensible, but not every entry is a plural: WITHDRAWING and WITHHOLDING show the -ing route.

Dictionary coverage is another constraint: Collins has 400 entries here, compared with 285 in NWL2023 and 227 in ENABLE. The lists overlap, so those totals cannot be added to get the full count. Check the word list used in your game before committing, especially for uncommon high scorers; only 7 entries qualify as common by the frequency cutoff.

The neighboring W lists have 626 ten-letter entries and 221 twelve-letter entries, compared with 421 at this length. If your rack will not make an eleven-letter play, those adjacent lengths offer a more realistic place to look.

Questions people ask

How many 11-letter words beginning with W are common?

Only 7 of the 421 entries meet the common-word cutoff. Recognizable examples include WILLINGNESS, WONDERFULLY, and WATERMELONS, while many accepted long forms are much rarer. For a word game, make sure your chosen word appears in that game's dictionary rather than relying on familiarity alone.

Which W word has the highest Scrabble score?

WELTSCHMERZ is the highest scorer among these 11-letter W words, at 30 points. WHILLYWHAWS follows at 29, and WHISKEYFIED scores 28. Those top plays are less familiar than options such as WOODWORKING, so weigh the score against how readily you can recognize and place the word.

Are all 421 W words accepted in every word game?

No. The counts differ by dictionary: Collins has 400 entries, NWL2023 has 285, and ENABLE has 227. Those dictionaries overlap, and their individual totals do not add up to the full list. Confirm your game's word source before playing an uncommon entry such as WHILLYWHAWS.

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