13-letter words starting with W

13-letter words starting with W number 131, including familiar compounds like whistleblower and rarities such as weltschmerzes.

131 wordsTop pick WHISTLEBLOWERHighest score WELTSCHMERZES 32

1 of 131 are everyday words (1%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

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P starts the most 13-letter words (1,597); Y starts the fewest (10). 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 131 · most-used first

WHISTLEBLOWER₂₄
WEIGHTLIFTING₂₄
WATERPROOFING₂₂
WATERBOARDING₂₀
WORTHLESSNESS₁₉
WHOLESOMENESS₂₁
WORLDBUILDING₂₁
WEIGHTLIFTERS₂₃
WEAPONIZATION₂₇
WONDERFULNESS₂₀
WALLCOVERINGS₂₂
WELTERWEIGHTS₂₃
WHITHERSOEVER₂₅
WATERCOLORIST₁₈
WINTERIZATION₂₅
WEATHERBOARDS₂₂
WICKETKEEPERS₂₈
WHIPPOORWILLS₂₆
WHATCHACALLIT₂₆
WOOLGATHERING₂₁
WEATHERCASTER₂₁
WEATHERPERSON₂₁
WINTERBERRIES₁₈
WINTERBOURNES₁₈
WHATSHISNAMES₂₄
WEARISOMENESS₁₈
WAFFLESTOMPER₂₆
WHATSHERNAMES₂₄
WILLINGNESSES₁₇
WEATHERPROOFS₂₄
WAGGISHNESSES₂₁
WAINSCOTTINGS₁₉
WAISTCOATEERS₁₈
WAISTCOATINGS₁₉
WAKEBOARDINGS₂₄
WAKEFULNESSES₂₃
WALKINGSTICKS₂₇
WALLYDRAIGLES₂₁
WAPPENSHAWING₂₇
WARLIKENESSES₂₀
WARMONGERINGS₂₀
WASHABILITIES₂₁
WASHINGTONIAS₂₀
WASPISHNESSES₂₁
WASTERFULNESS₁₉
WATCHKEEPINGS₂₈
WATERFLOODING₂₁
WATERFOWLINGS₂₃

Showing the top 48 of 131 words. See every valid word

All valid words 131

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

WAFFLESTOMPER₂₆
WAGGISHNESSES₂₁
WAINSCOTTINGS₁₉
WAISTCOATEERS₁₈
WAISTCOATINGS₁₉
WAKEBOARDINGS₂₄
WAKEFULNESSES₂₃
WALKINGSTICKS₂₇
WALLCOVERINGS₂₂
WALLYDRAIGLES₂₁
WAPPENSHAWING₂₇
WARLIKENESSES₂₀
WARMONGERINGS₂₀
WASHABILITIES₂₁
WASHINGTONIAS₂₀
WASPISHNESSES₂₁
WASTERFULNESS₁₉
WATCHKEEPINGS₂₈
WATERBOARDING₂₀
WATERCOLORIST₁₈
WATERFLOODING₂₁
WATERFOWLINGS₂₃
WATERLESSNESS₁₆
WATERLOGGINGS₁₉
WATERMANSHIPS₂₃
WATERPROOFERS₂₁
WATERPROOFING₂₂
WATERTHRUSHES₂₂
WAYWARDNESSES₂₃
WEAKISHNESSES₂₃
WEALTHINESSES₁₉
WEAPONEERINGS₁₉
WEAPONIZATION₂₇
WEARABILITIES₁₈
WEARISOMENESS₁₈
WEATHERBOARDS₂₂
WEATHERCASTER₂₁
WEATHERCLOTHS₂₄
WEATHERCOCKED₂₈
WEATHERLINESS₁₉
WEATHEROMETER₂₁
WEATHERPERSON₂₁
WEATHERPROOFS₂₄
WEATHERSTRIPS₂₁
WEIGHTINESSES₂₀
WEIGHTLIFTERS₂₃
WEIGHTLIFTING₂₄
WEISENHEIMERS₂₁
WELCOMENESSES₂₀
WELDABILITIES₁₉
WELLINGTONIAS₁₇
WELTERWEIGHTS₂₃
WELTSCHMERZES₃₂
WEREWOLFERIES₂₂
WETTABILITIES₁₈
WHATABOUTISMS₂₃
WHATCHACALLIT₂₆
WHATSHERNAMES₂₄
WHATSHISNAMES₂₄
WHATSITSNAMES₂₁
WHEELBARROWED₂₅
WHEREINSOEVER₂₂
WHEYISHNESSES₂₅
WHIGMALEERIES₂₂
WHILLYWHAWING₃₂
WHIMSICALNESS₂₃
WHIPPOORWILLS₂₆
WHIPSTITCHING₂₇
WHISKERANDOED₂₅
WHISTLEBLOWER₂₄
WHITEPAINTERS₂₁
WHITEPAINTING₂₂
WHITEWASHINGS₂₆
WHITHERSOEVER₂₅
WHITISHNESSES₂₂
WHODUNNITRIES₂₀
WHOLESOMENESS₂₁
WHOLESTITCHES₂₄
WHOREMASTERLY₂₄
WHOREMISTRESS₂₁
WHORISHNESSES₂₂
WICKETKEEPERS₂₈
WILLFULNESSES₁₉
WILLIEWAUGHTS₂₃
WILLINGNESSES₁₇
WIMPISHNESSES₂₃
WINDBAGGERIES₂₁
WINEGLASSFULS₂₀
WINNABILITIES₁₈
WINNINGNESSES₁₇
WINSOMENESSES₁₈
WINTERBERRIES₁₈
WINTERBOURNES₁₈
WINTERCRESSES₁₈
WINTERFEEDING₂₁
WINTERINESSES₁₆
WINTERISATION₁₆
WINTERIZATION₂₅
WINTERKILLING₂₁
WISECRACKINGS₂₅
WISHFULNESSES₂₂
WISHTONWISHES₂₅
WISTFULNESSES₁₉
WITENAGEMOTES₁₉
WITHDRAWMENTS₂₅
WITHDRAWNNESS₂₃
WITHHOLDMENTS₂₅
WITLESSNESSES₁₆
WOEBEGONENESS₁₉
WOLFISHNESSES₂₂
WOLLASTONITES₁₆
WOMANLINESSES₁₈
WONDERFULNESS₂₀
WONDERMONGERS₂₀
WONKISHNESSES₂₃
WOODBURYTYPES₂₇
WOODCRAFTSMAN₂₄
WOODCRAFTSMEN₂₄
WOODSHEDDINGS₂₃
WOODSMANSHIPS₂₄
WOOLGATHERERS₂₀
WOOLGATHERING₂₁
WORDISHNESSES₂₀
WORKABILITIES₂₂
WORLDBUILDING₂₁
WORLDLINESSES₁₇
WORRISOMENESS₁₈
WORTHLESSNESS₁₉
WOUNDEDNESSES₁₈
WRANGLERSHIPS₂₂
WRONGHEADEDLY₂₅

Letters by positionIn 76% of these words the 13th letter is S.

4th letter

T25%
E13%
L13%

9th letter

E31%
T10%
O8%

10th letter

S25%
I12%
T10%

11th letter

I25%
S23%
E15%

12th letter

E47%
S10%
G9%

13th letter

S76%
G9%
R5%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 21 in Scrabble; WELTSCHMERZES tops the list with 32. Scores before board bonuses.

1616 points: 5 words
17 points: 4 words
1818 points: 13 words
19 points: 13 words
2020 points: 12 words
21 points: 20 words
2222 points: 14 words
23 points: 14 words
2424 points: 12 words
25 points: 10 words
2626 points: 4 words
27 points: 5 words
2828 points: 3 words
29 points: 0 words
3030 points: 0 words
31 points: 0 words
3232 points: 2 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
WELTSCHMERZES	32	34	All three
WHILLYWHAWING	32	33	Collins only
WICKETKEEPERS	28	30	Collins · NWL
WEATHERCOCKED	28	29	Collins only
WATCHKEEPINGS	28	31	NWL only
WEAPONIZATION	27	30	NWL only
WALKINGSTICKS	27	31	All three
WHIPSTITCHING	27	29	All three
WAPPENSHAWING	27	31	Collins only
WOODBURYTYPES	27	28	Collins only
WHIPPOORWILLS	26	29	All three
WHATCHACALLIT	26	28	NWL only

W opens a strikingly small group at this length: the 13-letter P list has 1,597 entries, compared with 131 for W. The examples range from weightlifting and waterproofing to whithersoever. Most are specialized or formed from shorter words, so this is a list for a precise rack or clue, not everyday conversation.

13-letter words starting with W at a glance

There are 131 tournament-dictionary entries beginning with W.
Collins includes 116, NWL2023 includes 85, and ENABLE includes 65; those sets overlap.
Only 1 entry falls within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
A total of 86 entries have definitions, and the average score is 21.7.
The two highest scores are 32, shared by weltschmerzes and whillywhawing.
Whistleblower, weightlifting, and waterproofing are the most recognizable of the 131 entries.

Which letters end these W words?

S dominates the final position: 100 of the 131 words end in S. That strong plural and inflected-word pattern makes endings a practical filter when you already have a few board letters.

The next most common ending is G, with 12 words; N and R each finish 6. Only 3 end in D, while T and Y each appear twice. A W start and an S finish narrows the search sharply, but the middle letters still matter.

What makes 13-letter words starting with W score well?

Weltschmerzes and whillywhawing top the scores at 32 points apiece. Wicketkeepers and weathercocked follow at 28, while weaponization reaches 27. These scores reward useful high-value letters, but a long word still needs a board opening that lets you place it.

The unusual vocabulary is a real limitation: only 1 word is common by the frequency measure, and a word accepted in one tournament list may not appear in another. Check your game's dictionary before committing. For a nearby length, 12-letter W words number 221, while the 14-letter group has 70.

Questions people ask

How many 13-letter words start with W?

There are 131 13-letter words starting with W in the tournament-dictionary counts. The total combines entries from Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE, with overlapping words counted once. Whistleblower, weightlifting, and waterproofing are recognizable examples.

Which 13-letter W word has the highest Scrabble score?

Weltschmerzes and whillywhawing tie for the highest score at 32 points. Wicketkeepers and weathercocked score 28 each. Board placement and premium squares can change a play's final value, so the rack score is only part of the calculation.

Do many 13-letter words starting with W end in S?

Yes. Exactly 100 of the 131 entries end in S, making it by far the most frequent final letter in this group. G is next with 12 words, while N and R each appear at the end of 6.

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