6-letter words with W as the 1st letter and A as the 2nd letter

WA is a familiar opening, and the six-letter set is bigger than the WI set: 193 entries here versus 136 beginning WI. Wanted, walked, waters, and wallet show how often the pattern forms everyday verbs and nouns. The frequency measure marks just 33 as common, so many tournament entries are specialist vocabulary rather than words you would expect in an ordinary puzzle.

6-letter words with W first and A second at a glance

• The W-A opening produces 193 six-letter matches.
• Collins includes 188; NWL2023 includes 149, while ENABLE includes 137.
• Just 33 matches rank as common words.
• Final S leads with 36 words, followed by D with 32 and R with 27.
• The average score is 11.9; WAXILY reaches 19.

Which letters end the most W-A words?

The last letter is a quick way to sort the candidates: S leads with 36, then D with 32 and R with 27. Examples include waters and wagons for S, walked and warmed for D, and walker or warmer for R. Those endings point to different word forms: plurals, past-tense verbs, and agent or comparative forms.

After those, E appears 22 times and Y 18; N, G, and L occur 13, 11, and 7 times. The pattern is more productive than W-U, with 13 six-letter matches, but smaller than C-A at 368. A clue ending in S therefore has the strongest support within this W-A group.

How do 6-letter words with W first and A second score?

Wanzed, waxily, and waxeye each score 19; waffly, wanzes, wazirs, and wazoos score 18. Waxing reaches 17, while wacked scores 16. The top values belong to less familiar-looking forms, not choices such as wanted or wallet, so check crossing letters before using a premium square.

Among 6-letter words with W first and A second, the average score is 11.9 and just 148 of 193 have definitions. Dictionary coverage also varies: Collins has 188 matches, NWL2023 149, and ENABLE 137. Treat the combined set as a candidate pool, then check your game's word list before playing an obscure choice.