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7-letter words with W as the 1st letter and O as the 4th letter

7-letter words with W as the 1st letter and O as the 4th letter: 17 tournament-dictionary matches, led by the 20-point word WHOOMPH.

17 wordsTop pick WIDOWEDHighest score WHOOMPH 20

1 of 17 are everyday words (6%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With W in 1st place, T is the most common 4th letter (105 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 17 · most-used first

  • WIDOWED15
  • WIDOWER14
  • WHOOPED16
  • WAGONER11
  • WHOOPEE15
  • WHOOPIE15
  • WHOOPER15
  • WHOOMPH20
  • WHOOSIS13
  • WHOOPLA15
  • WABOOMS14
  • WAGONED12
  • WHOOBUB17
  • WHOOFED17
  • WHOOMPS17
  • WHOOTED14
  • WROOTED11
All valid words 17

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

  • WABOOMS14
  • WAGONED12
  • WAGONER11
  • WHOOBUB17
  • WHOOFED17
  • WHOOMPH20
  • WHOOMPS17
  • WHOOPED16
  • WHOOPEE15
  • WHOOPER15
  • WHOOPIE15
  • WHOOPLA15
  • WHOOSIS13
  • WHOOTED14
  • WIDOWED15
  • WIDOWER14
  • WROOTED11
Letters by positionIn 71% of these words the 3rd letter is O.
2nd letter
  1. H65%
  2. A18%
  3. I12%
3rd letter
  1. O71%
  2. G12%
  3. D12%
5th letter
  1. P29%
  2. N12%
  3. W12%
6th letter
  1. E59%
  2. I12%
  3. P12%
7th letter
  1. D35%
  2. R18%
  3. S18%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
WHOOMPH2020NWL only
WHOOFED1716All three
WHOOBUB1719Collins only
WHOOMPS1718NWL only
WHOOPED1616All three
WIDOWED1515All three
WHOOPEE1515All three
WHOOPIE1515Collins · NWL
WHOOPER1515All three
WHOOPLA1516All three
WIDOWER1414All three
WABOOMS1416Collins only

The pattern fixes W _ _ O _ _ _, narrowing a seven-tile rack to a compact but quirky group. Familiar forms include WIDOWED and WIDOWER; several entries cluster around WHOOP, including WHOOPED, WHOOPEE, and WHOOPIE. Only one match falls among the most common English words by frequency, so expect more word-game vocabulary than everyday conversation.

7-letter words with W as the 1st letter and O as the 4th letter

  • 17 entries match W _ _ O _ _ _ across at least one of ENABLE, Collins, or NWL2023.
  • WHOOMPH leads the tile scores at 20 points; WHOOFED, WHOOBUB, and WHOOMPS each score 17.
  • Six words end in D, while R and S each close three entries.
  • Only one match is classed as common by word-frequency rank; most are specialist game vocabulary.

Which word families fit the W _ _ O _ _ _ pattern?

The strongest recognition hook is the WIDOW pair: WIDOWED and WIDOWER share the same first four-letter frame, then take different endings. The larger sound-family is WHOOP: WHOOPED, WHOOPEE, WHOOPIE, WHOOPER, and WHOOPLA share those opening four letters. After W and O are fixed, test whether the middle letters build a familiar stem before chasing an obscure ending.

Final letters help sort the rest. D is the most frequent ending, with six matches; R and S have three each, while E appears twice. The singleton endings A, B, and H make useful confirmation clues, but leave fewer candidates than the D group.

  • WIDOWED and WIDOWER share the WIDOW stem.
  • WHOOPED, WHOOPEE, WHOOPIE, WHOOPER, and WHOOPLA form the largest recognizable family.
  • D is the leading final letter, appearing in six matches.

How do these W-and-O words compare for games?

The S-first, O-fourth seven-letter pattern has 209 matches, far beyond W's 17; changing only the fourth letter to T gives W-starting words 105 matches. The same W-and-O positions produce 10 six-letter entries and 13 five-letter entries. This is a narrow search even within the W family.

WHOOMPH stands out at 20 points, but a raw tile total is not a guaranteed board result: placement and premium squares change the payoff. WHOOFED, WHOOBUB, and WHOOMPS form the next score tier at 17 apiece. Of the 17 entries, 14 are defined.

Dictionary differences mean this pattern is not a substitute for checking your game's word list.

  • WHOOMPH leads the group with a 20-point tile score.
  • WHOOFED, WHOOBUB, and WHOOMPS each score 17 points.
  • The matching W-and-O pattern has 10 six-letter and 13 five-letter entries.

Questions people ask

Is WHOOMPH valid in every word game?
No; the matches draw from ENABLE, Collins, and NWL2023, and the source counts differ: 10 appear in ENABLE, 15 in Collins, and 13 in NWL2023. WHOOMPH tops this group’s tile scores at 20 points. Check the list used by your game before playing a disputed form.
Which W-and-O word scores most?
WHOOMPH has the highest tile score, 20 points. WHOOFED, WHOOBUB, and WHOOMPS tie at 17, so they trail by three raw points. Board premiums can change actual totals, but WHOOMPH is the base-score leader among these matches.
How many of these words are common?
Just one of the 17 matches qualifies as common under our frequency measure. WIDOWED and WIDOWER are more recognizable than many entries, but the common-word tag is a frequency test, not a judgment of whether a game accepts a word.

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