9-letter words starting with W
9-letter words starting with W number 913, from WONDERFUL and WORLDWIDE up to WHIZZBANG at 36 points.
W
913 wordsTop pick WONDERFULHighest score WHIZZBANG 36
42 of 913 are everyday words (5%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.
S starts the most 9-letter words (5,075); X starts the fewest (44). W ranks #18 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Common words
- WONDERFUL16
- WORLDWIDE17
- WONDERING14
- WITNESSES12
- WRESTLING13
- WAREHOUSE15
- WITNESSED13
- WORKPLACE20
- WHOLESALE15
- WORKFORCE21
- WITHDRAWN19
- WORKSHOPS21
- WORTHLESS15
- WANDERING14
- WELCOMING17
- WHICHEVER23
- WALLPAPER16
- WITHSTAND16
- WORCESTER14
- WILLINGLY16
- WATERFALL15
- WATERSHED16
- WELLBEING15
- WHOLESOME17
- WANDERERS13
- WHISPERED18
- WOLVERINE15
- WRESTLERS12
- WARRANTED13
- WEAKENING17
- WATERWAYS18
- WORLDVIEW19
- WATERGATE13
- WHIRLWIND19
- WOODLANDS14
- WHISTLING16
- WASTELAND13
- WILDFIRES16
- WEATHERED16
- WORSENING13
- WHITEHEAD19
- WHIMSICAL19
All valid words 913
- WABBLIEST16
- WACKINESS18
- WADDLIEST14
- WADSETTED14
- WADSETTER13
- WAENESSES12
- WAFFLIEST18
- WAFFLINGS19
- WAGENBOOM17
- WAGERINGS14
- WAGGERIES14
- WAGGISHLY20
- WAGGLIEST14
- WAGGONERS14
- WAGGONING15
- WAGHALTER16
- WAGMOIRES15
- WAGONAGES14
- WAGONETTE13
- WAGONFULS16
- WAGONLESS13
- WAGONLOAD14
- WAHCONDAS18
- WAILFULLY18
- WAILINGLY16
- WAINSCOTS14
- WAIRSHEST15
- WAISTBAND15
- WAISTBELT14
- WAISTCOAT14
- WAISTINGS13
- WAISTLESS12
- WAISTLINE12
- WAITERAGE13
- WAITERING13
- WAITINGLY16
- WAITLISTS12
- WAITSTAFF18
- WAKEBOARD19
- WAKEFULLY22
- WAKENINGS17
- WALDFLUTE16
- WALDGRAVE17
- WALDHORNS16
- WALDRAPPS17
- WALKABOUT18
- WALKATHON19
- WALKAWAYS22
- WALKMILLS18
- WALKOVERS19
- WALKYRIES19
- WALLABIES14
- WALLAROOS12
- WALLBOARD15
- WALLCHART17
- WALLOPERS14
- WALLOPING15
- WALLOWERS15
- WALLOWING16
- WALLPAPER16
- WALLSENDS13
- WALLWORTS15
- WALLYBALL17
- WALLYDRAG17
- WALTZINGS22
- WALTZLIKE25
- WAMBENGER17
- WAMBLIEST16
- WAMBLINGS17
- WAMPISHED20
- WAMPISHES19
- WANCHANCY22
- WANDERERS13
- WANDERING14
- WANDEROOS13
- WANGLINGS14
- WANNABEES14
- WANNESSES12
- WANNIGANS13
- WANTHILLS15
- WANTONERS12
- WANTONEST12
- WANTONING13
- WANTONISE12
- WANTONIZE21
- WANWORTHS18
- WAPENSHAW20
- WAPENTAKE18
- WAPINSHAW20
- WAPPERING17
- WARBLIEST14
- WARBLINGS15
- WARBONNET14
- WARCRAFTS17
- WARDCORNS15
- WARDENING14
- WARDERING14
- WARDMOTES15
- WARDROBED16
- WARDROBER15
- WARDROBES15
- WARDROOMS15
- WARDSHIPS18
- WAREHOUSE15
- WAREROOMS14
- WARFARERS15
- WARFARING16
- WARFARINS15
- WARGAMERS15
- WARGAMING16
- WARHORSES15
- WARIBASHI17
- WARIMENTS14
- WARLOCKRY21
- WARMAKERS18
- WARMBLOOD17
- WARMONGER15
- WARMOUTHS17
- WARNINGLY16
- WARPAINTS14
- WARPLANES14
- WARPOWERS17
- WARRAGALS13
- WARRAGLES13
- WARRAGULS13
- WARRANDED14
- WARRANING13
- WARRANTED13
- WARRANTEE12
- WARRANTER12
- WARRANTOR12
- WARRAYING16
- WARRENERS12
- WARREYING16
- WARRIGALS13
- WARRISONS12
- WARSTLERS12
- WARSTLING13
- WARTWEEDS16
- WARTWORTS15
- WARWOLVES18
- WASHABLES17
- WASHAWAYS21
- WASHBALLS17
- WASHBASIN17
- WASHBOARD18
- WASHBOWLS20
- WASHCLOTH20
- WASHERIES15
- WASHERING16
- WASHERMAN17
- WASHERMEN17
- WASHHOUSE18
- WASHINESS15
- WASHLANDS16
- WASHROOMS17
- WASHSTAND16
- WASHWIPES20
- WASHWOMAN20
- WASHWOMEN20
- WASPINESS14
- WASPISHLY20
- WASPNESTS14
- WASSAILED13
- WASSAILER12
- WASSAILRY15
- WASSERMAN14
- WASSERMEN14
- WASTELAND13
- WASTELOTS12
- WASTENESS12
- WASTERFUL15
- WASTERIES12
- WASTERING13
- WASTEWAYS18
- WASTEWEIR15
- WASTINGLY16
- WASTRIFES15
- WATCHABLE19
- WATCHBAND20
- WATCHCASE19
- WATCHDOGS19
- WATCHEYES20
- WATCHLIST17
- WATCHOUTS17
- WATCHWORD21
- WATERAGES13
- WATERBEDS15
- WATERBIRD15
- WATERBUCK20
- WATERDOGS14
- WATERFALL15
- WATERFOWL18
- WATERGATE13
- WATERHEAD16
- WATERHENS15
- WATERIEST12
- WATERINGS13
- WATERJETS19
- WATERLEAF15
- WATERLESS12
- WATERLILY15
- WATERLINE12
- WATERLOGS13
- WATERLOOS12
- WATERMARK18
- WATERSHED16
- WATERSIDE13
- WATERSKIS16
- WATERWAYS18
- WATERWEED16
- WATERWORK19
- WATERWORN15
- WATERZOOI21
- WATTHOURS15
- WATTLINGS13
- WATTMETER14
- WAUCHTING18
- WAUGHTING17
- WAUKMILLS18
- WAULKMILL18
- WAVEBANDS18
- WAVEFORMS20
- WAVEFRONT18
- WAVEGUIDE17
- WAVELLITE15
- WAVEMETER17
- WAVERIEST15
- WAVERINGS16
- WAVESHAPE20
- WAXCLOTHS24
- WAXFLOWER25
- WAXPLANTS21
- WAXWORKER26
- WAYBOARDS18
- WAYBREADS18
- WAYFARERS18
- WAYFARING19
- WAYGOINGS17
- WAYGOOSES16
- WAYLAYERS18
- WAYLAYING19
- WAYLEAVES18
- WAYMARKED22
- WAYMENTED18
- WAYPOINTS17
- WAYWARDLY22
- WAYWISERS18
- WAYZGOOSE25
- WEAKENERS16
- WEAKENING17
- WEAKISHLY22
- WEAKLIEST16
- WEAKLINGS17
- WEAKSIDES17
- WEALTHIER15
- WEALTHILY18
- WEANLINGS13
- WEAPONEER14
- WEAPONING15
- WEAPONISE14
- WEAPONIZE23
- WEARABLES14
- WEARILESS12
- WEARINESS12
- WEARINGLY16
- WEARISOME14
- WEARPROOF17
- WEASELERS12
- WEASELING13
- WEASELLED13
- WEASELLER12
- WEATHERED16
- WEATHERER15
- WEATHERLY18
- WEAZENING22
- WEBCASTED17
- WEBCASTER16
- WEBFOOTED18
- WEBISODES15
- WEBLISHES17
- WEBLOGGER16
- WEBMASTER16
- WEBWHEELS20
- WEDDERING15
- WEDELNING14
- WEDGELIKE18
- WEDGEWISE17
- WEEDERIES13
- WEEDICIDE16
- WEEDINESS13
- WEEDLINES13
- WEEKENDED18
- WEEKENDER17
- WEEKNIGHT20
- WEENSIEST12
- WEEPHOLES17
- WEEPINESS14
- WEEPINGLY18
- WEETINGLY16
- WEEVILLED16
- WEEWEEING16
- WEIGELIAS13
- WEIGHABLE18
- WEIGHAGES17
- WEIGHINGS17
- WEIGHTERS16
- WEIGHTIER16
- WEIGHTILY19
- WEIGHTING17
- WEIRDNESS13
- WELCOMELY19
- WELCOMERS16
- WELCOMING17
- WELDMENTS15
- WELFARISM17
- WELFARIST15
- WELLADAYS16
- WELLANEAR12
- WELLAWAYS18
- WELLBEING15
- WELLCURBS16
- WELLDOERS13
- WELLHEADS16
- WELLHOLES15
- WELLHOUSE15
- WELLSITES12
- WELTERING13
- WENDIGOES14
- WEREGILDS14
- WERNERITE12
- WERWOLVES18
- WESTBOUND15
- WESTERING13
- WESTERNER12
- WESTWARDS16
- WETNESSES12
- WHACKIEST21
- WHACKINGS22
- WHAISLING16
- WHAIZLING25
- WHAKAIROS19
- WHAKAPAPA23
- WHALEBACK23
- WHALEBOAT17
- WHALEBONE17
- WHALELIKE19
- WHALERIES15
- WHARENUIS15
- WHAREPUNI17
- WHARFAGES19
- WHARFINGS19
- WHATSISES15
- WHEATEARS15
- WHEATIEST15
- WHEATLAND16
- WHEATLESS15
- WHEATMEAL17
- WHEATWORM20
- WHEECHING21
- WHEEDLERS16
- WHEEDLING17
- WHEELBASE17
- WHEELIEST15
- WHEELINGS16
- WHEELLESS15
- WHEELSMAN17
- WHEELSMEN17
- WHEELSPIN17
- WHEELWORK22
- WHEENGING17
- WHEEPLING18
- WHEESHING19
- WHEESHTED19
- WHEEZIEST24
- WHEEZINGS25
- WHEEZLING25
- WHELKIEST19
- WHELPLESS17
- WHEMMLING20
- WHENCEVER20
- WHEREASES15
- WHEREFORE18
- WHEREFROM20
- WHEREINTO15
- WHERENESS15
- WHEREUNTO15
- WHEREUPON17
- WHEREWITH21
- WHERRETED16
- WHERRITED16
- WHERRYING19
- WHERRYMAN20
- WHERRYMEN20
- WHETSTONE15
- WHEUGHING20
- WHEYFACED24
- WHEYFACES23
- WHICHEVER23
- WHICKERED22
- WHIDDERED18
- WHIFFIEST21
- WHIFFINGS22
- WHIFFLERS21
- WHIFFLERY24
- WHIFFLING22
- WHILLYING19
- WHILLYWHA24
- WHIMBERRY22
- WHIMBRELS19
- WHIMMIEST19
- WHIMPERED20
- WHIMPERER19
- WHIMPLING20
- WHIMSICAL19
- WHIMSIEST17
- WHINBERRY20
- WHINCHATS20
- WHINGDING18
- WHINGEING17
- WHINGIEST16
- WHINIARDS16
- WHININESS15
- WHININGLY19
- WHINNIEST15
- WHINNYING19
- WHINSTONE15
- WHINYARDS19
- WHIPBIRDS20
- WHIPCORDS20
- WHIPCORDY23
- WHIPJACKS30
- WHIPPIEST19
- WHIPPINGS20
- WHIPSAWED21
- WHIPSNAKE21
- WHIPSTAFF23
- WHIPSTALL17
- WHIPSTERS17
- WHIPSTOCK23
- WHIPTAILS17
- WHIPWORMS22
- WHIRLBATS17
- WHIRLIEST15
- WHIRLIGIG17
- WHIRLINGS16
- WHIRLPOOL17
- WHIRLWIND19
- WHIRRETED16
- WHIRRINGS16
- WHIRRYING19
- WHISHTING19
- WHISKERED20
- WHISPERED18
- WHISPERER17
- WHISTLERS15
- WHISTLING16
- WHITEBAIT17
- WHITEBASS17
- WHITEBEAM19
- WHITECAPS19
- WHITECOAT17
- WHITECOMB21
- WHITEDAMP20
- WHITEFACE20
- WHITEFISH21
- WHITEHEAD19
- WHITENERS15
- WHITENESS15
- WHITENING16
- WHITEOUTS15
- WHITEPOTS17
- WHITETAIL15
- WHITETIPS17
- WHITEWALL18
- WHITEWARE18
- WHITEWASH21
- WHITEWING19
- WHITEWOOD19
- WHITHERED19
- WHITLINGS16
- WHITRACKS21
- WHITRICKS21
- WHITSTERS15
- WHITTAWER18
- WHITTERED16
- WHITTLERS15
- WHITTLING16
- WHITTRETS15
- WHIZBANGS27
- WHIZZBANG36
- WHIZZIEST33
- WHIZZINGS34
- WHODUNITS16
- WHODUNNIT16
- WHOLEFOOD19
- WHOLEMEAL17
- WHOLENESS15
- WHOLESALE15
- WHOLESOME17
- WHOLISTIC17
- WHOMBLING20
- WHOMMLING20
- WHOOPINGS18
- WHOOPSIES17
- WHOOSHING19
- WHOOSISES15
- WHOPPINGS20
- WHOREDOMS18
- WHORESONS15
- WHORISHLY21
- WHORLBATS17
- WHOSOEVER18
- WHUMMLING20
- WHUNSTANE15
- WHYDUNITS19
- WHYDUNNIT19
- WICKEDEST19
- WICKTHING22
- WIDEAWAKE20
- WIDOWBIRD19
- WIDOWERED17
- WIDOWHOOD20
- WIDTHWAYS22
- WIDTHWISE19
- WIELDABLE15
- WIELDIEST13
- WIELDLESS13
- WIFEHOODS19
- WIFELIEST15
- WIGGERIES14
- WIGGLIEST14
- WIGMAKERS19
- WIGWAGGED19
- WIGWAGGER18
- WILDCARDS16
- WILDERING14
- WILDFIRES16
- WILDFOWLS19
- WILDGRAVE17
- WILDLANDS14
- WILDLIFES16
- WILDLINGS14
- WILDWOODS17
- WILLEMITE14
- WILLEYING16
- WILLFULLY18
- WILLINGER13
- WILLINGLY16
- WILLIWAUS15
- WILLIWAWS18
- WILLOWERS15
- WILLOWIER15
- WILLOWING16
- WILLOWISH18
- WILLPOWER17
- WILLYWAWS21
- WIMPINESS16
- WIMPISHLY22
- WINCINGLY18
- WINCOPIPE18
- WINDBELLS15
- WINDBILLS15
- WINDBLAST15
- WINDBLOWN18
- WINDBLOWS18
- WINDBORNE15
- WINDBOUND16
- WINDBREAK19
- WINDBURNS15
- WINDBURNT15
- WINDCHILL18
- WINDFALLS16
- WINDFLAWS19
- WINDGALLS14
- WINDHOVER19
- WINDIGOES14
- WINDINESS13
- WINDINGLY17
- WINDLINGS14
- WINDLOADS14
- WINDMILLS15
- WINDOWING17
- WINDPACKS21
- WINDPIPES17
- WINDPROOF18
- WINDROSES13
- WINDROWED17
- WINDROWER16
- WINDSAILS13
- WINDSHAKE20
- WINDSHIPS18
- WINDSLABS15
- WINDSOCKS19
- WINDSTORM15
- WINDSURFS16
- WINDSWEPT18
- WINDTHROW19
- WINDTIGHT17
- WINDWARDS17
- WINEBERRY17
- WINEGLASS13
- WINEMAKER18
- WINEPRESS14
- WINESHOPS17
- WINESKINS16
- WINGBACKS21
- WINGBEATS15
- WINGCHAIR18
- WINGDINGS15
- WINGOVERS16
- WINGSPANS15
- WINGSUITS13
- WINKINGLY20
- WINNINGLY16
- WINNOWERS15
- WINNOWING16
- WINSOMELY17
- WINSOMEST14
- WINTERERS12
- WINTERFED16
- WINTERIER12
- WINTERING13
- WINTERISE12
- WINTERISH15
- WINTERIZE21
- WINTRIEST12
- WIREDRAWN16
- WIREDRAWS16
- WIREGRASS13
- WIREHAIRS15
- WIRELINES12
- WIREPHOTO17
- WIREWORKS19
- WIREWORMS17
- WIRRICOWS17
- WISEACRES14
- WISEASSES12
- WISECRACK20
- WISELIEST12
- WISELINGS13
- WISEWOMAN17
- WISEWOMEN17
- WISHBONES17
- WISHFULLY21
- WISPINESS14
- WISTARIAS12
- WISTERIAS12
- WISTFULLY18
- WITCHETTY20
- WITCHHOOD21
- WITCHIEST17
- WITCHINGS18
- WITCHKNOT21
- WITCHLIKE21
- WITCHWEED21
- WITHDRAWN19
- WITHDRAWS19
- WITHERERS15
- WITHERING16
- WITHERITE15
- WITHERODS16
- WITHHAULT18
- WITHHOLDS19
- WITHOUTEN15
- WITHSTAND16
- WITHSTOOD16
- WITHWINDS19
- WITHYWIND22
- WITLESSLY15
- WITNESSED13
- WITNESSER12
- WITNESSES12
- WITTERING13
- WITTICISM16
- WITTINESS12
- WITTINGLY16
- WITWANTON15
- WIVEHOODS19
- WIZARDEST22
- WOADWAXEN23
- WOADWAXES23
- WOBBEGONG18
- WOBBLIEST16
- WOBBLINGS17
- WOEBEGONE15
- WOEFULLER15
- WOENESSES12
- WOFULLEST15
- WOFULNESS15
- WOLFBERRY20
- WOLFHOUND19
- WOLFISHLY21
- WOLFLINGS16
- WOLFSBANE17
- WOLFSKINS19
- WOLVERENE15
- WOLVERINE15
- WOLVISHLY21
- WOMANHOOD18
- WOMANISED15
- WOMANISER14
- WOMANISES14
- WOMANISMS16
- WOMANISTS14
- WOMANIZED24
- WOMANIZER23
- WOMANIZES23
- WOMANKIND19
- WOMANLESS14
- WOMANLIER14
- WOMANLIKE18
- WOMANNESS14
- WOMANNING15
- WOMENFOLK21
- WOMENKIND19
- WONDERERS13
- WONDERFUL16
- WONDERING14
- WONDERKID18
- WONDEROUS13
- WONKERIES16
- WONKINESS16
- WOODBINDS16
- WOODBINES15
- WOODBLOCK21
- WOODBORER15
- WOODBOXES22
- WOODCHATS18
- WOODCHIPS20
- WOODCHOPS20
- WOODCHUCK24
- WOODCOCKS21
- WOODCRAFT18
- WOODENEST13
- WOODENING14
- WOODENTOP15
- WOODFERNS16
- WOODGRAIN14
- WOODHOLES16
- WOODHORSE16
- WOODHOUSE16
- WOODINESS13
- WOODLANDS14
- WOODLARKS17
- WOODLORES13
- WOODLOUSE13
- WOODMEALS15
- WOODMOUSE15
- WOODNOTES13
- WOODPILES15
- WOODPRINT15
- WOODREEVE16
- WOODROOFS16
- WOODRUFFS19
- WOODSCREW18
- WOODSHEDS17
- WOODSHOCK22
- WOODSIEST13
- WOODSKINS17
- WOODSMOKE19
- WOODSPITE15
- WOODSTONE13
- WOODSTOVE16
- WOODTONES13
- WOODWALES16
- WOODWARDS17
- WOODWASPS18
- WOODWAXEN23
- WOODWAXES23
- WOODWINDS17
- WOODWORKS20
- WOODWORMS18
- WOODWOSES16
- WOODYARDS17
- WOOLDINGS14
- WOOLFELLS15
- WOOLINESS12
- WOOLLIEST12
- WOOLPACKS20
- WOOLSACKS18
- WOOLSHEDS16
- WOOLSKINS16
- WOOLWORKS19
- WOOMERANG15
- WOOZINESS21
- WORCESTER14
- WORDBOOKS19
- WORDBOUND16
- WORDBREAK19
- WORDGAMES16
- WORDINESS13
- WORDLORES13
- WORDPLAYS18
- WORDSMITH18
- WORKADAYS20
- WORKBENCH23
- WORKBOATS18
- WORKBOOKS22
- WORKBOOTS18
- WORKBOXES25
- WORKERIST16
- WORKFARES19
- WORKFLOWS22
- WORKFOLKS23
- WORKFORCE21
- WORKGIRLS17
- WORKGROUP19
- WORKHORSE19
- WORKHOURS19
- WORKHOUSE19
- WORKLOADS17
- WORKMANLY21
- WORKMATES18
- WORKPIECE20
- WORKPLACE20
- WORKPRINT18
- WORKROOMS18
- WORKSHEET19
- WORKSHOPS21
- WORKSITES16
- WORKSONGS17
- WORKSPACE20
- WORKTABLE18
- WORKWEARS19
- WORKWEEKS23
- WORKWOMAN21
- WORKWOMEN21
- WORLDBEAT15
- WORLDLIER13
- WORLDLING14
- WORLDVIEW19
- WORLDWIDE17
- WORMCASTS16
- WORMERIES14
- WORMFLIES17
- WORMGEARS15
- WORMHOLED18
- WORMHOLES17
- WORMINESS14
- WORMROOTS14
- WORMSEEDS15
- WORMWHEEL20
- WORMWOODS18
- WORRICOWS17
- WORRIEDLY16
- WORRIMENT14
- WORRISOME14
- WORRITING13
- WORRYCOWS20
- WORRYGUTS16
- WORRYINGS16
- WORRYWART18
- WORSENESS12
- WORSENING13
- WORSHIPED18
- WORSHIPER17
- WORTHIEST15
- WORTHLESS15
- WORTHYING19
- WOUNDABLE15
- WOUNDEDLY17
- WOUNDINGS14
- WOUNDLESS13
- WOUNDWORT16
- WRANGLERS13
- WRANGLING14
- WRAPOVERS17
- WRAPPAGES17
- WRAPPERED17
- WRAPPINGS17
- WRAPROUND15
- WRASSLING13
- WRASTLING13
- WRATHIEST15
- WRATHLESS15
- WRAXLINGS20
- WREAKLESS16
- WREATHERS15
- WREATHIER15
- WREATHING16
- WRECKAGES19
- WRECKFISH24
- WRECKINGS19
- WRENCHERS17
- WRENCHING18
- WRESTLERS12
- WRESTLING13
- WRIGGLERS14
- WRIGGLIER14
- WRIGGLING15
- WRINGINGS14
- WRINKLIER16
- WRINKLIES16
- WRINKLING17
- WRISTBAND15
- WRISTIEST12
- WRISTLETS12
- WRISTLOCK18
- WRITATIVE15
- WRITEABLE14
- WRITEDOWN16
- WRITEOFFS18
- WRITERESS12
- WRITHINGS16
- WRONGDOER14
- WRONGNESS13
- WRYNESSES15
- WULFENITE15
- WURTZITES21
- WUTHERING16
- WYANDOTTE16
- WYLIECOAT17
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Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHIZZBANG | 36 | 38 | All three |
| WHIZZINGS | 34 | 35 | Collins only |
| WHIZZIEST | 33 | 32 | Collins · NWL |
| WHIPJACKS | 30 | 33 | Collins only |
| WHIZBANGS | 27 | 29 | All three |
| WAXWORKER | 26 | 26 | Collins · NWL |
| WAXFLOWER | 25 | 26 | Collins only |
| WORKBOXES | 25 | 26 | All three |
| WALTZLIKE | 25 | 27 | Collins only |
| WAYZGOOSE | 25 | 25 | Collins only |
| WHAIZLING | 25 | 27 | Collins only |
| WHEEZINGS | 25 | 26 | Collins only |
A leads the second-letter table for nine-letter W words with 249, but WH- is the family to watch: 180 words, including five of the top six scorers. W is worth 4, so the average is 16.8. Over two in five words end in S.
W-words in five facts
- Second letters: A 249, O 185, H 180, I 163, E 88 and R 43.
- S closes 400 words; G closes 90, E closes 82, D closes 73 and T closes 72.
- Collins holds 882 of the 913, NWL2023 holds 657 and ENABLE holds 507.
- 42 words are common, and 741 have definitions.
- WHIZZBANG scores 36, and the average is 16.8.
Which openers and endings cover most words?
WA- leads with WAREHOUSE, WALLPAPER, WATERFALL and WANDERING. WO- follows with WONDERFUL, WORLDWIDE, WORKPLACE and WORKFORCE, then WI- with WITNESSES, WITHDRAWN and WITHSTAND.
WH- gives WHOLESALE, WHICHEVER and WHOLESOME, and the same prefix is behind the highest scores. WR- adds 43 words, led by WRESTLING.
S closes 400 words, which is more than two in five. Another 90 end in G, and 85 of those are -ING forms such as WONDERING, WRESTLING and WANDERING.
Add E and D endings and four letters cover 645 of the 913, so a rack that is flexible on the end rarely misses. N and Y add 28 and 47 more.
Where are the big scores?
WHIZZBANG scores 36 and WHIZZINGS 34, but both need two Zs, and WHIZZIEST scores 33 with the same demand. WHIPJACKS scores 30 on a single J, WHIZBANGS 27 and WAXWORKER 26.
ENABLE holds only 507 of the 913, so look up a rare WHIZ- form in your game's lexicon before relying on it.
Is nine letters the peak for W?
Note
W starts 1,106 eight-letter words, more than the 913 at nine, and 626 at ten. Nine is already past the peak.
Questions people ask
How large is the set of 9-letter words that begin with W?
The pooled count is 913. Collins covers 882 of them, NWL2023 covers 657 and ENABLE covers 507, and 42 are common words like WONDERFUL and WORLDWIDE.
Which second letter most often follows W in nine-letter words?
A does, with 249 words, then O with 185 and H with 180. I follows with 163 and E with 88. WAREHOUSE, WONDERFUL and WHOLESALE are typical examples of the top three.
What is the best-scoring nine-letter word starting with W?
WHIZZBANG scores 36 points and WHIZZINGS scores 34, then WHIZZIEST at 33 and WHIPJACKS at 30. WHIPJACKS is the practical choice, since the three Z words need blanks.
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