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3-letter words starting with W
There are 38 3-letter words starting with W in the standard word-game list. The most common are was, who, why, way, won, war.
Most common, with meanings
| Word | Meaning | Points |
|---|---|---|
| was | First-person singular simple past indicative of be. | 6 |
| who | a United Nations agency to coordinate international health activities and to help governments improve health… | 9 |
| why | the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase ‘the whys and wherefores’ | 12 |
| way | how something is done or how it happens | 9 |
| won | not subject to defeat | 6 |
| war | the waging of armed conflict against an enemy | 6 |
| wow | a joke that seems extremely funny | 9 |
| win | a victory (as in a race or other competition) | 6 |
| wet | covered or soaked with a liquid such as water | 6 |
| woo | seek someone's favor | 6 |
| web | an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving | 8 |
| wha | Pronunciation spelling of what. | 9 |
| wee | (used informally) little or tiny | 6 |
| wig | hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair | 7 |
| wax | any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal… | 13 |
| wit | a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter | 6 |
| wan | a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network | 6 |
| woe | misery resulting from affliction | 6 |
| wed | the fourth day of the week; the third working day | 7 |
| wen | a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has… | 6 |
| wad | a small mass of soft material | 7 |
| wat | A Buddhist temple in Southeast Asia, especially those in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. | 6 |
| wiz | someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field | 15 |
| wag | a witty amusing person who makes jokes | 7 |
| wop | (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent | 8 |
| wok | pan with a convex bottom; used for frying in Chinese cooking | 10 |
| wry | humorously sarcastic or mocking | 9 |
| wog | (offensive British slang) term used by the British to refer to people of color from Africa or Asia | 7 |
| wae | Woe | 6 |
| wap | A blow or beating; a whap. | 8 |
| waw | the 6th letter of the Hebrew alphabet | 9 |
| wis | Certainly, surely. | 6 |
| wot | First-person singular present indicative of wit | 6 |
| wud | Mad. | 7 |
| wye | the 25th letter of the Roman alphabet | 9 |