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5-letter words starting with W

There are 296 5-letter words starting with W in the standard word-game list. The most common are would, where, which, wrong, world, woman. Every five-letter word here is a valid Wordle guess, and the commonest ones are the likeliest answers.

Most common, with meanings

WordMeaningPoints
wouldPast tense of will; usually followed by a bare infinitive.9
whereIn, at or to which place or situation.11
whichWhat, of those mentioned or implied.16
wrongnot correct; not in conformity with fact or truth9
worldinvolving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope9
womanan adult female person (as opposed to a man)10
wholeincluding all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or…11
whilea period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition11
worrysomething or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness11
watcha small portable timepiece13
waterbinary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into…8
whitea person of European descent with a light-skinned or pale complexion11
wordsthe words that are spoken9
writeproduce a literary work8
worth(often used ironically) worthy of being treated in a particular way11
worksbuildings for carrying on industrial labor12
weirdfate personified; any one of the three Weird Sisters9
worse(comparative of ‘bad’) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability8
whoseOf whom, belonging to whom; which person's or people's.11
worst(superlative of ‘bad’) most wanting in quality or value or condition8
wastelocated in a dismal or remote area; desolate8
woodsthe trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area9
wallsThe vagina.8
woundput in a coil9
whorea woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money11
witcha female sorcerer or magician13
wheela simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or…11
wingsa means of flight or ascent9
wivesPlural of wife11
widowa woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried12
wagonany of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor9
wrecksomething or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation14
whalea very large person; impressive in size or qualities11
woodymade of or containing or resembling wood12
wrista joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones8
willySelf-willed; willful.11
wakesA community holiday, particularly in northern England.12
weighhave a certain weight12
wallya silly and inept person; someone who is regarded as stupid11
wheatannual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains11
whackthe sound made by a sharp swift blow17
wagesa recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing9
waistthe narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips8
wiredequipped with wire or wires especially for electric or telephone service9
waitsA group of singers or musicians performing in the streets, especially around Christmas.8
waltzan assured victory (especially in an election)17
wrathintense anger (usually on an epic scale)11
wearyphysically and mentally fatigued11
wagerthe act of gambling9
whoopa loud hooting cry of exultation or excitement13
wokenTo make or become woke or woker.12
windyabounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes12
weedsa black garment (dress) worn by a widow as a sign of mourning9
welshof or relating to or characteristic of Wales or its people or their language11
weavepattern of weaving or structure of a fabric11
wittycombining clever conception and facetious expression11
wenchinformal terms for a (young) woman13
wedgeany shape that is triangular in cross section10
whinea complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way11
whiffa short light gust of air17

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