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8-letter words starting with WI

There are 146 8-letter words starting with WI in the standard word-game list. The most common are withdraw, wildlife, wireless, winnings, windmill, withheld.

Most common, with meanings

WordMeaningPoints
withdrawpull back or move away or backward18
wildlifeall living things (except people) that are undomesticated15
wirelesshaving no wires11
winningssomething won (especially money)12
windmilla mill that is powered by the wind14
withheldThat one has withheld; kept from the possession or knowledge of another.18
witheredlean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness15
withholdhold back; refuse to hand over or share18
wildfirea raging and rapidly spreading conflagration15
windpipemembranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi16
wigglingThe motion of something that wiggles.14
windfallfruit that has fallen from the tree15
wisteriaany flowering vine of the genus Wisteria11
wideningan increase in width13
wingspanlinear distance between the extremities of an airfoil14
wishbonethe furcula of a domestic fowl16
wildnessa feeling of extreme emotional intensity12
wizardryexceptional creative ability24
wickedlyin a wicked evil manner21
witchingpossessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers17
windwardon the side exposed to the wind16
widebandresponding to or operating at a wide band of frequencies15
widenessthe property of being wide; having great width12
wifehoodThe quality or state of being a wife.18
wifelessHaving no wife; unmarried or celibate.14
wifelikebefitting or characteristic of a wife18
wigmakersomeone who makes and sells wigs18
wildfowlflesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food18
wildlingA wild, i.e. not cultivated, plant13
wildwoodWoodland that has developed naturally, especially where a suitable climate has developed with it.16
wilfullyin a willful manner17
wilinessshrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception11
willableCapable of being willed.13
williwawA strong gust of cold wind.17
willowedFull of willow trees.15
willowerA machine for cleaning wool etc.; a willying machine.14
wimplingA rippling or meandering.16
winchingThe application of a winch.17
windableCapable of being wound.14
windburnredness and irritation of the skin caused by exposure to high-velocity wind14
windflawA sudden, strong current of wind; flaw.18
windgallA puffy, typically fluid filled sac located just above the fetlock joint on a horse, generally appearing on…13
windlasslifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds12
windlesswithout or almost without wind12
windlingA bundle of straw bound together.13
windowedFitted with windows, often of a particular kind or, in (heraldry), of a specified colour.16
windsocka truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind18
windsurfride standing on a surfboard with an attached sail, on water15
winelessWithout wine.11
wineshopA shop selling wine.16
wineskinan animal skin (usually a goatskin) that forms a bag and is used to hold and dispense wine15
wingback(football) the person who plays wingback20
wingdingA fit or spasm.14
wingedlySwiftly; fleetly, as if on wings16
winglesslacking wings12
winglikeresembling a wing in shape or position16
wingoverAn aerobatic maneuver in which an airplane makes a steep climb followed by a vertical flat-turn (the plane…15
winnableAble to be won or achieved13
winnowerA person who winnows14
wintererAny person or animal (but especially a bird) that visits or resides in a specified location during the winter11

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