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13 Letter Words Starting With W

There are 192 valid 13 letter words that start with W, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.

Highest Scoring 13-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

walkingsticks - 27 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

walkingsticks - 27 points

Words With Friends

walkingsticks - 31 points

13 Letter Words (192)

View all words starting with W

Top 20 Highest-Scoring 13 Letter Words Starting With w

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 192 word list is 67.2 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 wafflestomper 26 26 29 81
#2 waggishnesses 21 21 23 65
#3 wainscottings 19 19 23 61
#4 waistcoateers 18 18 19 55
#5 waistcoathole 21 21 22 64
#6 waistcoatings 19 19 22 60
#7 waistcoatless 18 18 20 56
#8 wakeboardings 24 24 27 75
#9 wakefulnesses 23 23 26 72
🏆 #10 walkingsticks 27 27 31 85
#11 wallcoverings 22 22 28 72
#12 wallowishness 22 22 24 68
#13 wallydraigles 21 21 24 66
#14 wanderingness 18 18 22 58
#15 wanderlustful 20 20 25 65
#16 wappenshawing 27 27 31 85
#17 warlikenesses 20 20 22 62
#18 warmheartedly 25 25 25 75
#19 warmongerings 20 20 25 65
#20 warrantedness 17 17 19 53

Where 13 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 13 letters, a word almost always uses your entire rack plus tiles already on the board these are realistically bingo-adjacent plays rather than everyday moves, which is why the list leans heavily on compound and suffixed forms (-nesses, -ation, -izing). If you're looking for words you can play more often, shorter lengths starting with W will give you far more flexible options try 13 letter words starting with W for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 13 letter word starting with w?

walkingsticks — worth 85 combined points (US Scrabble: 27, UK Scrabble: 27, Words With Friends: 31).

How many 13 letter words start with w?

192 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.

Are 13 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 13 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter w words will come up far more often.