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6 Letter Words Starting With W

There are 938 valid 6 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 6-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

wabbly - 16 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

wabbly - 16 points

Words With Friends

wabbly - 18 points

6 Letter Words (938)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 6 Letter Words Starting With w

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 938 word list is 41.1 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 wabain 11 11 13 35
#2 wabayo 14 14 14 42
#3 wabber 13 13 15 41
#4 wabbit 13 13 15 41
#5 wabble 13 13 16 42
🏆 #6 wabbly 16 16 18 50
#7 wabena 11 11 13 35
#8 wabeno 11 11 13 35
#9 waboom 13 13 15 41
#10 wabron 11 11 13 35
#11 wabuma 13 13 16 42
#12 wacago 12 12 14 38
#13 wachna 14 14 15 43
#14 wacked 16 16 17 49
#15 wacken 15 15 17 47
#16 wacker 15 15 16 46
#17 wackes 15 15 16 46
#18 wackos 15 15 16 46
#19 wadded 12 12 12 36
#20 wadder 11 11 11 33

Where 6 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 6 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 6 letter words starting with W for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 6 letter word starting with w?

wabbly — worth 50 combined points (US Scrabble: 16, UK Scrabble: 16, Words With Friends: 18).

How many 6 letter words start with w?

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

Are 6 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 6 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter w words will come up far more often.