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7 Letter Words Starting With W

There are 1397 valid 7 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 7-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

wackily - 19 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

wackily - 19 points

Words With Friends

wackily - 20 points

7 Letter Words (1397)

View all words starting with W

Top 20 Highest-Scoring 7 Letter Words Starting With w

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 1397 word list is 43.9 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 wabains 12 12 14 38
#2 wabbled 15 15 18 48
#3 wabbler 14 14 17 45
#4 wabbles 14 14 17 45
#5 wabooms 14 14 16 44
#6 wabster 12 12 13 37
#7 wabunga 13 13 17 43
#8 wacapou 14 14 17 45
#9 wachaga 16 16 17 49
#10 wackers 16 16 17 49
#11 wackest 16 16 17 49
#12 wackier 16 16 17 49
🏆 #13 wackily 19 19 20 58
#14 wackoes 16 16 17 49
#15 waconda 13 13 15 41
#16 wadable 13 13 15 41
#17 waddent 12 12 13 37
#18 wadders 12 12 12 36
#19 waddied 13 13 13 39
#20 waddies 12 12 12 36

Where 7 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 7 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 7 letter words starting with W for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 7 letter word starting with w?

wackily — worth 58 combined points (US Scrabble: 19, UK Scrabble: 19, Words With Friends: 20).

How many 7 letter words start with w?

1397 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.

Are 7 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 7 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter w words will come up far more often.