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5-letter words with W as the 1st letter

A curated list of 5-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Use this when W is fixed in the 1st slot; rotate high-frequency consonants elsewhere to prune fast. For example: wacke, wacko, wacks.

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299 words

Word	Length	Syllables
wacke	5	1
wacko	5	2
wacks	5	1
wacky	5	2
waddy	5	2
waded	5	2
wader	5	2
wades	5	2
wadis	5	2
wafer	5	2
waffs	5	1
wafts	5	1
waged	5	2
wager	5	2
wages	5	2
wagon	5	2
wahoo	5	2
waifs	5	1
wails	5	1
wains	5	1
wairs	5	1
waist	5	1
waits	5	1
waive	5	1
waked	5	2
waken	5	2
waker	5	2
wakes	5	2
waled	5	2
waler	5	2
wales	5	2
walks	5	1
walla	5	2
walls	5	1
wally	5	2
waltz	5	1
wames	5	2
wamus	5	2
wands	5	1
waned	5	2
wanes	5	2
waney	5	2
wanks	5	1
wanly	5	2
wants	5	1
wards	5	1
wared	5	2
wares	5	2
warks	5	1
warms	5	1
warns	5	1
warps	5	1
warts	5	1
warty	5	2
washy	5	2
wasps	5	1
waspy	5	2
waste	5	1
wasts	5	1
watap	5	2
watch	5	1
water	5	2
watts	5	1
waugh	5	1
wauks	5	1
wauls	5	1
waved	5	2
waver	5	2
waves	5	2
wavey	5	2
wawls	5	1
waxed	5	2
waxen	5	2
waxer	5	2
waxes	5	2
weald	5	1
weals	5	1
weans	5	1
wears	5	1
weary	5	2
weave	5	1
webby	5	2
weber	5	2
wecht	5	1
wedel	5	2
wedge	5	1
wedgy	5	2
weeds	5	1
weedy	5	2
weeks	5	1
weens	5	1
weeny	5	2
weeps	5	1
weepy	5	2
weest	5	1
weets	5	1
wefts	5	1
weigh	5	1
weird	5	1
weirs	5	1
wekas	5	2
welch	5	1
welds	5	1
wells	5	1
welly	5	2
welsh	5	1
welts	5	1
wench	5	1
wends	5	1
wenny	5	2
wests	5	1
wetly	5	2
whack	5	1
whale	5	1
whamo	5	2
whams	5	1
whang	5	1
whaps	5	1
wharf	5	1
whats	5	1
whaup	5	1
wheal	5	1
wheat	5	1
wheel	5	1
wheen	5	1
wheep	5	1
whelk	5	1
whelm	5	1
whelp	5	1
whens	5	1
where	5	1
whets	5	1
whews	5	1
wheys	5	1
which	5	1
whids	5	1
whiff	5	1
whigs	5	1
while	5	1
whims	5	1
whine	5	1
whins	5	1
whiny	5	2
whips	5	1
whipt	5	1
whirl	5	1
whirr	5	1
whirs	5	1
whish	5	1
whisk	5	1
whist	5	1
white	5	1
whits	5	1
whity	5	2
whizz	5	1
whole	5	1
whomp	5	1
whoof	5	1
whoop	5	1
whops	5	1
whore	5	1
whorl	5	1
whort	5	1
whose	5	1
whoso	5	2
whump	5	1
whups	5	1
wicks	5	1
widdy	5	2
widen	5	2
wider	5	2
wides	5	2
widow	5	2
width	5	1
wield	5	1
wifed	5	2
wifes	5	2
wifty	5	2
wigan	5	2
wiggy	5	2
wight	5	1
wilco	5	2
wilds	5	1
wiled	5	2
wiles	5	2
wills	5	1
willy	5	2
wilts	5	1
wimps	5	1
wimpy	5	2
wince	5	1
winch	5	1
winds	5	1
windy	5	2
wined	5	2
wines	5	2
winey	5	2
wings	5	1
wingy	5	2
winks	5	1
winos	5	2
winze	5	1
wiped	5	2
wiper	5	2
wipes	5	2
wired	5	2
wirer	5	2
wires	5	2
wirra	5	2
wised	5	2
wiser	5	2
wises	5	2
wisha	5	2
wisps	5	1
wispy	5	2
wists	5	1
witan	5	2
witch	5	1
wited	5	2
wites	5	2
withe	5	1
withy	5	2
witty	5	2
wived	5	2
wiver	5	2
wives	5	2
wizen	5	2
wizes	5	2
woads	5	1
woald	5	1
wodge	5	1
woful	5	2
woken	5	2
wolds	5	1
wolfs	5	1
woman	5	2
wombs	5	1
womby	5	2
women	5	2
womyn	5	2
wonks	5	1
wonky	5	2
wonts	5	1
woods	5	1
woody	5	2
wooed	5	1
wooer	5	1
woofs	5	1
wools	5	1
wooly	5	2
woops	5	1
woosh	5	1
woozy	5	2
words	5	1
wordy	5	2
works	5	1
world	5	1
worms	5	1
wormy	5	2
worry	5	2
worse	5	1
worst	5	1
worth	5	1
worts	5	1
would	5	1
wound	5	1
woven	5	2
wowed	5	2
wrack	5	1
wrang	5	1
wraps	5	1
wrapt	5	1
wrath	5	1
wreak	5	1
wreck	5	1
wrens	5	1
wrest	5	1
wrick	5	1
wried	5	1
wrier	5	1
wries	5	1
wring	5	1
wrist	5	1
write	5	1
writs	5	1
wrong	5	1
wrote	5	1
wroth	5	1
wrung	5	1
wryer	5	1
wryly	5	2
wurst	5	1
wussy	5	2
wyled	5	2
wyles	5	2
wynds	5	1
wynns	5	1
wyted	5	2
wytes	5	2

FAQs

How do I play around a fixed W in the 1st slot?
Try mixing common consonant clusters (ST, TR, CH) in other positions while keeping W locked.

Why are uncommon words included?
We compile from a broad English list. Skim the top rows for more common picks.