5-letter words starting with W

100 words · most common first (shown in gold) · meaning + pronunciation for each

1. WAGES/ˈweɪdʒəz/a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
2. WAGON/ˈwæɡən/any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
3. WALES/weɪlz/one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during…
4. WALKS/wɔks/(WALK) use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
5. WALLS/wɔlz/(WALL) an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose…
6. WANTS/wɑnts/(WANT) feel or have a desire for; want strongly
7. WASTE/weɪst/spend thoughtlessly; throw away
8. WATCH/wɑtʃ/look attentively
9. WATER/ˈwɔtɚ/binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into…
10. WATTS/wɑts/English poet and theologian (1674-1748)
11. WAVES/weɪvz/(WAVE) one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of…
12. WAYNE/weɪn/United States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979)
13. WEEKS/wiks/(WEEK) any period of seven consecutive days
14. WEIRD/wɪɹd/suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
15. WELLS/wɛlz/prolific English writer best known for his science-fiction novels; he also wrote on contemporary social…
16. WELSH/wɛltʃ/a native or resident of Wales
17. WHALE/weɪl/a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
18. WHATS/wəts/(WHAT) As an interrogative pronoun, used in asking questions regarding either persons or things; as, what is this…
19. WHEAT/wit/annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
20. WHEEL/wil/a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or…
21. WHERE/wɛɹ/Whether. [Sometimes written whe'r.] [Obs.] Piers Plowman
22. WHICH/wɪtʃ/Of what sort or kind; what; what a; who
23. WHILE/waɪl/a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
24. WHITE/waɪt/being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost…
25. WHOLE/hoʊl/including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or…
26. WHOSE/huz/The possessive case of who or which
27. WIDER/ˈwaɪdɚ/(WIDE) having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
28. WIDTH/wɪdθ/the extent of something from side to side
29. WINDS/wɪndz/(WIND) air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
30. WINES/waɪnz/(WINE) fermented juice (of grapes especially)
31. WINGS/wɪŋz/a means of flight or ascent
32. WIRED/ˈwaɪɚd/equipped with wire or wires especially for electric or telephone service
33. WIRES/ˈwaɪɚz/(WIRE) ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
34. WITCH/wɪtʃ/a female sorcerer or magician
35. WIVES/waɪvz/(WIFE) a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
36. WOMAN/ˈwʊmən/an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
37. WOMEN/ˈwɪmən/(WOMAN) an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
38. WOODS/wʊdz/the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
39. WORDS/wɝdz/the words that are spoken
40. WORKS/wɝks/buildings for carrying on industrial labor
41. WORLD/wɝld/everything that exists anywhere
42. WORRY/ˈwɝi/be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
43. WORSE/wɝs/(comparative of `bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
44. WORST/wɝst/(superlative of `bad') most wanting in quality or value or condition
45. WORTH/wɝθ/worthy of being treated in a particular way
46. WOULD/wʊd/Commonly used as an auxiliary verb, either in the past tense or in the conditional or optative present
47. WOUND/waʊnd/an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
48. WRIST/ɹɪst/a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
49. WRITE/ɹaɪt/produce a literary work
50. WRONG/ɹɔŋ/not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
51. WROTE/ɹoʊt/To root with the snout. See 1st Root
52. WACKE/wˈæki/A soft, earthy, dark-colored rock or clay derived from the alteration of basalt
53. WACKO/ˈwækoʊ/a person who is regarded as eccentric or mad
54. WACKY/ˈwæki/ludicrous, foolish
55. WADDS/wɑdz/(WADD) An earthy oxide of manganese, or mixture of different oxides and water, with some oxide of iron, and often…
56. WADDY/ˈwɑdi/An aboriginal war club
57. WADED/ˈweɪdɪd/(WADE) walk (through relatively shallow water)
58. WADER/ˈweɪdɚ/any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food
59. WADES/weɪdz/(WADE) walk (through relatively shallow water)
60. WADIS/wˈɑdiz/(WADI) gully or streambed in northern Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season
61. WAFER/ˈweɪfɚ/a small adhesive disk of paste; used to seal letters
62. WAFTS/wæfts/(WAFT) be driven or carried along, as by the air
63. WAGED/weɪdʒd/(WAGE) something that remunerates
64. WAGER/ˈweɪdʒɚ/the act of gambling
65. WAHOO/wəˈhu/upright deciduous plant with crimson pods and seeds; the eastern United States from New York to Florida and…
66. WAIFS/weɪfs/(WAIF) a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned
67. WAIFT/weɪft/A waif. [Obs.] Spenser
68. WAILS/weɪlz/(WAIL) emit long loud cries
69. WAINS/weɪnz/(WAIN) English writer (1925-1994)
70. WAIRS/wɛɹz/(WAIR) A piece of plank two yard Bailey
71. WAIST/weɪst/the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
72. WAITE/weɪt/United States jurist who was appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1874 by President…
73. WAITS/weɪts/(WAIT) stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
74. WAIVE/weɪv/do without or cease to hold or adhere to
75. WAJDA/ˈvaɪdə/Polish filmmaker (born in 1929)
76. WAKED/weɪkt/(WAKE) be awake, be alert, be there
77. WAKEN/ˈweɪkən/cause to become awake or conscious
78. WAKER/wˈeɪkɚ/someone who rouses others from sleep
79. WAKES/weɪks/(WAKE) be awake, be alert, be there
80. WAKFS/wækfs/(WAKF) The granting or dedication of property in trust for a pious purpose, that is, to some object that tends to…
81. WAKIF/wˈækɪf/The person creating a wakf
82. WALDS/wɔldz/(WALD) A forest; -- used as a termination of names
83. WALED/weɪld/(WALE) a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
84. WALER/wˈeɪlɚ/A horse imported from New South Wales; also, any Australian horse
85. WALLY/ˈwɔli/a silly and inept person; someone who is regarded as stupid
86. WALTY/wˈɔlti/Liable to roll over; crank; as, a walty ship
87. WALTZ/wɔlts/an assured victory (especially in an election)
88. WANDS/wɑndz/(WAND) a rod used by a magician or water diviner
89. WANDY/wˈɔndi/Long and flexible, like a wand
90. WANED/weɪnd/(WANE) grow smaller
91. WANES/weɪnz/(WANE) grow smaller
92. WANEY/wˈeɪni/A sharp or uneven edge on a board that is cut from a log not perfectly squared, or that is made in the…
93. WANGS/wæŋɡz/(WANG) The jaw, jawbone, or cheek bone
94. WANLY/wˈænli/in a weak or pale or languid manner
95. WANTY/wˈɔnti/A surcingle, or strap of leather, used for binding a load upon the back of a beast; also, a leather tie; a…
96. WANZE/wɔnz/To wane; to wither. [Obs.]
97. WARDS/wɔɹdz/(WARD) a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
98. WARED/wɛɹd/(WARE) articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: `silverware', `software'
99. WARES/wɛɹz/(WARE) articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: `silverware', `software'
100. WARJI/wˈɔɹdʒi/a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria