3 letter words starting with W

38 words. Add the other letters you know to narrow the list.

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38 words

Best words to try

Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: WAE, WAN, WAY, WAT, WOE and WAD. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 34 of the 38 words have none.

Highest-scoring words

  • WIZ15 points
  • WAX13 points
  • WHY12 points
  • WOK10 points
  • WAW9 points

Patterns in this list

The most common second letter is A (12 words), followed by O (9). 3 of them have no A, E, I, O or U: WHY, WRY and WYN.

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Questions

How many 3 letter words start with W?

There are 38 3 letter words that start with W in our word list.

What is the highest scoring 3 letter word that start with W?

WIZ, worth 15 points with standard Scrabble letter values.

Which 3 letter words that start with W make good guesses?

WAE, WAN and WAY use 3 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.