Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: WARS, WARE, WAES, WANS, WADS and WATS. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 46 of the 51 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- WAXY17 points
- WACK13 points
- WAFF13 points
- WAVY13 points
- WADY11 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is R (9 words), followed by I (5).
More 4 letter words starting with W
WA at other lengths
Questions
How many 4 letter words start with WA?
There are 51 4 letter words that start with WA in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 4 letter word that start with WA?
WAXY, worth 17 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
Which 4 letter words that start with WA make good guesses?
WARS, WARE and WAES use 4 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.