Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: WAES, WOES, WANS, WARS, WATS and WAWS. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 307 of the 344 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- WHIZ19 points
- WAXY17 points
- WYCH15 points
- HAWK14 points
- HOWK14 points
Patterns in this list
W sits in the first position most often (166 words) and in the second position least often (41). 4 of the words contain more than one W. 6 of them have no A, E, I, O or U: CWMS, WHYS, WYCH, WYND, WYNN and WYNS.
4 letter words with…
- 4 letter words with a1,379 words
- 4 letter words with b412 words
- 4 letter words with c422 words
- 4 letter words with d576 words
- 4 letter words with e1,333 words
- 4 letter words with f313 words
- 4 letter words with g406 words
- 4 letter words with h432 words
- 4 letter words with i872 words
- 4 letter words with j98 words
- 4 letter words with k404 words
- 4 letter words with l795 words
- 4 letter words with m491 words
- 4 letter words with n667 words
- 4 letter words with o1,046 words
- 4 letter words with p521 words
- 4 letter words with q16 words
- 4 letter words with r816 words
- 4 letter words with s1,276 words
- 4 letter words with t766 words
- 4 letter words with u604 words
- 4 letter words with v146 words
- w344
- 4 letter words with x62 words
- 4 letter words with y401 words
- 4 letter words with z83 words
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Questions
How many 4 letter words contain W?
There are 344 4 letter words that contain W in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 4 letter word that contain W?
WHIZ, worth 19 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
Which 4 letter words that contain W make good guesses?
WAES, WOES and WANS use 4 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.

