Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: WARES, WADES, WALES, WANES, WAKES and WAGES. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 62 of the 74 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- WACKY17 points
- WALTZ17 points
- WAXED16 points
- WAXEN15 points
- WAXER15 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is R (9 words), followed by L (8).
More 5 letter words starting with W
WA at other lengths
Questions
How many 5 letter words start with WA?
There are 74 5 letter words that start with WA in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that start with WA?
WACKY, worth 17 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with WA?
WARES, WANES and WADES use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.