Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: WHIPS, WHITS, WHIRS, WHIMS, WHINS and WHILE. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 40 of the 53 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- WHIZZ29 points
- WHACK17 points
- WHIFF17 points
- WHICH16 points
- WHELK15 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is I (21 words), followed by E (13).
More 5 letter words starting with W
WH at other lengths
Questions
How many 5 letter words start with WH?
There are 53 5 letter words that start with WH in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that start with WH?
WHIZZ, worth 29 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with WH?
WHITS, WHIPS and WHIMS use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.