Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: WINES, WIDES, WISED, WITES, WILES and WIRES. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 50 of the 61 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- WINZE17 points
- WIZEN17 points
- WIZES17 points
- WIMPY15 points
- WICKS14 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is N (12 words), followed by L (7).
More 5 letter words starting with W
WI at other lengths
Questions
How many 5 letter words start with WI?
There are 61 5 letter words that start with WI in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that start with WI?
WINZE, worth 17 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with WI?
WINES, WIDES and WISED use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.