Word list

4 letter words with W

343 words in our dictionary contain W and have four letters. 201 of them are everyday words, such as WITH, WILL, WHAT, NEWS.

343 words.

Small numbers are tile values added up (Scrabble). Bold border: everyday word. Tap a word to copy it.

At a glance

Highest-scoring words you could spell from one bag of Scrabble tiles (blanks count as zero):

  • WHIZ 19
  • WAXY 17
  • WYCH 15
  • HAWK 14
  • HOWK 14
  • JAWS 14
  • JOWL 14
  • JOWS 14

Where W sits

  • first letter
    165
  • inside
    122
  • last letter
    56

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Questions

How many 4 letter words with W are there?

Our dictionary has 343, and 201 of them are everyday words. The dictionary is the open word list our games use (ENABLE plus SCOWL), so a few words from tournament Scrabble lists may be missing.

What is the highest-scoring word on this list in Scrabble?

WHIZ, worth 19 points from tile values alone, and the standard tile bag has enough tiles to spell it. Board bonuses can change the real score.

What are some common 4 letter words with W?

WITH, WILL, WHAT, NEWS, WHEN are among the most common in everyday writing.

How do I filter the list?

Use Must include to require letters (repeat a letter to require it twice), Leave out to exclude letters, or Pattern with ? for one unknown letter and * for any run of letters, for example ?w??.