Word.ws English Dictionary

11-Letter Words Starting with W

There are 78 eleven-letter words that start with W on Word.ws, from wakefulness to wrongheaded. The most common are willingness, wonderfully, whereabouts, withdrawing and withholding.

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All 78 eleven-letter words that start with W

WA

  • wakefulness21n. The state of being wakeful.
  • walkability23n. The quality of being walkable.
  • walkthrough25n. A tour of a space, such as a property for sale or rent.
  • wallpapered19adj. Having had wallpaper applied.
  • warehousing18n. The act of storing goods in a warehouse.
  • warfighting22n. The fighting of a war.
  • warrantable16adj. Justifiable, just, proper.
  • warrantless14adj. Of a search, arrest, etc. executed without a warrant.
  • washability22n. The property of being washable.
  • washerwoman22n. A woman who washes people's laundry.
  • wastebasket20n. A usually small indoor receptacle for items that are to be discarded; a...
  • watchkeeper25n. A lookout (person who keeps watch).
  • watchmaking26n. The making (and repairing) of watches.
  • watercolour16n. A water-soluble pigment or paint.
  • watercourse16n. Any channel, either natural or artificial, through which water flows.
  • waterkeeper20n. A person responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of a body of water.
  • waterlogged17adj. Soaked with water.
  • watermarked21adj. That has been stamped with a watermark.
  • watersports16n. Any sexual activity involving urine or urination; pissplay.
  • waywardness21n. The state or quality of being wayward.

WE

  • wearability19n. The state or condition of being (comfortably) wearable.
  • weathervane20v. To unbrake a crane so that it naturally aligns with the wind to prevent...
  • weighbridge22n. A platform, flush with the roadway, having a mechanism for weighing...
  • weightiness18n. The quality of being weighty.
  • weldability20n. The ability of a metal or other material to be welded under specified...
  • wellbeloved20adj. Very beloved or esteemed (used primarily as a courtesy title for...
  • welwitschia22n. Any member of the species Welwitschia mirabilis, a desert plant of...
  • westernized24adj. Having been made culturally Western.
  • westernmost16adj. Farthest west.
  • wettability19n. The ability of a solid surface to reduce the surface tension of a...

WH

  • wheelbarrow22n. A small, one-wheeled (or rarely, two-wheeled) cart with handles at one...
  • wheelwright24n. A person who builds and repairs wheels, especially wooden spoked ones.
  • whereabouts19adv. In, at or near what location.
  • wheresoever20conj. Wherever.
  • wherewithal23n. The ability and means required to accomplish some task.
  • whimsically24adv. In a whimsical manner.
  • whistlestop19n. A minor railway station at which a train stops if specifically...
  • whitelisted18adj. Explicitly and specifically approved by appearing on a whitelist, and...
  • whitethroat20n. Sylvia communis, a species of typical warbler.
  • whitewashed24adj. Painted with the temporary paint whitewash.
  • wholesaling18n. The sale of goods by wholesale.
  • wholesomely22adv. In a wholesome manner.

WI

  • widdershins19adv. The wrong way.
  • willingness15n. The state of being willing.
  • windbreaker21n. A thin jacket designed to resist wind chill and light rain.
  • windcheater20n. A heavy weatherproof jacket.
  • windmilling18n. The process of milling with a windmill.
  • windsurfing19n. A marine sport in which one stands on a floating board (typically 2 - 3...
  • winegrowing19n. Synonym of viticulture (“the cultivation of grape vines for wine...
  • winetasting15n. The sensory examination and evaluation of wine.
  • winterberry19n. A species of holly native to the United States and Canada and producing...
  • wintergreen15n. Gaultheria procumbens, native to North America, having solitary white...
  • wiretapping19n. The installation or monitoring of wiretaps.
  • wisecracker22n. A person who makes wisecrack remarks; a smart aleck.
  • wistfulness17n. The state or characteristic of being wistful.
  • witchfinder23n. A person employed to carry out witch-hunts and identify witches.
  • withdrawing22n. Withdrawal.
  • witheringly21adv. In a withering manner.
  • withholding22n. The deduction of taxes from an employee's salary.

WO

  • womanliness16n. The condition of being a woman; femininity.
  • wonderbread18n. Synonym of white bread (“the food”).
  • wonderfully21adv. In an excellent manner.
  • wonderingly19adv. In a wondering manner; with wonderment.
  • wonderworld19n. A place full of delights or marvels.
  • woodchipper24n. A machine for reducing wood to woodchips.
  • woodchopper24n. A person who chops wood; a lumberjack.
  • woodcutting18n. The felling of trees, or the cutting of wood.
  • woodturning16n. The craft of turning wood on a lathe to make useful or decorative...
  • woodworking23n. The crafts of carpentry, cabinet making and related skills of making...
  • workability23n. The ease with which something can be worked or fashioned.
  • workaholism23n. The urge of a person to work excessively; ergomania.
  • workmanlike24adj. Resembling or characteristic of a workman.
  • workmanship25n. The skill of an artisan or craftsman.
  • workstation18n. A desktop computer, normally more powerful than a normal PC and often...
  • worldliness15n. The quality of being worldly; familiarity with the ways of the world.
  • worshipping22n. An act of worship.

WR

  • wrenchingly23adv. In a wrenching manner; with a sudden jerk or emotional shock.
  • wrongheaded20adj. Having an obstinately (persistently, stubbornly) perverse/erroneous...
462 rare eleven-letter words that start with W

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Questions about these words

How many eleven-letter words that start with W are there?
Word.ws lists 78 eleven-letter words that start with W, plus 462 rare ones.
What are common eleven-letter words that start with W?
willingness, wonderfully, whereabouts, withdrawing, withholding, workmanship, worshipping and woodworking.
Which of the eleven-letter words that start with W has the highest letter score?
watchmaking scores 26 points with the standard letter tile values.

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Word lists and meanings adapted from the Wiktionary entry of each word. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out names, abbreviations, misspellings and offensive words, and ordered the most common words by how often they appear in English (wordfreq). Meanings from Wiktionary; this is not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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