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5-Letter Words Starting with WH

There are 35 five-letter words that start with WH on Word.ws, from whack to whyyy. The most common are which, where, while, white and whole.

Meanings from Wiktionary. Not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list.

All 35 five-letter words that start with WH

  • whack17n. The sound of a heavy strike.
  • whale11n. Any large cetacean, usually with the exclusion of dolphins and...
  • whang12v. To make a noise like something moving quickly through the air.
  • whare11n. A Maori house or other building.
  • wharf14n. An artificial landing place for ships on a riverbank or shore.
  • wheal11n. A small raised swelling on the skin, often itchy, caused by a blow from...
  • wheat11n. Any of the several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields...
  • wheel11n. A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating...
  • wheen11n. A little; a small number.
  • whelk15n. Certain edible sea snails, especially, any one of numerous species of...
  • whelm13n. A surge of water.
  • whelp13n. A young offspring of a various carnivores (canid, ursid, felid...
  • where11adv. In, at or to what place.
  • which16det. What, of those mentioned or implied.
  • whiff17n. A brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air; a waft.
  • while11n. An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.
  • whine11n. A long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound.
  • whiny14adj. Whining; tending to whine or complain.
  • whirl11v. To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.
  • whirr11v. To move or vibrate (something) with a buzzing sound.
  • whish14n. A sibilant sound, especially that of rapid movement through the air.
  • whisk15n. A quick, light sweeping motion.
  • whist11n. Any of several four-player card games, similar to bridge.
  • white11adj. Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies...
  • whity14adj. Close to white in colour.
  • whole11adj. Entire, undivided.
  • whomp15v. To hit extremely hard.
  • whoof14interj. The sound of a dog barking.
  • whoop13n. A loud, eager cry, usually of joy.
  • whoot11v. To hoot.
  • whorl11n. Each circle, volution or equivalent in a pattern of concentric circles...
  • whose11det. Of whom, belonging to whom; which person's or people's.
  • whoso11pron. Whosoever, whatever person.
  • whump15n. A soft thumping sound.
  • whyyy20adv. Elongated form of why.
16 rare five-letter words that start with WH

Questions about these words

How many five-letter words that start with WH are there?
Word.ws lists 35 five-letter words that start with WH, plus 16 rare ones.
What are common five-letter words that start with WH?
which, where, while, white, whole, whose, wheel and wheat.
Which of the five-letter words that start with WH has the highest letter score?
whyyy scores 20 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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