Words That Start with WA

2-letter words that start with WA

• wa5n. A traditional proa-style outrigger canoe of the Caroline Islands.

3-letter words that start with WA

• wad7n. An amorphous, compact mass.
• wag7v. To swing from side to side, as an animal's tail, or someone's head to...
• wah9interj. A cry of fright, distress, etc. (especially of an infant or young...
• wai6n. A Thai greeting wherein the palms are brought together in front of the...
• wan6adj. Pale, sickly-looking.
• wap8n. A blow, hitbeating; a whap.
• war6n. Organized, large-scale, armed conflict between countries or between...
• was6v. Used in phrases with existential there when the semantic subject is...
• wat6n. A Buddhist temple in Southeast Asia, especially those in Thailand...
• wau6n. Digamma (Ϝ/ϝ).
• waw9n. A wall.
• wax13n. Any oily, water-resistant, solid or semisolid substance; normally...
• way9n. A road, a direction, a (physical or conceptual) path from one place to...

4-letter words that start with WA

• wabi9n. A quality of simple or solitary beauty, especially as expressed in...
• wack13adj. Annoyingly or disappointingly bad, in various senses; lousy, corny...
• wade8v. To walk through water or something that impedes progress.
• wadi8n. A valley, gully, or stream bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia...
• waff13v. To bark; to woof.
• waft10v. To (cause to) float easily or gently through the air.
• wage8n. An amount of money paid to a worker for a specified quantity of work...
• waid8adj. Oppressed with weight; crushed; weighed down.
• waif10n. Something found, especially if without an owner; something which comes...
• wail7v. To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.
• wain7n. A wagon; a four-wheeled cart for hauling loads, usually pulled by...
• wait7v. To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain...
• waka11n. A kind of classical Japanese poem.
• wake11v. (often followed by up) To stop sleeping.
• wald8v. To govern; inherit.
• wale7n. A ridge or low barrier.
• wali7n. A provincial governor in certain Muslim contexts.
• walk11v. To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group...
• wall7n. A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.
• walt7v. To roll; tumble.
• waly10interj. An exclamation of grief.
• wamp11n. The common American eider.
• wand8n. A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as...
• wane7n. A gradual diminution in power, value, intensity etc.
• wang8v. To batter; to clobber; to conk.
• want7v. To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to...
• waqf19n. An endowment of land given for religious or charitable purposes.
• ward8n. The action of a watchman; monitoring, surveillance (usually in phrases...
• ware7n. Goods or a type of goods offered for sale or use.
• warg8n. A type of particularly wild or hostile wolf.
• wark11n. Pain; ache.
• warm9adj. Of a somewhat high temperature, often but not always connoting that the...
• warn7v. To make (someone) aware of impending danger, evil, etc.
• warp9n. The state, quality, or condition of being physically bent or twisted...
• wart7n. A type of deformed growth occurring on the skin caused by the human...
• wary10adj. Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception...
• wase7n. A bundle of straw, or other material, to relieve the pressure of...
• wash10v. To clean with water.
• wasm9n. A doctrine, ideology, rule, or theory that is no longer current or...
• wasp9n. Any of many types of stinging flying insect resembling a hornet.
• wass7n. Wanton disposition, unorderly state of mind or behaviour.
• wath10n. A ford.
• watt7n. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the...
• wave10v. To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely.
• wavy13adj. Rising or swelling in waves.
• wawa10n. A snow goose.
• waxy17adj. Resembling wax in texture or appearance.
• ways10n. A distance.

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5-letter words that start with WA

• waaay11adv. Elongated form of way.
• wacko14interj. Hurrah!
• wacky17adj. Zany; eccentric.
• waddy13n. A cowboy.
• wader9n. One who wades.
• wafer11n. A light, thin, flat biscuit/cookie.
• waged10adj. Receiving a wage.
• wager9n. A bet; a stake; a pledge.
• wages9n. One's total income for a time period.
• wagga10n. A rug created from material scraps, small raw wool scraps and hessian...
• wagon9n. A heavier four-wheeled (normally horse-drawn) vehicle designed to carry...
• wagyu12n. Any of several Japanese breeds of cattle genetically predisposed to...
• wahoo11n. Acanthocybium solandri, a tropical and subtropical game fish.
• waist8n. The part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach.
• waits8n. A group of singers or musicians performing in the streets, especially...
• waive11v. To relinquish (a right etc.); to give up claim to; to forgo.
• waken12v. To wake or rouse from sleep.
• waker12adj. Watchful; vigilant; alert.
• wakes12n. A community holiday, particularly in northern England.
• wakey15n. The day on which one wakes up and travels home.
• waldo9n. Synonym of telefactor.
• walia8n. The ibex Capra walie.
• walls8n. The vagina.
• wally11n. A fool.
• waltz17n. A ballroom dance in 3/4 time.
• waned9adj. Having wanes, i.e. rounded corners caused by lack of wood, often...
• wares8n. Goods or services that are for sale.
• warty11adj. Having warts.
• washi11n. A tough paper used in traditional Japanese art forms.
• washy14adj. Watery; damp; soft.
• waste8n. Excess of material, useless by-products, or damaged, unsaleable...
• watch13n. A portable or wearable timepiece.
• water8n. An inorganic compound (of molecular formula H₂O) found at room...
• waugh12adj. Insipid; tasteless.
• waved12adj. Having a wave-like form or outline; undulating.
• waver11v. To swing or wave, especially in the air, wind, etc.; to flutter.
• wavey14n. The snow goose (Chen caerulescens).
• waxed16adj. Of an object, coated or treated with wax in order to make it shiny or...
• wazir17n. Vizier.
• wazoo17n. The anus.

All 61 5-letter words that start with WA

6-letter words that start with WA

• wacker15n. A Liverpudlian; a resident of Liverpool, England.
• waddle11n. A squat, swaying gait.
• wading11adj. Appropriate to wade in.
• waffle15n. A flat pastry pressed with a grid pattern, often eaten hot with butter...
• waggon11n. Dated spelling of wagon.
• waiter9n. A male or female attendant who serves customers at their tables in a...
• waiver12n. The act of waiving, or not insisting on, some right, claim, or...
• wakeup15n. An act or instance of waking up.
• waking14adj. Occurring during wakefulness.
• walker13n. The agent noun of to walk: a person who walks or a thing which walks...
• walkie13n. A walkie-talkie.
• walled10adj. Pertaining to a wall; surrounded by a wall.
• waller9n. One who builds walls.
• wallet9n. A small case, often flat and often made of leather, for keeping money...
• wallop11n. A heavy blow, a punch.
• wallow12v. To roll oneself about in something dirty, for example in mud.
• walnut9n. A hardwood tree of the genus Juglans.
• walrus9n. A large Arctic pinniped having long tusks, tough, wrinkled skin, and...
• wampum15n. Small cylindrical beads made from polished shells (especially white...
• wander10v. To move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of...
• waning10adj. Becoming weaker or smaller.
• wanted10adj. Wished for; desired; sought.
• wanton9adj. Lewd, immoral; sexually open, unchaste.
• warble11v. To modulate a tone's frequency.
• warded11adj. Of a lock: fitted with wards.
• warden10n. A chief administrative officer of a prison.
• warder10n. A guard, especially in a prison.
• warhol12n. A unit of fame or hype that is equivalent to fifteen minutes of fame.
• warily12adv. In a careful and guarded manner, especially to avoid potential danger...
• warmed12adj. At a higher temperature.
• warmer11n. Something that warms (something else) by providing some small amount of...
• warmly14adv. In a manner that maintains warm temperature.
• warmth14n. A moderate degree of heat; the sensation of being warm.
• warner9n. One who warns.
• warped12adj. Distorted by warping; twisted out of shape.
• warren9n. A system of burrows in which rabbits or other animals live.
• warsaw12n. Any of several species of grouper, subfamily Epinephelinae.
• wasabi11n. A plant of the species Eutrema japonicum, cultivated for its edible...
• washer12n. Something that washes; especially an appliance such as a washing...
• wasson9interj. What's going on? (a greeting).
• wassup11interj. What's up? (as a greeting).
• wasted10adj. Not profitably used.
• waster9n. Someone or something that wastes; someone who squanders or spends...
• waters9n. Amniotic fluid (see note at water (“amniotic fluid”)).
• watery12adj. Resembling or characteristic of water.
• wattle9n. A construction of branches and twigs woven together to form a wall...
• waving13n. The motion of something that waves.
• waxing17n. An act of applying wax.

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7-letter words that start with WA

• wadding13n. Wads collectively.
• wafting14n. An instance of wafting; the action of something that wafts.
• wagging13n. The motion of something that is wagged.
• wagoner11n. Someone who drives a wagon.
• wailing11n. A loud drawn out scream or howl.
• waisted11adj. Having some specific type of waist.
• waiting11n. The act of staying or remaining in expectation.
• waivers13n. The state of being on the waiver wire.
• wakeman16n. A man employed to preside over a nightly curfew in the city of Ripon...
• walking15adj. Incarnate as a human; living.
• walkman16n. A portable personal audio cassette player with headphones.
• walkout14n. A sudden stoppage of work.
• walkway20n. A clearly defined path for pedestrians.
• wallaby15n. Any of several species of macropod marsupials; usually smaller and...
• walleye13n. One or a pair of sideways-looking misaligned eyes.
• walling11n. A group of walls.
• wanting11adj. That wants or desires.
• waratah13n. Any of several species of plants in the genus Telopea, native to...
• warbler12n. Any of various small passerine songbirds, especially of the family...
• warding12n. The act of one who wards.
• warfare13n. The waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy.
• warhead14n. The part of a missile, projectile, torpedo, rocket, or other munition...
• warlike14adj. Hostile and belligerent.
• warlock16n. A male magic-user; a male equivalent of a witch; a wizard.
• warlord11n. A military commander or bandit leader wielding civilian power in an...
• warming13n. A small rise in temperature.
• warning11n. An instance of warning someone.
• warpath15n. The route taken by a party of Native Americans going on a warlike...
• warping13n. An action or motion that warps or twists.
• warrant10n. Authorization or certification; a sanction, as given by a superior.
• warring11adj. Engaged in war; belligerent.
• warrior10n. A person who is actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare; a...
• warship15n. Any ship built or armed for naval combat.
• warthog14n. A wild pig of the genus Phacochoerus, native to Africa.
• wartime12n. A period during which a war is in progress in a particular place.
• washing14n. The action of the verb to wash.
• washout13n. An act of washing or cleaning the inside of something.
• wastage11n. The amount or proportion of something that is wasted or lost by...
• wasting11adj. Causing a waste, or wasting away; causing pronounced loss of body mass.
• watched16adj. Monitored.
• watcher15n. Someone who observes something closely for professional reasons, such...
• watches15n. The species Sarracenia flava (so-called because its leaves look similar...
• watered11adj. Supplied with water.
• wattage11n. An amount or power (especially electric), expressed in watts, kilowatts...
• wavelet13n. A small wave; a ripple.
• wayback21n. A very remote time or place.
• wayside14n. The side of a road or path.
• wayward17adj. Given to a wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending...

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8-letter words that start with WA

• waddling14n. The act of one who waddles.
• waffling18n. A repetitive speech or response to a question.
• wagering13n. An amount wagered.
• waggling14n. The act of something being waggled.
• wagoneer12n. One who drives a wagon.
• wainscot13n. An area of wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a...
• waisting12n. That which goes at the waist (of a person, as on a garment, or of an...
• waitlist11n. A waiting list.
• waitress11n. A female attendant who serves customers in a restaurant, café, or...
• wakening16n. The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep.
• walkable17adj. Able to be walked; suitable for pedestrians.
• walkaway21n. A case of a person walking away (e.g. an inmate from a facility, a cult...
• walkover18n. An easy victory; a walkaway.
• wallaroo11n. Any of three closely related species of moderately large macropods...
• wallbang14v. To shoot at a character through a wall without having vision on them.
• wallwork18n. Walls; walling.
• wanderer12n. One who wanders, who travels aimlessly.
• wantonly14adv. In a wanton manner.
• warbling14n. A sound that warbles.
• warcraft16n. The art or skill of conducting a war.
• wardrobe14n. A governmental office or department in a monarchy which purchases...
• wardroom14n. The living quarters of a ship designated for the commissioned officers...
• wardship17n. The state of being a ward of someone.
• warfarin14n. A coumarin salt, warfarin sodium, found in certain clovers, that...
• warhorse14n. Any horse used in horse-cavalry, but especially one bearing an armoured...
• wariness11n. Vigilance or the condition of being alert.
• warmness13n. The state of being warm; warmth.
• warplane13n. An aircraft designed for combat.
• warranty14n. A guarantee that a certain outcome or obligation will be fulfilled...
• warrigal12n. A wild dingo.
• washable16adj. Capable of being washed without being damaged; especially by a...
• washroom16n. A room intended to wash the face and hands.
• wasteful14adj. Inclined to waste or squander money or resources.
• watchdog18n. A guard dog.
• watchful19adj. Fully observant, vigilant, or aware.
• watching17n. The act of one who watches.
• watchman18n. A man set to watch: a man who keeps guard, especially one who guards a...
• watchout16n. A lookout; a person who stands guard watching for something.
• waterbed14n. A bed with a tough plastic mattress filled with water.
• watering12n. An act of watering, that is, pouring water on something, or diluting a...
• waterman13n. A man who lives or works on the water; a boatman.
• waterway17n. A body of water, such as a river, channel or canal, that is navigable.
• watsonia11n. Any of several species of flowering plants in genus Watsonia within the...
• waveform19n. The shape of a wave function represented by a graph showing some...
• wavering15adj. Fluctuating, uncertain, undetermined, unsteady.
• waxworks25n. An exhibition of waxwork figures; a wax museum.
• wayfarer17n. A traveller, especially one on foot.
• waypoint16n. Any mapped reference point on a route that can be easily identified.

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9-letter words that start with WA

• wackiness18n. The state of being wacky.
• waistband15n. A band of fabric encircling the waist, especially a part of a pair of...
• waistcoat14n. An ornamental garment worn under a doublet.
• waistline12n. A line around the body at the waist; its measurement.
• waitstaff18n. Collectively, staff employed to wait at tables in a restaurant.
• wakeboard19n. The board one stands on for wakeboarding.
• wakefield20n. The electron density wave structure which immediately follows an...
• walkabout18n. A period, often extended, during which an Aboriginal person left a...
• walkathon19n. A long-distance walk, either as a race or in aid of charity.
• wallboard15n. A construction material of pre-made boards used for walls and ceilings...
• walloping15adj. Whopping, large in size.
• wallowing16n. The act of one who wallows.
• wallpaper16n. Decorative paper-like material used to cover the inner walls of...
• wandering14adj. Which wanders; travelling from place to place.
• wapentake18n. An administrative subdivision in northern English counties, developed...
• warehouse15n. A facility for storing large amounts of merchandise or products.
• wargaming16n. The playing of war games.
• warmblood17n. A horse of a middle-weight classification, between draught horses and...
• warmonger15n. A mercenary soldier.
• warranted13adj. Authorized with a warrant.
• warrantee12n. The beneficiary of a warranty.
• washbasin17n. A basin used for washing, (now) particularly a permanently installed...
• washboard18n. A board with a corrugated surface against which laundry may be rubbed.
• washcloth20n. A small cloth used to wash the face and body.
• washstand16n. A table containing a basin and a pitcher of water for washing.
• wasserman14n. A mythical sea monster, part man, thought to destroy ships.
• wastegate13n. A valve that allows exhaust gases to bypass an engine's turbocharger...
• wasteland13n. A place with no remaining resources; a desert.
• watchable19adj. That can be watched.
• watchlist17n. A list of people or things that are assigned to receive special...
• watchword21n. A word used as a motto, as expressive of a principle, belief, or rule...
• waterfall15n. A flow of water over the edge of a cliff.
• waterfowl18n. Any of the birds, such as ducks, geese and swans, that spend most of...
• watergate13n. A gate opening onto water, or only or mainly accessible by water.
• waterhole15n. A depression in which water collects, especially one where wild animals...
• waterland13n. Synonym of wetland.
• waterless12adj. Dry, arid, lacking water.
• waterline12n. A line formed by the surface of the water on the hull of a ship when...
• watermark18n. A translucent design impressed on the surface of paper and visible when...
• watermill14n. The machine or device itself.
• watershed16n. The topographical boundary dividing two adjacent catchment basins, such...
• waterside13n. The land bordering a body of water.
• wavefront18n. An imaginary surface passing through points of a medium oscillating in...
• waveguide17n. A structure which guides waves, such as electromagnetic waves, light...
• waverider16n. A hypersonic aircraft that improves its supersonic lift-to-drag ratio...
• wavetable17n. A collection of many single-cycle waveforms with subtly changing...
• wayfarers18n. A pair of Ray-Ban Wayfarer glasses.
• wayfaring19adj. Travelling, especially on foot.

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10-letter words that start with WA

• wainwright20n. A person who builds and repairs wagons.
• walkaround18n. A competitive dance in blackface minstrel shows of the 19th century.
• wallbanger16n. Synonym of Harvey Wallbanger.
• wallflower19n. Any of several short-lived herbs or shrubs of the Erysimum genus with...
• wanderlust14n. A strong impulse or longing to travel.
• wantonness13n. The state or characteristic of being wanton; recklessness, especially...
• wardenship19n. The state of being a warden.
• warehoused17adj. Having been placed or stored in a warehouse.
• warfighter20n. A servicemember of an armed force; (often specifically) one who sees...
• warlordism16n. The behaviours and practices of warlords.
• warranting14n. A guarantee.
• washington17n. Synonym of agawan base (a team game).
• wassailing14n. The act of performing a wassail.
• wastefully19adv. In a wasteful manner.
• wastepaper17n. Unwanted paper that has been discarded.
• wastewater16n. Any water that has been used in some human domestic or industrial...
• watchfully24adv. In a watchful manner.
• watchguard20n. A watchchain of any material.
• watchmaker24n. A craftsperson or company who makes and/or maintains watches.
• watchpoint20n. A debugging mechanism whereby execution is suspended every time a...
• watchtower21n. An observation tower in which a lookout keeps watch over prisoners, or...
• waterbased16adj. Based on water.
• waterboard16n. A board set up to windward in a boat, to keep out water.
• waterborne15adj. Transported or transmitted by water.
• watercraft18n. Any vessel with implements designed to move it in arbitrary direction...
• watercress15n. A perennial European herb, Nasturtium officinale, that grows in...
• waterfront16n. The land alongside a body of water.
• waterhouse16n. A house on floats.
• watermelon15n. A plant of the species Citrullus lanatus, bearing a melon-like fruit.
• waterproof18adj. Resistant to the effects of water.
• waterscape17n. An aquatic landscape; a view or site prominently involving water.
• watersmeet15n. A confluence of two rivers.
• watersport15n. Any sport played on or in water; such as swimming or water skiing.
• waterspout15n. A whirlwind that forms over water, not associated with a mesocyclone of...
• waterstone13n. A natural sharpening stone lubricated with water.
• watertight17adj. So tightly made that water cannot enter or escape.
• waterworks20n. The water supply system of a district, town, city, or other place...
• waterworld17n. A planet or other large environment that is dominated by water.
• wavelength20n. The length of a single cycle of a wave, as measured by the distance...
• wavenumber20n. A measure of the number of waves in unit distance; inversely...
• waverunner16n. Synonym of jet ski.
• wayfinding21n. The ability of a person or animal to orientate itself and to navigate...

11-letter words that start with 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.

12-letter words that start with WA

• wainscotting18n. Wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls.
• wakeboarding23n. A water sport where a rider on a small board is towed by a motor boat...
• wallcovering21n. A covering for a wall, such as wallpaper.
• warehouseman20n. A person who manages, or works in, a warehouse.
• warmongering19n. Bellicism; militarism.
• wastefulness18n. Imprudent or excessive expenditure or the waste of resources.
• watchability25n. The quality of being watchable.
• watchfulness23n. The state or quality of being watchful; alertness, vigilance or...
• watchkeeping27n. The duties of a watchkeeper, i.e. keeping a lookout.
• waterlogging18n. The situation where something becomes waterlogged.
• waterproofed21adj. Having been made waterproof.
• wavefunction23n. A mathematical function that describes the propagation of the quantum...

13-letter words that start with WA

• waterboarding20n. A torture technique in which the victim is immobilized, has towels or...
• watercolorist18n. A painter who paints watercolors.
• waterproofing22n. The treatment of something to make it waterproof.

14-letter words that start with WA

• watercolourist19n. An artist who paints watercolours.

Questions about these words

How many words that start with WA are there?

Word.ws lists 501 words that start with WA, plus 1,076 rare ones.

What are common words that start with WA?

was, want, way, water, war, wanted, wait and watch.

Which of the words that start with WA has the highest letter score?

wakizashi scores 28 points with the standard letter tile values.

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