Words That Start with WI

2-letter words that start with WI

• wi5pron. Us.

3-letter words that start with WI

• wig7n. A head of real or synthetic hair worn on the head to disguise baldness...
• win6v. To reach some destination or object, despite difficulty or toil (now...
• wis6adv. Certainly, surely.
• wit6n. Sanity.
• wiz15n. A person who is exceptionally clever, gifted or skilled in a particular...

4-letter words that start with WI

• wich12n. A wich town, particularly one of several former salt mining towns in...
• wick13n. A braid or bundle of fibre or other porous material (now generally...
• wide8adj. Having a large physical extent from side to side.
• wido8adj. Aware of what is going on; fly, alert.
• wife10n. A married woman, especially in relation to her spouse.
• wigg9n. A kind of cake or bun made with seeds.
• wiki11n. A collaborative website which can be directly edited merely by using a...
• wila7n. Bryoria fremontii, a dark-brown, hair-like lichen eaten by First...
• wild8adj. Especially, being of the wild type: being of an unbroken ancestral line...
• wile7n. A trick or stratagem practiced for ensnaring or deception; a sly...
• will7v. Used to express the future tense, sometimes with an implication of...
• wilt7v. To droop or become limp and flaccid (as a dying leaf or flower).
• wily10adj. Sly, cunning, full of tricks.
• wimp11v. To behave submissively.
• wind8n. Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by...
• wine7n. An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting grape juice, with an ABV...
• wing8n. An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to...
• wink11v. To blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion, usually...
• wino7n. A wine enthusiast.
• winy10adj. Having the taste or qualities of wine.
• wipe9v. To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of...
• wire7n. Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn...
• wiry10adj. Resembling wire.
• wise7adj. Showing good judgement or the benefit of experience.
• wish10n. A desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to happen.
• wisp9n. A small bundle, as of straw or other like substance; a twisted handful...
• wiss7v. To know; to understand.
• wite7v. To regard (someone) as guilty; to accuse; to blame; to fault.
• with10prep. Against.
• wits7n. Senses.
• wive10v. To marry (a woman).

5-letter words that start with WI

• wicky17n. Sheep laurel, a shrub of species Kalmia angustifolia.
• widen9v. To become wide or wider.
• widow12n. A woman whose spouse (traditionally husband) has died (and who has not...
• width12n. The state of being wide.
• wield9v. To handle with skill and ease, especially a weapon or tool.
• wifed12adj. Having a wife or the specified number of wives.
• wifey14adj. Of, befitting, pertaining to, or characteristic of a wife.
• wigan9n. A canvas-like cotton fabric, often coated with latex rubber, used to...
• wiggy13adj. Crazy.
• wight12n. A supernatural being, often used in compounds such as the land-vættr...
• wilco10interj. Indicates agreement and compliance.
• wilds9n. Wilderness.
• wilga9n. Geijera parviflora, a small tree or bush found in inland parts of...
• willy11adj. Self-willed; willful.
• wilty11adj. Tending to wilt.
• wince10n. A sudden movement or gesture of shrinking away.
• winch13n. A machine consisting of a drum on an axle, a friction brake or ratchet...
• windy12adj. Accompanied by wind.
• winer8n. A person who habitually drinks wine.
• wings9n. A type of scuba harness with an attached buoyancy compensation device...
• wingy12n. One who has an amputated arm or arms.
• winky15adj. Tending to wink; winking.
• winne8n. Joy; delight; pleasure.
• winny11n. Synonym of winnebago.
• wiped11adj. Very tired.
• wiper10n. Someone who wipes.
• wired9adj. Equipped with wires, so as to connect to a power source or to other...
• wisen8v. To become wise or wiser.
• wispy13adj. Consisting of or resembling a wisp; like a slender, flexible strand or...
• wisse8v. To show, teach, inform, guide, direct.
• witan8n. The Anglo-Saxon national council or witenagemot.
• witch13n. A person (now usually particularly a woman) who uses magical or similar...
• withe11n. A flexible, slender shoot or twig, especially when used as a band or...
• withy14n. An osier (Salix viminalis), a type of willow.
• witte8n. Spelling of wit.
• witts8n. Tin ore freed from earthy matter by stamping.
• witty11adj. Clever; amusingly ingenious.
• wizzy29n. A wisdom tooth.

6-letter words that start with WI

• wibbly16adj. Wobbly.
• wicked16adj. Evil or mischievous by nature; morally reprehensible.
• wicker15n. A flexible branch or twig of a plant such as willow, used in weaving...
• wicket15n. A small door or gate, especially one beside a larger one.
• widdle11n. Urine.
• widely13adv. In a wide manner; across a wide area.
• widget11n. A placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical...
• wiener9n. A type of sausage made from beef, chicken or pork.
• wifely15adj. Of, befitting, pertaining to, or characteristic of a wife or wives.
• wigged12adj. Wearing a wig.
• wiggle11v. To move with irregular, back and forward or side to side motions; to...
• wiggly14adj. Constantly moving, especially with small, undirected movements.
• wigwam15n. A dwelling having an arched framework overlaid with bark, hides, or...
• wilden10v. To make or become wild or wilder.
• wilder10v. To bewilder, perplex.
• wildly13adv. In a wild, uncontrolled manner.
• wilful12adj. Intentional; deliberate.
• willed10adj. Having a document specifying inheritance.
• willet9n. Tringa semipalmata (or formerly Catoptrophorus semipalmatus), a large...
• willow12n. Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs in the genus Salix, in the...
• wilted10adj. Drooping, typically due to lack of water.
• winded11adj. Out of breath.
• winder10n. A winding plant.
• windle10n. The redwing.
• window13n. An opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to...
• winery12n. A place where wine is made.
• winged11adj. Having wings.
• winger10n. One of the casks stowed in the wings of a vessel's hold, being smaller...
• wining10n. A session of drinking wine socially.
• winkle13n. A periwinkle or its shell, of family Littorinidae.
• winner9n. One who has won or often wins.
• winnie9n. Synonym of winnebago.
• winnow12v. To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of...
• winter9n. Traditionally the fourth of the four seasons, typically regarded as...
• wintry12adj. Suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy.
• wiping12n. The act by which something is wiped.
• wiring10n. A set of electric wires.
• wisdom12n. An element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the...
• wisely12adv. In a wise manner; using good judgement.
• wisher12n. Someone who makes a wish.
• witchy17adj. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of witches; witchlike.
• withal12n. The means; the wherewithal.
• wither12v. To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water.
• within12prep. In the inner part, spatially; physically inside.
• witney12n. A kind of woollen cloth.
• witted10adj. Having a specified form of wit (intellectual ability).
• witter9v. To speak at length on a trivial subject.
• wizard19n. Someone, usually male, who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic...

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7-letter words that start with WI

• wicking17n. The material of which wicks are made, especially a loosely braided or...
• widener11n. Any device used to widen something; especially a drill designed to...
• wideout11n. A wide receiver.
• widowed15adj. Whose spouse has died or is gone missing; who has become a widow or...
• widower14n. A man whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); a man in...
• wielder11n. A person who wields something, especially power.
• wigging13n. The action of the verb wig (in various senses).
• wiggins12n. The creeps; a feeling of fear or anxiety.
• wiggler12n. The larva of a mosquito.
• wiggles12n. The tendency to squirm or be restless.
• wildcat13n. Felis silvestris, a common small Old World wild cat somewhat larger...
• wilding12n. A wild apple or apple tree.
• willful13adj. American standard spelling of wilful.
• willies10n. A feeling of nervousness or fear.
• willing11adj. Ready to do something, particularly something that requires change or...
• willowy16adj. Resembling a willow.
• wilting11n. A wilt, especially one that affects multiple plants.
• wincest12n. Incest, usually of two siblings.
• wincing13n. The act by which someone winces; a grimace.
• windage12n. Drag on the crankshaft caused by oil splashing out of the sump when...
• windbag14n. The lungs.
• winding12n. The act of winnowing (“subjecting food grain to a current of air to...
• windrow14n. A row of cut grain or hay allowed to dry in a field.
• winging12n. Synonym of wing foiling.
• winglet11n. A little wing.
• wingman13n. A pilot partner of another; a pilot who flies in the same wing or...
• wingnut11n. A deciduous tree of the genus Pterocarya native to Asia.
• wingtip13n. The extreme tip of the wing of an aircraft, bird, flying insect, etc.
• winking15n. The act of someone who winks.
• winkler14n. One who finds and sells winkles.
• winless10adj. Having never won; without a win; unsuccessful.
• winning11adj. That constitutes a win.
• winrate10n. The proportion of games played that are won by a given player.
• winsome12adj. Charming, engaging, winning; inspiring approval and trust, especially...
• winters10adv. In the winter.
• wipeout12n. The act of colliding or crashing.
• wireman12n. Someone who works with wire; primarily someone who connects electric...
• wiretap12n. A connection installed on a telephone line or other communications...
• wishful16adj. Expressing a wish or longing for something.
• wistful13adj. Full of longing or yearning.
• witcher15n. A dowser.
• withers13n. The part of the back of a four-legged animal that is between the...
• without13adv. Lacking something; failing.
• witless10adj. Lacking wit or understanding; foolish.
• witness10n. Attestation of a fact or event; testimony.
• wittily13adv. In a witty manner; using wit.
• witting11adj. Aware, knowledgeable.
• wizened20adj. Withered; lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness.

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8-letter words that start with WI

• wickedly21adv. In a wicked manner.
• wideband15n. A communications transmission rate between that of narrowband and...
• widebody18n. An airliner capable of seating seven or more passengers in a single row...
• wideness12n. The state or quality of being wide.
• widening13adj. Growing wider or farther apart.
• wiggling14n. The motion of something that wiggles.
• wildcard15n. A character that takes the place of any other character or string that...
• wildfire15n. A rapidly spreading fire, especially one occurring in a wildland area.
• wildfowl18n. Any wild bird such as ducks, geese or swans.
• wildland13n. Land that is unfit for, or has not been modified by, cultivation or...
• wildlife15n. Undomesticated animals, especially mammals, birds, and fish, which live...
• wildling13n. A wild, i.e. not cultivated, plant.
• wildness12n. The state or quality of being wild.
• wildwood16n. Woodland that has developed naturally, especially where a suitable...
• wilfully17adv. Deliberately, on purpose.
• winching17n. The application of a winch.
• windfall15n. Something that has been blown down by the wind.
• windlass12n. Any of various forms of winch, in which a rope or cable is wound around...
• windless12adj. Devoid of wind; calm.
• windmill14n. A machine which translates linear motion of wind to rotational motion...
• windowed16adj. Fitted with windows, often of a particular kind or, in (heraldry), of a...
• windpipe16n. The trachea.
• windsock18n. A large, conical, open-ended tube designed to indicate wind direction...
• windsurf15v. To ride a surfboard that has an attached sail.
• windward16adj. Towards the wind, or the direction from which the wind is blowing.
• wineland12n. A region where grapes are grown for the production of wine.
• wineskin15n. A bag, traditionally made from the skin of a goat (a goatskin), used...
• wingback20n. A player who doubles on either side of the center as a defender when...
• wingless12adj. Having no, or only rudimentary, wings.
• wingspan14n. The distance from the left wingtip to the right wingtip (of a bird...
• wingsuit12n. A special jumpsuit, used in extreme sports like a parachute, which adds...
• winnable13adj. Able to be won or achieved.
• winnings12n. The spoils of a win; something, usually money, that has been won...
• wireless11adj. Not having any wires.
• wireline11n. A wire that runs from a drill rig down into the drill hole to support a...
• wirework18n. Work, especially openwork, formed of wires.
• wiseacre13n. One who feigns knowledge or cleverness; one who is wisecracking; an...
• wishbone16n. A forked bone between the neck and breast of a bird consisting chiefly...
• wishlist14v. To include on a wishlist.
• wisteria11n. Any of several woody climbing vines, of the genus Wisteria, native to...
• witchery19n. Witchcraft.
• witching17adj. Of or pertaining to witchcraft or sorcery, or to witches or sorcerers.
• withdraw18v. To draw or pull (something) away or back from its original position or...
• withered15adj. Shrivelled, shrunken or faded, especially due to lack of water.
• withheld18adj. That has been kept or held back from the possession or knowledge of...
• withhold18v. To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather...
• wizardly24adj. Like, or suiting a wizard.
• wizardry24n. The art of a wizard; sorcery.

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9-letter words that start with WI

• wideawake20n. A bird, the sooty tern.
• widefield17adj. In which a whole two-dimensional image is acquired simultaneously using...
• widemouth18adj. Applied to various kinds of fish characterized by a wide mouth.
• widescale15adj. Large enough to affect or involve all or most of the relevant area.
• widowhood20n. The state or period of being a widow or widower.
• widthwise19adj. Directed across the width of an object or place.
• wildcraft18n. The harvesting of wild plants to sell or make into saleable products.
• wildstyle16n. A form of graffiti with text so stylized as to be difficult to read...
• willingly16adv. Of one’s own free will; freely and spontaneously.
• willpower17n. The unwavering strength of will to carry out one's wishes.
• windblown18adj. Growing in a distorted shape produced by the prevailing winds.
• windborne15adj. Carried by the wind.
• windbreak19n. A hedge, fence or row of trees positioned to reduce wind damage to...
• windmills15n. A plant of the genus Allionia.
• windowing17n. The windows of a building; fenestration.
• windpower18n. Power harnessed or generated from the wind.
• windproof18adj. Providing protection from the wind.
• windstorm15n. A storm in which there are strong, violent winds but no precipitation.
• windswept18adj. Exposed to the winds.
• winehouse15n. The building on a vineyard in which the winepress is located.
• winemaker18n. A person who makes wine.
• winepress14n. A press used to extract juice from grapes as the first step of...
• wingwoman18n. A female friend who accompanies one to offer support.
• winnebago15n. A motorhome; a recreational vehicle (RV).
• winninger13adj. More winning; more attractive or successful; (sports) having more wins.
• winningly16adv. In a winning manner.
• winnowing16n. The act of separating chaff from grain.
• winsomely17adv. In a winsome manner.
• wintering13n. The act of staying at a place throughout the winter.
• winterize21v. To prepare (something) for winter weather.
• wireframe17n. A visual model of an electronic representation of a three-dimensional...
• wiregrass13n. Any of various unrelated grasses.
• wisecrack20n. A witty or sarcastic comment or quip.
• wishfully21adv. In a wishful manner.
• wistfully18adv. In a wistful manner.
• witchwood21n. Synonym of mountain ash (“Sorbus aucuparia”).
• withdrawn19adj. Removed from circulation.
• withering16adj. Tending to destroy, devastate, overwhelm, or cause complete destruction.
• witherite15n. A yellow-grey mineral form of barium carbonate, BaCO₃.
• withstand16v. To resist or endure (something) successfully.
• wittering13n. Banal chatter.
• witticism16n. A witty remark; a bon mot; an epigram; a zinger.
• wittiness12n. The quality of being witty.
• wittingly16adv. In a witting manner, intentionally, on purpose.
• wizarding23n. The magical work of a wizard; sorcery, witchcraft.

10-letter words that start with WI

• wickedness20n. The state of being wicked; evil disposition; immorality.
• wickerwork26n. A thing or things made of wicker.
• wicketless19adj. Having failed to gain a single wicket.
• widescreen16n. A screen with a wider aspect ratio than the ordinary 35-millimeter...
• widespread17adj. Affecting, or found throughout, a large area (e.g. the entire land or...
• wifebeater18n. One who (usually as a repeated practice) beats his wife, or a husband...
• wiffleball21n. A game similar to baseball, played with a lightweight bat and ball and...
• wiktionary20n. Any online lexicon resembling Wiktionary, often one that can be freely...
• wildcatter16n. Someone who drills for oil speculatively.
• wildebeest16n. The gnu.
• wilderness14n. Uncultivated and unsettled land in its natural state inhabited by wild...
• wildflower20n. A wild (uncultivated) flowering plant.
• wilfulness16n. The state or condition of being wilful; stubbornness.
• windflower20n. Synonym of wood anemone (Anemone nemorosa).
• windjammer25n. One who plays a wind instrument, especially a bugler in the army.
• windowless17adj. Having no windows, especially no external windows.
• windowpane19n. A piece of glass filling a window or a section of a window.
• windowsill17n. The horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame.
• windscreen16n. A transparent screen made of glass, located at the front of a vehicle...
• windshield18n. A transparent screen made of glass, located at the front and back of a...
• windsurfer17n. A person who windsurfs.
• winegrower17n. A person or company that owns a vineyard and produces wine, a...
• winemaking20n. The process of making wine.
• wingspread17n. The distance between the extreme tips of the wings of a bird, insect or...
• winningest14adj. Most winning; most attractive.
• winterized23adj. Modified to prepare for colder weather.
• winterkill17n. The mortality resulting from lethal wintry conditions among a human...
• wintertime15n. The season of winter, between autumn and spring.
• wirehaired17adj. Having wiry hair.
• wirelessly16adv. Without using wires.
• wiretapped18adj. Of a telephone line or other communications system, subjected to a...
• witchcraft23n. The practice of witches; magic, sorcery, or the use of supernatural...
• withdrawal20n. Receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them....
• witnessing14n. The act of bearing witness.
• wittedness14n. The condition of being witted.

11-letter words that start with 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.

12-letter words that start with WI

• wicketkeeper27n. A player who stands behind the batsman’s wicket ready to catch the...
• winterbourne17n. A stream that only flows in winter or after wet weather, particularly...
• wintersports17n. The sports that are traditionally played in winter, such as those...
• wisecracking24adj. Making many wisecracks.
• withdrawable24adj. Capable of being withdrawn.

13-letter words that start with WI

• wicketkeeping29n. The role of the wicketkeeper.
• winterization25n. The act of preparing something for winter weather.

Questions about these words

How many words that start with WI are there?

Word.ws lists 353 words that start with WI, plus 794 rare ones.

What are common words that start with WI?

with, will, without, within, win, wife, wish and winning.

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

wizzy scores 29 points with the standard letter tile values.

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