5-Letter Words Starting With W and Ending in R
Looking for five-letter words that start with W and end in R? There are 18 of them in the tournament word lists, and every one is on this page. The most common, like WATER, WIDER, WEBER, sit right at the top.
Unlike alphabetical lists that bury likely answers in the middle, this list is sorted by how often each word appears in everyday English. Scan the first rows for probable answers; dig deeper for rare, high-scoring plays.
18 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- water 8
- wider 9
- weber 10
- wafer 11
- wager 9
- wiper 10
- wiser 8
- waver 11
- waker 12
- wader 9
- waxer 15
- whirr 11
- waler 8
- wirer 8
- wiver 11
- wooer 8
- wrier 8
- wryer 11
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words are there that start with W and end in R?
There are 18 five-letter words that start with W and end in R in the tournament word lists. The most common are WATER, WIDER, WEBER.
What are common five-letter words that start with W and end in R?
WATER, WIDER, WEBER, WAFER, WAGER are the most frequently used. The full list of 18 words on this page is sorted by everyday frequency, so the common ones come first.
Why are the words in this order?
Words are ranked by how often they appear in a trillion-word corpus of written English, most common first. That surfaces likely puzzle answers instead of hiding them mid-alphabet. Use the sort control to switch to alphabetical or points order.