5-Letter Words Starting With W and Ending in S
There are 111 five-letter words that start with W and end in S. The list below ranks them by real-world frequency, so everyday words like WORKS, WORDS, WEEKS appear before the obscurities.
Every entry comes from the tournament word lists, the kind of list used in Wordle, Scrabble, and Words With Friends, so each one is a genuine dictionary word.
Most common
- works12
- words9
- weeks12
- wants8
- wales8
- wings9
- walls8
- woods9
- wells8
- winds9
- waves11
- wines8
- wages9
- walks12
- watts8
- whats11
- wives11
- wires8
- wills8
- worms10
All 111 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- wraps 10
- warns 8
- weeds 9
- waits 8
- wears 8
- wards 9
- wipes 10
- wares 8
- warts 8
- whips 13
- wakes 12
- wists 8
- wasps 10
- wicks 14
- wands 9
- waxes 15
- wifes 11
- warms 10
- winks 12
- welds 9
- whims 13
- wiles 8
- wilds 9
- weeps 10
- wilts 8
- writs 8
- wrens 8
- wisps 10
- wimps 12
- whigs 12
- weirs 8
- warps 10
- wonks 12
- wests 8
- wails 8
- wools 8
- wolfs 11
- woops 10
- wolds 9
- wades 9
- wanes 8
- welts 8
- wises 8
- waifs 11
- wombs 12
- warks 12
- wides 9
- whens 11
- wynns 11
- wafts 11
- whits 11
- winos 8
- wauls 8
- wends 9
- whets 11
- wanks 12
- worts 8
- wefts 11
- whups 13
- wyles 11
- wadis 9
- wacks 14
- waffs 14
- wains 8
- wairs 8
- wames 10
- wamus 10
- wasts 8
- wauks 12
- wawls 11
- weals 8
- weans 8
- weens 8
- weets 8
- wekas 12
- whams 13
- whaps 13
- whews 14
- wheys 14
- whids 12
- whins 11
- whirs 11
- whops 13
- wites 8
- wizes 17
- woads 9
- wonts 8
- woofs 11
- wries 8
- wynds 12
- wytes 11
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words are there that start with W and end in S?
There are 111 five-letter words that start with W and end in S in the tournament word lists. The most common are WORKS, WORDS, WEEKS.
What are common five-letter words that start with W and end in S?
WORKS, WORDS, WEEKS, WANTS, WALES are the most frequently used. The full list of 111 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.