7 Letter Words Starting with W

Common seven-letter words that start with W

The 50 most used in spoken English (SUBTLEX-US), with a short meaning.

• without 13/13
• working 15/17 actively engaged in paid work
• waiting 11/13 the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
• welcome 14/17 accept gladly
• wedding 13/15 the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
• worried 11/11 afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
• wearing 11/13 (form of wear) be dressed in
• walking 15/18 close enough to be walked to
• whether 16/14
• weekend 15/16 a time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday
• writing 11/13 the act of creating written works
• witness 10/11 someone who sees an event and reports what happened
• willing 11/15 the act of making a choice
• written 10/11 set down in writing in any of various ways
• whoever 16/16
• weapons 12/14 (form of weapon) any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
• weather 13/12 the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and…
• warning 11/14 a message informing of danger
• watched 16/16 (form of watch) look attentively
• wanting 11/14 nonexistent
• winning 11/15 succeeding with great difficulty
• windows 14/15 (trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
• wasting 11/13 any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
• warrant 10/11 a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
• wounded 12/14 people who are wounded
• whiskey 20/18 a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
• whistle 13/13 make whistling sounds
• western 10/11 relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
• wrapped 15/17 covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
• workers 14/14 (form of worker) a person who works at a specific occupation
• worries 10/10 (form of worry) be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
• witches 15/15 (form of witch) a female sorcerer or magician
• warrior 10/10 someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
• washing 14/15 the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
• worship 15/15 love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess
• watches 15/15 (form of watch) look attentively
• whisper 15/15 speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
• welfare 13/14 governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
• wealthy 16/15 having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
• whipped 18/19 (form of whip) beat severely with a whip or rod
• wishing 14/15 a specific feeling of desire
• winners 10/12 (form of winner) the contestant who wins the contest
• webster 12/13 English playwright (1580-1625)
• writers 10/10 (form of writer) writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
• wonders 11/12 (form of wonder) the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
• wrecked 17/18 destroyed in an accident
• wolfram 15/17 a heavy grey-white metallic element
• whining 14/16 (form of whine) move with a whining sound
• whacked 20/20 (British informal) exhausted or worn out
• warming 13/16 imparting heat

All 686 seven-letter words that start with W

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