8 Letter Words Starting With W
All 729 8-letter words that start with W, most common first, with pronunciation and meaning.
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- whatever/ˌhwəˈtɛvɝ/one or some or every or all without specification
- watching/ˈwɑtʃɪŋ/the act of observing
- whenever/hwɛˈnɛvɝ/
- wherever/hwɛˈɹɛvɝ/where in the world
- whispers/ˈhwɪspɝz/
- worrying/ˈwɝiɪŋ/the act of moving something by repeated tugs or pushes
- wondered/ˈwəndɝd/
- whirring/ˈhwɝɪŋ/sound of something in rapid motion
- weakness/ˈwiknəs/the property of lacking physical or mental strength
- whistles/ˈhwɪsəɫz/
- warriors/ˈwɔɹiɝz/
- waitress/ˈweɪtɹəs/a woman waiter
- whimpers
- withdraw/wɪðˈdɹɔ/remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
- weekends/ˈwiˌkɛndz/
- wardrobe/ˈwɔɹˌdɹoʊb/a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes
- wretched/ˈɹɛtʃɪd/characterized by physical misery
- workshop/ˈwɝkˌʃɑp/a brief intensive course for a small group
- whooping/ˈhwupɪŋ/
- werewolf/ˈwɛɹˌwʊɫf/a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again
- weddings/ˈwɛdɪŋz/
- wandered/ˈwɑndɝd/
- wildlife/ˈwaɪɫdˌɫaɪf/all living things (except people) that are undomesticated
- wireless/ˈwaɪɹɫɪs/a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves
- wormhole/ˈwɝmˌhɔɫ/hole made by a burrowing worm
- welcomed/ˈwɛɫkəmd/
- warrants/ˈwɔɹənts/
- whinnies
- weighing/ˈweɪɪŋ/careful consideration
- wrapping/ˈɹæpɪŋ/an enveloping bandage
- wheezing/ˈhwizɪŋ/relating to breathing with a whistling sound
- watchman/ˈwɑtʃmən/a guard who keeps watch
- whipping/ˈhwɪpɪŋ/beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
- wrestler/ˈɹɛsəɫɝ/combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground
- wrinkles/ˈɹɪŋkəɫz/
- weirdest/ˈwɪɹdəst/
- weakened/ˈwikənd/damaged
- watering/ˈwɔtɝɪŋ/wetting with water
- wreckage/ˈɹɛkədʒ/the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked
- withdrew/wɪðˈdɹu/
- warnings/ˈwɔɹnɪŋz/
- wondrous/ˈwəndɹəs/extraordinarily good or great
- wrecking/ˈɹɛkɪŋ/destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
- whiskers/ˈhwɪskɝz/the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
- writings/ˈɹaɪtɪŋz/the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures
- washroom/ˈwɑʃˌɹum/a lavatory (particularly a lavatory in a public place)
- winnings/ˈwɪnɪŋz/something won (especially money)
- whomever/huˈmɛvɝ/
- weaponry/ˈwɛpənɹi/weapons considered collectively
- wrinkled/ˈɹɪŋkəɫd/(of linens or clothes) not ironed
- waterloo/ˈwɔtɝˌɫu/the battle on 18 June 1815 in which Prussian and British forces under Blucher and the Duke of Wellington routed the French forces under Napoleon
- wanderer/ˈwɑndɝɝ/a computer program that prowls the internet looking for publicly accessible resources that can be added to a database
- windmill/ˈwɪndˌmɪɫ/generator that extracts usable energy from winds
- withheld/wɪθˈhɛɫd/
- withered/ˈwɪðɝd/lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
- withhold/wɪθˈhoʊɫd/hold back
- welcomes/ˈwɛɫkəmz/
- whistler/ˈhwɪsɫɝ/Australian and southeastern Asian birds with a melodious whistling call
- woodland/ˈwʊdˌɫænd/land that is covered with trees and shrubs
- watchers/ˈwɑtʃɝz/
- warheads/ˈwɔɹˌhɛdz/
- weakling/ˈwikɫɪŋ/a person who is physically weak and ineffectual
- warbling/ˈwɔɹbəɫɪŋ/
- woodwork/ˈwʊdˌwɝk/the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood
- wrongful/ˈɹɔŋfəɫ/not just or fair
- worships/ˈwɝʃəps/
- warships/ˈwɔɹˌʃɪps/
- workings/ˈwɝkɪŋz/a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked
- warranty/ˈwɔɹənti/a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications
- wildfire/ˈwaɪɫdˌfaɪɝ/a raging and rapidly spreading conflagration
- watchdog/ˈwɑtʃˌdɔɡ/a dog trained to guard property
- whacking/ˈhwækɪŋ/the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
- warlords/ˈwɔɹˌɫɔɹdz/
- whooshes
- wrestled/ˈɹɛsəɫd/
- watchful/ˈwɑtʃfəɫ/engaged in or accustomed to close observation
- whiplash/ˈhwɪˌpɫæʃ/a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
- wasteful/ˈweɪstfəɫ/laying waste
- wretches
- workload/ˈwɝˌkɫoʊd/work that a person is expected to do in a specified time
- waltzing/ˈwɔɫsɪŋ/
- wielding/ˈwiɫdɪŋ/
- weathers/ˈwɛðɝz/
- whizzing/ˈhwɪzɪŋ/
- wrappers/ˈɹæpɝz/
- westerns/ˈwɛstɝnz/
- whistled/ˈhwɪsəɫd/
- wheeling/ˈhwiɫɪŋ/propelling something on wheels
- windpipemembranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi
- wavering/ˈweɪvɝɪŋ/the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes
- wildcats/ˈwaɪɫdˌkæts/
- wiggling/ˈwɪɡəɫɪŋ/
- whirling/ˈhwɝɫɪŋ/the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
- wellness/ˈwɛɫnəs/a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
- weighted/ˈweɪtɪd/adjusted to reflect value or proportion
- writhing/ˈɹaɪðɪŋ/moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion
- westward/ˈwɛstwɝd/the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
- workroom/ˈwɝˌkɹum/room where work is done
- windfall/ˈwɪndˌfɔɫ/a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
- wormwood/ˈwɝmˌwʊd/any of several low composite herbs of the genera Artemisia or Seriphidium
8-letter words starting with W
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How many 8 letter words start with W?
There are 729 8-letter words starting with W in our dictionary.