109 words
5-letter words starting with W and ending in S
109 words fit W___S.
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- wizes17
- waxes15
- wacks14
- waffs14
- whews14
- wheys14
- wicks14
- whams13
- whaps13
- whims13
- whips13
- whops13
- wakes12
- walks12
- warks12
- wauks12
- weeks12
- wekas12
- whids12
- whigs12
- wimps12
- winks12
- wombs12
- wonks12
- works12
- wynds12
- wafts11
- waifs11
- waves11
- wawls11
- wefts11
- whats11
- whens11
- whets11
- whins11
- whirs11
- whits11
- wifes11
- wives11
- wolfs11
- woofs11
- wyles11
- wynns11
- wytes11
- wames10
- wamus10
- warms10
- warps10
- wasps10
- weeps10
- wipes10
- wisps10
- woops10
- worms10
- wraps10
- wades9
- wadis9
- wages9
- wands9
- wards9
- weeds9
- welds9
- wends9
- wides9
- wilds9
- winds9
- wings9
- woads9
- wolds9
- woods9
- words9
- wails8
- wains8
- wairs8
- waits8
- wales8
- walls8
- wanes8
- wants8
- wares8
- warns8
- warts8
- wasts8
- watts8
- wauls8
- weals8
- weans8
- wears8
- weens8
- weets8
- weirs8
- wells8
- welts8
- wests8
- wiles8
- wills8
- wilts8
- wines8
- winos8
- wires8
- wises8
- wists8
- wites8
- wonts8
- wools8
- worts8
- wrens8
- wries8
- writs8
How this list is built
- Every word here comes from ENABLE, a lexicon released to the public domain — 172,823 words. It is the list this site can legally publish in full, and it is stated openly rather than implied.
- The tournament lists — TWL/OWL in North America, Collins/SOWPODS elsewhere — are copyrighted compilations. They are not used here and not merged in. A small number of words will therefore differ from what a given game accepts.
- Scores use the standard tile values (A=1 … Q=10, Z=10) and ignore board bonuses, which depend on where you place the word, not on the word itself.
- Lists are ordered by score, then alphabetically — the order that is useful when you are choosing a play, rather than alphabetical for its own sake.
SOURCE·ENABLE (Enhanced North American Benchmark Lexicon)·Public domain. 172,823 words. Tournament lists (TWL, Collins) are copyrighted and not used.·REVIEWED AUG 2026
SOURCE·ENABLE public-domain lexicon (172,823 words)·lists and scores computed from the lexicon, see method·REVIEWED AUG 2026