631 Words Starting With WH
The prefix WH appears in 631 words, from 3-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 8-letter words with 137 entries. Average word length: 8.0 letters.
W words are overwhelmingly native English: water, way, work, world, will. This letter barely borrows from Latin or Greek, giving it a distinctly Anglo-Saxon character.
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with WH: WHIZZBANGS (37 pts), WHIZZBANG (36 pts), WHIZZIEST (33 pts), WHIZZING (33 pts), WHIZZY (33 pts). The shortest is WHA (3 letters) and the longest is WHATCHAMACALLIT (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in WOOD.
Notable words: WHAM — to hit with a loud impact [v].; WHACK — to strike sharply [v].; WHACKO — an eccentric person [n].; WHACKED — to strike sharply [v]. Browse words starting with J for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with WH?
WHIZZBANGS scores 37 points. Runner-up: WHIZZBANG at 36 points. See words ending in TY for more high-value options.
How many words start with WH?
Our dictionary has 631 words that start with WH. They range from 3 to 15 letters, with 8-letter words being the most common (137).
What is the shortest word that starts with WH?
WHA at just 3 letters. It means: who [pron].
Three-Letter Words (3)
WHAWHOWHY
Four-Letter Words (21)
WHAMWHAPWHATWHEEWHENWHETWHEWWHEYWHIDWHIGWHIMWHINWHIPWHIRWHITWHIZWHOAWHOMWHOPWHUPWHYS
Five-Letter Words (55)
WHACKWHALEWHAMOWHAMSWHANGWHAPSWHARFWHATSWHAUPWHEALWHEATWHEELWHEENWHEEPWHELKWHELMWHELPWHENSWHEREWHETSWHEWSWHEYSWHICHWHIDSWHIFFWHIGSWHILEWHIMSWHINEWHINSWHINYWHIPSWHIPTWHIRLWHIRRWHIRSWHISHWHISKWHISTWHITEWHITSWHITYWHIZZWHOLEWHOMPWHOOFWHOOPWHOPSWHOREWHORLWHORTWHOSEWHOSOWHUMPWHUPS
Six-Letter Words (71)
WHACKOWHACKSWHACKYWHALEDWHALERWHALESWHAMMOWHAMMYWHANGSWHARFSWHARVEWHAUPSWHEALSWHEATSWHEELSWHEENSWHEEPSWHEEZEWHEEZYWHELKSWHELKYWHELMSWHELPSWHENASWHENCEWHERESWHERRYWHERVEWHEYEYWHIDAHWHIFFSWHILEDWHILESWHILOMWHILSTWHIMSYWHINEDWHINERWHINESWHINEYWHINGEWHINNYWHIPPYWHIRLSWHIRLYWHIRRSWHIRRYWHISHTWHISKSWHISKYWHISTSWHITEDWHITENWHITERWHITESWHITEYWHIZZYWHOLESWHOLLYWHOMPSWHOMSOWHOOFSWHOOPSWHOOSHWHOREDWHORESWHORLSWHORTSWHOSISWHUMPSWHYDAH
Seven-Letter Words (106)
WHACKEDWHACKERWHACKOSWHALERSWHALINGWHAMMEDWHANGEDWHANGEEWHAPPEDWHAPPERWHARFEDWHARVESWHATNOTWHATSISWHATSITWHEATENWHEEDLEWHEELEDWHEELERWHEELIEWHEEPEDWHEEPLEWHEEZEDWHEEZERWHEEZESWHELMEDWHELPEDWHEREASWHEREATWHEREBYWHEREINWHEREOFWHEREONWHERETOWHERVESWHETHERWHETTEDWHETTERWHEYISHWHICKERWHIDAHSWHIDDEDWHIFFEDWHIFFERWHIFFETWHIFFLEWHILINGWHIMPERWHIMSEYWHINERSWHINGEDWHINGERWHINGESWHINIERWHININGWHIPPEDWHIPPERWHIPPETWHIPRAYWHIPSAWWHIRLEDWHIRLERWHIRREDWHISHEDWHISHESWHISHTSWHISKEDWHISKERWHISKEYWHISPERWHISTEDWHISTLEWHITELYWHITENSWHITESTWHITEYSWHITHERWHITIERWHITIESWHITINGWHITISHWHITLOWWHITTERWHITTLEWHIZZEDWHIZZERWHIZZESWHOEVERWHOLISMWHOMPEDWHOOFEDWHOOPEDWHOOPEEWHOOPERWHOOPIEWHOOPLAWHOOSISWHOPPEDWHOPPERWHORING
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Eight-Letter Words (137)
WHACKERSWHACKIERWHACKINGWHALEMANWHALEMENWHALINGSWHAMMIESWHAMMINGWHANGEESWHANGINGWHAPPERSWHAPPINGWHARFAGEWHARFINGWHATEVERWHATNESSWHATNOTSWHATSITSWHEATEARWHEATENSWHEEDLEDWHEEDLERWHEEDLESWHEELERSWHEELIESWHEELINGWHEELMANWHEELMENWHEEPINGWHEEPLEDWHEEPLESWHEEZERSWHEEZIERWHEEZILYWHEEZINGWHELKIERWHELMINGWHELPINGWHENEVERWHEREVERWHERRIEDWHERRIESWHETTERSWHETTINGWHEYFACEWHEYLIKEWHICKERSWHIDDINGWHIFFERSWHIFFETSWHIFFINGWHIFFLEDWHIFFLERWHIFFLESWHIMBRELWHIMPERSWHIMSEYSWHIMSIEDWHIMSIESWHINCHATWHINGERSWHINGINGWHINIESTWHINNIEDWHINNIERWHINNIESWHIPCORDWHIPLASHWHIPLIKEWHIPPERSWHIPPETSWHIPPIERWHIPPINGWHIPRAYSWHIPSAWNWHIPSAWSWHIPTAILWHIPWORMWHIRLERSWHIRLIERWHIRLIESWHIRLINGWHIRRIEDWHIRRIESWHIRRINGWHISHINGWHISHTEDWHISKERSWHISKERYWHISKEYSWHISKIESWHISKINGWHISPERSWHISPERYWHISTINGWHISTLEDWHISTLERWHISTLESWHITECAPWHITEFLY
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Nine-Letter Words (105)
WHACKIESTWHALEBACKWHALEBOATWHALEBONEWHALELIKEWHARFAGESWHATSISESWHEATEARSWHEATLANDWHEATLESSWHEATWORMWHEEDLERSWHEEDLINGWHEELBASEWHEELINGSWHEELLESSWHEELSMANWHEELSMENWHEELWORKWHEEPLINGWHEEZIESTWHELKIESTWHELPLESSWHEREASESWHEREFOREWHEREFROMWHEREINTOWHEREUNTOWHEREUPONWHEREWITHWHERRYINGWHETSTONEWHEYFACEDWHEYFACESWHICHEVERWHICKEREDWHIFFLERSWHIFFLINGWHIMBRELSWHIMPEREDWHIMPERERWHIMSICALWHINCHATSWHINGDINGWHINGEINGWHININESSWHININGLYWHINNIESTWHINNYINGWHINSTONEWHIPCORDSWHIPPIESTWHIPPINGSWHIPSAWEDWHIPSNAKEWHIPSTALLWHIPSTOCKWHIPTAILSWHIPWORMSWHIRLIESTWHIRLIGIGWHIRLPOOLWHIRLWINDWHIRRYINGWHISHTINGWHISKEREDWHISPEREDWHISPERERWHISTLERSWHISTLINGWHITEBAITWHITECAPSWHITECOMBWHITEFACEWHITEFISHWHITEHEADWHITENERSWHITENESSWHITENINGWHITEOUTSWHITETAILWHITEWALLWHITEWASHWHITEWINGWHITEWOODWHITRACKSWHITTLERSWHITTLINGWHITTRETSWHIZBANGSWHIZZBANGWHIZZIESTWHODUNITSWHODUNNITWHOLEMEALWHOLENESSWHOLESALEWHOLESOMEWHOLISTICWHOOSHING
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Ten-Letter Words (58)
WHALEBACKSWHALEBOATSWHALEBONESWHARFINGERWHATNESSESWHATSOEVERWHEATLANDSWHEATWORMSWHEELBASESWHEELCHAIRWHEELHORSEWHEELHOUSEWHEELWORKSWHEEZINESSWHENSOEVERWHEREABOUTWHEREFORESWHEREWITHSWHETSTONESWHICKERINGWHIMPERERSWHIMPERINGWHINGDINGSWHINSTONESWHIPLASHESWHIPSAWINGWHIPSNAKESWHIPSTALLSWHIPSTITCHWHIPSTOCKSWHIRLIGIGSWHIRLPOOLSWHIRLWINDSWHIRLYBIRDWHISPERERSWHISPERINGWHISTLINGSWHITEBAITSWHITEBEARDWHITECOMBSWHITEFACESWHITEFLIESWHITEHEADSWHITENINGSWHITESMITHWHITETAILSWHITEWALLSWHITEWINGSWHITEWOODSWHITTLINGSWHIZZBANGSWHODUNNITSWHOLESALEDWHOLESALERWHOLESALESWHOLESOMERWHOMSOEVERWHOREHOUSE
Eleven-Letter Words (36)
WHARFINGERSWHARFMASTERWHEELBARROWWHEELCHAIRSWHEELHORSESWHEELHOUSESWHEELWRIGHTWHEREABOUTSWHERESOEVERWHEREWITHALWHICHSOEVERWHIFFLETREEWHIMSICALLYWHININESSESWHIPPLETREEWHIRLYBIRDSWHISPERINGSWHISTLEABLEWHITEBEARDSWHITEFISHESWHITENESSESWHITESMITHSWHITETHROATWHITEWASHEDWHITEWASHERWHITEWASHESWHITHERWARDWHOLENESSESWHOLESALERSWHOLESALINGWHOLESOMELYWHOLESOMESTWHOREHOUSESWHOREMASTERWHOREMONGERWHOSESOEVER
Twelve-Letter Words (22)
WHARFMASTERSWHEELBARROWSWHEELWRIGHTSWHEEZINESSESWHENCESOEVERWHERETHROUGHWHEREWITHALSWHIFFLETREESWHIGMALEERIEWHIMSICALITYWHIPPLETREESWHIPPOORWILLWHIPSTITCHEDWHIPSTITCHESWHISPERINGLYWHITETHROATSWHITEWASHERSWHITEWASHINGWHOLEHEARTEDWHOREMASTERSWHOREMONGERSWHORTLEBERRY
Thirteen-Letter Words (8)
WHEELBARROWEDWHIGMALEERIESWHIMSICALNESSWHIPPOORWILLSWHIPSTITCHINGWHITEWASHINGSWHITHERSOEVERWHOLESOMENESS
Fourteen-Letter Words (5)
WHEELBARROWINGWHIMSICALITIESWHIPPERSNAPPERWHOLEHEARTEDLYWHORTLEBERRIES
Fifteen-Letter Words (4)
WHATCHAMACALLITWHIMSICALNESSESWHIPPERSNAPPERSWHOLESOMENESSES