227 Words Starting With WOR
The prefix WOR appears in 227 words, from 4-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 9-letter words with 50 entries. Average word length: 8.7 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 WOR: WORKMANSHIPS (26 pts), WORSHIPFULLY (26 pts), WORTHWHILENESS (26 pts), WORKBENCHES (25 pts), WORKBOXES (25 pts). The shortest is WORD (4 letters) and the longest is WORRISOMENESSES (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in SHY.
Notable words: WORD — to express in speech sounds [v] "the right word".; WORDS — to express in speech sounds [v].; WORDED — to express in speech sounds [v].; WORDAGE — the number of words used [n]. Browse words starting with STR for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with WOR?
WORKMANSHIPS scores 26 points. Runner-up: WORSHIPFULLY at 26 points. See words ending in Z for more high-value options.
How many words start with WOR?
Our dictionary has 227 words that start with WOR. They range from 4 to 15 letters, with 9-letter words being the most common (50).
What is the shortest word that starts with WOR?
WORD at just 4 letters. It means: to express in speech sounds [v] "the right word".
Four-Letter Words (6)
WORDWOREWORKWORMWORNWORT
Five-Letter Words (11)
WORDSWORDYWORKSWORLDWORMSWORMYWORRYWORSEWORSTWORTHWORTS
Six-Letter Words (16)
WORDEDWORKEDWORKERWORKUPWORLDSWORMEDWORMERWORMILWORRITWORSENWORSERWORSESWORSETWORSTSWORTHSWORTHY
Seven-Letter Words (28)
WORDAGEWORDIERWORDILYWORDINGWORKBAGWORKBOXWORKDAYWORKERSWORKINGWORKMANWORKMENWORKOUTWORKUPSWORLDLYWORMERSWORMIERWORMILSWORMINGWORMISHWORRIEDWORRIERWORRIESWORRITSWORSENSWORSETSWORSHIPWORSTEDWORTHED
Eight-Letter Words (45)
WORDAGESWORDBOOKWORDIESTWORDINGSWORDLESSWORDPLAYWORKABLEWORKABLYWORKADAYWORKBAGSWORKBOATWORKBOOKWORKDAYSWORKFAREWORKFLOWWORKFOLKWORKHOURWORKINGSWORKLESSWORKLOADWORKMATEWORKOUTSWORKROOMWORKSHOPWORKWEEKWORMGEARWORMHOLEWORMIESTWORMLIKEWORMROOTWORMSEEDWORMWOODWORNNESSWORRIERSWORRITEDWORRYINGWORSENEDWORSHIPSWORSTEDSWORSTINGWORTHFULWORTHIERWORTHIESWORTHILYWORTHING
Nine-Letter Words (50)
WORDBOOKSWORDINESSWORDPLAYSWORDSMITHWORKBENCHWORKBOATSWORKBOOKSWORKBOXESWORKFARESWORKFLOWSWORKFOLKSWORKFORCEWORKHORSEWORKHOURSWORKHOUSEWORKLOADSWORKMANLYWORKMATESWORKPIECEWORKPLACEWORKPRINTWORKROOMSWORKSHEETWORKSHOPSWORKSPACEWORKTABLEWORKWEEKSWORKWOMANWORKWOMENWORLDBEATWORLDLIERWORLDLINGWORLDVIEWWORLDWIDEWORMGEARSWORMHOLESWORMINESSWORMROOTSWORMSEEDSWORMWOODSWORRIEDLYWORRIMENTWORRISOMEWORRITINGWORRYWARTWORSENINGWORSHIPEDWORSHIPERWORTHIESTWORTHLESS
Ten-Letter Words (31)
WORDLESSLYWORDMONGERWORDSMITHSWORKAHOLICWORKBASKETWORKFORCESWORKHORSESWORKHOUSESWORKINGMANWORKINGMENWORKPEOPLEWORKPIECESWORKPLACESWORKPRINTSWORKSHEETSWORKSPACESWORKTABLESWORLDBEATSWORLDLIESTWORLDLINGSWORLDVIEWSWORNNESSESWORRIMENTSWORRYWARTSWORSHIPERSWORSHIPFULWORSHIPINGWORSHIPPEDWORSHIPPERWORTHINESSWORTHWHILE
Eleven-Letter Words (17)
WORDINESSESWORDMONGERSWORKABILITYWORKAHOLICSWORKAHOLISMWORKBASKETSWORKBENCHESWORKMANLIKEWORKMANSHIPWORKSTATIONWORLDLINESSWORMINESSESWORRISOMELYWORSHIPLESSWORSHIPPERSWORSHIPPINGWORTHLESSLY
Twelve-Letter Words (11)
WORDLESSNESSWORDSMITHERYWORKABLENESSWORKAHOLISMSWORKINGWOMANWORKINGWOMENWORKLESSNESSWORKMANSHIPSWORKSTATIONSWORSHIPFULLYWORTHINESSES
Thirteen-Letter Words (4)
WORKABILITIESWORLDLINESSESWORRISOMENESSWORTHLESSNESS
Fourteen-Letter Words (6)
WORDLESSNESSESWORDSMITHERIESWORKABLENESSESWORKLESSNESSESWORSHIPFULNESSWORTHWHILENESS
Fifteen-Letter Words (2)
WORRISOMENESSESWORTHLESSNESSES