5-Letter Words Starting With WIE
- 2 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With WIE
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Starting With WIE 2 words
How common is WIE at the start of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 2 five-letter words that start with WIE. They average 8.5 points and the best is WIELD (9 points).
- Total words
- 2
- Average Scrabble score
- 8.5
- out of 9 max
- Everyday words
- 50%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- D
- 50% of words
Most common last letters
- d 50%
- s 50%
Top vowel pairs
- ie100%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with WIE
w 4i 1e 1l 1d 2
W 4 + I 1 + E 1 + L 1 + D 2 = 9 points
- Double word
- 18 pts
- Triple word
- 27 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
wield
- verbhave and exercise“wield power and authority”
- verbhandle effectively“The burglar wielded an axe”
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How many five-letter words that start with WIE are there?
There are 2 five-letter words that start with WIE in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with WIE?
WIELD is worth 9 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are WIELS (8).