Words That Start With WAU

Q: What is the highest-scoring word that starts with WAU?

WAULKMILLS is worth 19 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are WAUCHTING (18), WAUFFING (18), WAUKMILLS (18).

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All Words That Start With WAU 43 words

How common is WAU at the start of words?

Our combined English word list has 43 words that start with WAU. Most are 6 letters long, they average 13.7 points, the best is WAULKMILLS (19 points) and 30.2% end in S.

Total words: 43
Most common length: 6 letters; 10 words
Average Scrabble score: 13.7; out of 19 max
Longest word: WAULKMILLS; 10 letters
Most common ending: S; 30.2% of words

Most common last letters

s 30.2%
d 18.6%
g 18.6%

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Highest-scoring word that starts with WAU

w ₄a ₁u ₁l ₁k ₅m ₃i ₁l ₁l ₁s ₁

W 4 + A 1 + U 1 + L 1 + K 5 + M 3 + I 1 + L 1 + L 1 + S 1 = 19 points

Double word: 38 pts
Triple word: 57 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

waulkmills

No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.

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