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Popular Words That Start With WU

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All Words That Start With WU 50 words

6-Letter Words Starting With WU 13

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7-Letter Words Starting With WU 12

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8-Letter Words Starting With WU 5

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How common is WU at the start of words?

Our combined English word list has 50 words that start with WU. Most are 6 letters long, they average 13.8 points, the best is WUZZLING (30 points) and 44% end in S.

Total words
50
Most common length
6 letters
13 words
Average Scrabble score
13.8
out of 30 max
Longest word
WUNDERKINDER
12 letters
Most common ending
S
44% of words

Words by length

Most common last letters

  • s 44%
  • d 12%
  • e 8%

Top vowel pairs

  • ie10%
  • ia4%

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 word that starts with WU

w 4u 1z 10z 10l 1i 1n 1g 2

W 4 + U 1 + Z 10 + Z 10 + L 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 30 points

Double word
60 pts
Triple word
90 pts

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

wuzzling

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

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How many words that start with WU are there?

There are 50 words that start with WU in our combined English word list. The most common length is 6 letters, with 13 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring word that starts with WU?

WUZZLING is worth 30 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are WUZZLED (29), WUZZLES (28), WUZZLE (27).

What is the longest word that starts with WU?

WUNDERKINDER has 12 letters.