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15 letter words with W

Every fifteen-letter word that contains W, grouped by where the W sits, with Scrabble and Words With Friends scores shown separately, Wordle letter stats, definitions and filters.

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W can sit in any slot · 182 words in our list

The short answer

There are 182 fifteen words with W in this list. W is most often the first letter, and the most common last letter is S. The top face-value Scrabble score is 38 for churchwardenize.

182fifteen W words in our list
20%start with W
60%end in S, mostly plurals
24.6average Scrabble face score

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The complete list

All 15 letter words with W

Grouped by where W first appears. The small number is the face-value Scrabble score.

W is the 1st letter (36)

WA8 words

wappenschawings31warmheartedness24warrantableness20wasterfulnesses21watercolourists20waterlessnesses18waterloggedness21waylaidlessness22

WE12 words

weakheartedness26wearisomenesses20weatherboarding25weatherisations21weatherizations30weatherlinesses21weatherproofing27weatherstripped26weathertightest25weltanschauungs24westernisations18westernizations27

WH6 words

whatchamacallit30whimsicalnesses25whippersnappers29whistleblowings27wholesomenesses23whoremistresses23

WI3 words

wiseacreishness23withdrawingness26withdrawnnesses25

WO6 words

woebegonenesses21wonderfulnesses22wondermongering23workmanlikeness28worrisomenesses20worthlessnesses21

WR1 words

wrongheadedness24

W is the 2nd letter (4)

swashbucklerdom32swashbucklering30swellheadedness23twentysomething27

W is the 3rd letter (25)

bowdlerisations21bowdlerizations30downheartedness23downregulations20downrightnesses23downtroddenness21gewurztraminers30newfanglenesses22powerlessnesses20unwarrantabness20unwarrantedness19unweariableness20unweariednesses19unwearisomeness20unweighableness24unwelcomenesses22unwhimsicalness25unwholesomeness23unwieldlinesses19unwillingnesses19unwittingnesses19unwomanlinesses20unworkabilities24unworldlinesses19unwoundableness21

W is the 4th letter (13)

airworthinesses21answerabilities20knowledgability29misworshippings28neowashingtonia22nitwittednesses19notwithstanding23seaworthinesses21showerproofings27slowheartedness22trowlesworthite24unawardableness21unsweetenedness19

W is the 5th letter (7)

allowablenesses20catawamptiously27overweeningness22overwillingness22overwithholding29unbewilderingly25unnewsworthiest24

W is the 6th letter (35)

acknowledgeable28acknowledgeably31acknowledgement28acknowledgments28blameworthiness25crashworthiness26faithworthiness27housewifeliness24interweavements23mouthwateringly27multiwavelength27northwesterlies21northwesterners21northwestwardly28otherworldliest22oversweetnesses21praisworthiness23quickwittedness34riverworthiness24sightworthiness25slackwittedness25sorrowfulnesses21southwesterlies21southwesterners21southwestwardly28stageworthiness22thankworthiness28trustworthiness21unanswerability23underwhelmingly28unknowabilities24unknowingnesses23unknowledgeable26unseaworthiness21yellowishnesses24

W is the 7th letter (20)

churchwardenism31churchwardenize38commonwealthism29creditworthiest24cringeworthiest24draftswomanship29gentlewomanhood25gentlewomanlier21gentlewomanlike25intertwinements20intertwistingly22monkeywrenchers32monkeywrenching33praiseworthiest23spokeswomanship31sportswomanship27straitwaistcoat20sulphowolframic30unroadworthiest22volkerwanderung27

W is the 8th letter (12)

bittersweetness20counterweighing25counterweighted25disembowelments25disempowerments25electrowinnings21overcrowdedness25overflowingness25overforwardness25reacknowledging27unacknowledging27untrustworthily24

W is the 9th letter (8)

braunschweigers26disacknowledged28disacknowledges27disfellowshiped28internetworking23preacknowledged29teletypewriters23teletypewriting24

W is the 10th letter (10)

farthingsworths28goodfellowships28halfpennyworths32northeastwardly25overshadowingly29oversorrowfully27photoplaywright32shillingsworths25shorthandwriter25southeastwardly25

W is the 11th letter (5)

bartholomewtide26marshmallowiest25tablefellowship28threepenceworth28threepennyworth29

W is the 12th letter (7)

candlestickward28catercornerways25contraclockwise28preinterviewing24preoverthrowing27straightforward26summerfallowing26

W is the 13th letter (0)

W is the 14th letter (0)

W is the 15th letter (0)

Words with two Ws (8)

northwestwardly28southwestwardly28trowlesworthite24unnewsworthiest24wappenschawings31whistleblowings27withdrawingness26withdrawnnesses25

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Where does W sit?

Position of W in fifteen-letter words

Words are counted by their first W, so each word appears once. Words with two Ws are listed separately below.

Slot 136 · 20%wappenschawings, warmheartedness, warrantableness
Slot 24 · 2%swashbucklerdom, swashbucklering, swellheadedness
Slot 325 · 14%bowdlerisations, bowdlerizations, downheartedness
Slot 413 · 7%airworthinesses, answerabilities, knowledgability
Slot 57 · 4%allowablenesses, catawamptiously, overweeningness
Slot 635 · 19%acknowledgeable, acknowledgeably, acknowledgement
Slot 720 · 11%churchwardenism, churchwardenize, commonwealthism
Slot 812 · 7%bittersweetness, counterweighing, counterweighted
Slot 98 · 4%braunschweigers, disacknowledged, disacknowledges
Slot 1010 · 5%farthingsworths, goodfellowships, halfpennyworths
Slot 115 · 3%bartholomewtide, marshmallowiest, tablefellowship
Slot 127 · 4%candlestickward, catercornerways, contraclockwise
Slot 130 · 0%
Slot 140 · 0%
Slot 150 · 0%
Everyday words

Common 15 letter words with W

The full list includes rare words. These 80 are the ones you are most likely to meet in puzzles, writing and classrooms.

nitwittednessesweatherisationswesternisationsstraitwaistcoatintertwinementsseaworthinessesweathertightestunsweetenednessweatherlinesseswaterlessnessesbittersweetnessnorthwesternerswearisomenessesnorthwesterliesairworthinessesoversweetnessesdownheartednessunweariednessessouthwesternersneowashingtoniaslowheartednesscreditworthiestsouthwesterliesworthlessnessesunseaworthinessstageworthinessinterweavementswholesomenesseswiseacreishnesstrowlesworthitewarmheartednessweakheartednessworrisomenessestrustworthinesspraiseworthiestwhoremistressesweatherizationsunwarrantednessdowntroddennesswoebegonenessesunroadworthiestnotwithstandingshorthandwriterfaithworthinessthreepenceworthunwearisomenessotherworldliestswellheadednesswesternizationsunwittingnessesanswerabilitiesunnewsworthiestwithdrawnnessespowerlessnesseswarrantablenessteletypewriterscringeworthiestsightworthinesscrashworthinesswatercolouristsnewfanglenessesdownrightnessesunwholesomenesswrongheadednessthankworthinessunwieldlinessesunwomanlinessesgentlewomanlierwasterfulnessesunwelcomenessescounterweightedgentlewomanhoodelectrowinningsoverweeningnesspraisworthinesshousewifelinessallowablenessesunweariablenessnortheastwardlytwentysomething
Wordle

Which letters keep company with W?

Among the 182 words in our list, these are the eight letters that appear most often alongside W. They make good second guesses once W is confirmed.

E169
N157
S149
R132
I131
O131
T116
A113

Vowel pairs

The most common adjacent vowel pairs in these words are EA (30), IE (16), OU (11), AI (8), IO (8).

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Sorted by ending

15 letter W words by last letter and last two letters

EndsWordsExamples
-S109acknowledgments, airworthinesses, allowablenesses, answerabilities, bittersweetness, blameworthiness, bowdlerisations
-G17counterweighing, internetworking, monkeywrenching, notwithstanding, overwithholding, preinterviewing, preoverthrowing
-Y15acknowledgeably, catawamptiously, intertwistingly, knowledgability, mouthwateringly, northeastwardly, northwestwardly
-T12acknowledgement, creditworthiest, cringeworthiest, marshmallowiest, otherworldliest, photoplaywright, praiseworthiest
-D8candlestickward, counterweighted, disacknowledged, disfellowshiped, gentlewomanhood, preacknowledged, straightforward
-E7acknowledgeable, bartholomewtide, churchwardenize, contraclockwise, gentlewomanlike, trowlesworthite, unknowledgeable
-P4draftswomanship, spokeswomanship, sportswomanship, tablefellowship
-H3multiwavelength, threepenceworth, threepennyworth
EndsWordsExamples
-SS42bittersweetness, blameworthiness, crashworthiness, downheartedness, downtroddenness, faithworthiness
-ES36airworthinesses, allowablenesses, answerabilities, disacknowledges, downrightnesses, newfanglenesses
-NG17counterweighing, internetworking, monkeywrenching, notwithstanding, overwithholding, preinterviewing
-LY13acknowledgeably, catawamptiously, intertwistingly, mouthwateringly, northeastwardly, northwestwardly
-ST8creditworthiest, cringeworthiest, marshmallowiest, otherworldliest, praiseworthiest, unnewsworthiest
-NS7bowdlerisations, bowdlerizations, downregulations, weatherisations, weatherizations, westernisations

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Letter patterns

W words with striking patterns

Silent W

No common silent-W words sit at this length — most fifteen-letter W words sound it out.

Two Ws (8)

northwestwardlysouthwestwardlytrowlesworthiteunnewsworthiestwappenschawingswhistleblowingswithdrawingnesswithdrawnnesses

WE and WA openers

12 words start with WE and 8 start with WA in this list.

weakheartednesswearisomenessesweatherboardingweatherisationsweatherizationsweatherlinessesweatherproofingweatherstrippedweathertightestweltanschauungswesternisationswesternizations

W with Z, X, J or Q (6)

bowdlerizationschurchwardenizegewurztraminersquickwittednessweatherizationswesternizations

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High scorers

Highest-scoring 15 letter words with W

WordScrabbleWords With Friends
churchwardenize3840
quickwittedness3437
monkeywrenching3337
halfpennyworths3233
monkeywrenchers3234
photoplaywright3233
swashbucklerdom3236
acknowledgeably3136
churchwardenism3134
spokeswomanship3134
wappenschawings3136
bowdlerizations3033

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FAQ

Questions about 15 letter words with W

How many fifteen-letter words contain W?

The general English word list used on this page has 182 fifteen-letter words with W. Counts differ between dictionaries, and Scrabble-style lists are larger, so confirm in your game’s dictionary.

Where does W usually sit in a fifteen-letter word?

In this list W is the first letter of 36, the sixth letter of 35, the third letter of 25, the seventh letter of 20, the fourth letter of 13, the eighth letter of 12, the tenth letter of 10, the ninth letter of 8, the fifth letter of 7, the twelfth letter of 7, the eleventh letter of 5, the second letter of 4.

What are common fifteen-letter words with W?

Everyday examples include nitwittednesses, weatherisations, westernisations, straitwaistcoat, intertwinements, seaworthinesses, weathertightest, unsweetenedness, weatherlinesses, waterlessnesses. They are useful Wordle guesses because they use common letters.

Which fifteen-letter W words score the most in Scrabble?

At face value the top scores are churchwardenize at 38 and quickwittedness at 34, before any bonus squares. Words With Friends uses different tile values, so totals can differ.

Are there fifteen-letter words that end in W?

No fifteen-letter words in this list end in W.

Which fifteen-letter words have a silent W?

Silent-W words are rare at this length; most fifteen words sound the W out.

How do I find fifteen-letter words with W in a certain position?

Use the position selector above, or type a pattern with blanks such as _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ W in the word generator by pattern.

What is the difference between words starting with W and words containing W?

Words starting with W must begin with it. Words containing W can have it in any slot, so the list is much longer. For the start-only list use words that start with.