Words that start with WAR

182 words begin with WAR, and WARMHEARTEDNESS scores the most at 24 points.

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15-letter words count:2

13-letter words count:1

12-letter words count:3

11-letter words count:9

10-letter words count:16

9-letter words count:24

8-letter words count:44

7-letter words count:42

6-letter words count:22

5-letter words count:9

4-letter words count:9

3-letter words count:1

What is on this page

The dictionary contains 182 words that begin with WAR — set out here by length.

Lengths span 3 to 15. The middle of that range is where the words are: 44 of them are 8 letters long.

Worth knowing

If you are playing for score, WARMHEARTEDNESS at 24 points is the pick. It tops both tables: 25 in Words With Friends as well.

The full 15 letters are used by WARMHEARTEDNESS and WARRANTABLENESS.

If you need a narrower cut, the pages linked below split this set by letter and by length.

What some of these mean

warmheartedness
a warmhearted feeling
warehouseman
a workman who manages or works in a warehouse
warmongering
a policy of advocating war
warmhearted
marked by warmth of feeling like kindness and sympathy and generosity
warehousing
depositing in a warehouse

Common questions

How many words start with WAR?
182, ranging from 3 to 15 letters.
What is the best scoring word that starts with WAR?
WARMHEARTEDNESS, worth 24 points in Scrabble.
What is the longest word that starts with WAR?
WARMHEARTEDNESS and WARRANTABLENESS, at 15 letters.