Words that start with WOR
212 words begin with WOR, and WORTHWHILENESS scores the most at 26 points.
Results
15-letter words count:2
14-letter words count:6
13-letter words count:4
12-letter words count:11
11-letter words count:16
10-letter words count:28
9-letter words count:43
8-letter words count:41
7-letter words count:28
6-letter words count:16
5-letter words count:11
4-letter words count:6
What is on this page
The dictionary contains 212 words that begin with WOR — set out here by length.
Lengths span 4 to 15. The middle of that range is where the words are: 43 of them are 9 letters long.
Worth knowing
If you are playing for score, WORTHWHILENESS at 26 points is the pick. Words With Friends scores it differently and prefers WORKINGWOMAN at 29.
The full 15 letters are used by WORTHLESSNESSES and WORRISOMENESSES.
If you need a narrower cut, the pages linked below split this set by letter and by length.
What some of these mean
- worthwhileness
- value sufficient to repay time or effort spent
- worthlessness
- the quality of being without practical use
- workmanship
- skill in an occupation or trade
- workmanlike
- worthy of a good workman
- workaholism
- compulsiveness about working
Common questions
- How many words start with WOR?
- 212, ranging from 4 to 15 letters.
- What is the best scoring word that starts with WOR?
- WORTHWHILENESS, worth 26 points in Scrabble.
- What is the longest word that starts with WOR?
- WORTHLESSNESSES and WORRISOMENESSES, at 15 letters.