Need some easy words that start with W? You’re on the right page!
I’ve put together a list of words that are easy to spell and sound – as well as some more difficult words – and they all begin with the letter W.
I hope you find what you’re looking for!
Easy Words That Start With W
Water – a colorless, transparent, odorless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluids of living organisms.
Where – in or to what place or position.
Which – asking for information specifying one or more people or things from a definite set.
Wax – a sticky yellowish moldable substance secreted by honeybees as the material of a honeycomb; beeswax.
Medium Difficulty Words That Start With W
Wail – a prolonged high-pitched cry of pain, grief, or anger.
Wait – stay where one is or delay action until a particular time or event.
Wake – emerge or cause to emerge from sleep; stop sleeping.
Walk – move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn, never having both feet off the ground at once.
Want – have a desire to possess or do (something); wish for.
War – a state of armed conflict between different countries or different groups within a country.
Warm – of or at a fairly or comfortably high temperature.
Warn – inform someone in advance of a possible danger, problem, or other unpleasant situation.
Wasp – an upper- or middle-class American white Protestant, considered to be a member of the most powerful group in society.
Weak – lacking the power to perform physically demanding tasks; having little physical strength or energy.
Website – a set of related web pages located under a single domain name, typically produced by a single person or organization.
Wedding – a marriage ceremony, especially considered as including the associated celebrations.
Week – a period of seven days.
Went – move from one place to another; travel.
Western – situated in the west, or directed towards or facing the west.
Whatever – used to emphasize a lack of restriction in referring to any thing or amount, no matter what.
Whisper – speak very softly using one’s breath rather than one’s throat, especially for the sake of secrecy.
Whistle – a clear, high-pitched sound made by forcing breath through a small hole between partly closed lips, or between one’s teeth.
Whittle – carve (wood) into an object by repeatedly cutting small slices from it.
Wholesome – conducive to or suggestive of good health and physical well-being.
Whoosh – move quickly or suddenly with a rushing sound.
Widgets – a small gadget or mechanical device.
Wild – (of an animal or plant) living or growing in the natural environment; not domesticated or cultivated.
Wildfire – a large, destructive fire that spreads quickly over woodland or brush.
Willpower – control exerted to do something or restrain impulses.
Wind – the perceptible natural movement of the air, especially in the form of a current of air blowing from a particular direction.
Winding – a twisting movement or course.
Windshield – a window at the front of the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle; a windscreen.
Wing – (in a bird) a modified forelimb that bears large feathers and is used for flying.
Winter – the coldest season of the year, in the northern hemisphere from December to February and in the southern hemisphere from June to August.
Wisdom – the quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment; the quality of being wise.
Wise – having or showing experience, knowledge, and good judgment.
Wit – the capacity for inventive thought and quick understanding; keen intelligence.
Withdraw – remove or take away (something) from a particular place or position.
Without – in the absence of.
Witness – a person who sees an event, typically a crime or accident, take place.
Wizard – (in legends and fairy tales) a man who has magical powers.
Wobble – move or cause to move unsteadily from side to side.
Woke – alert to injustice in society, especially racism.
Wolverine – a heavily built short-legged carnivorous mammal with a long brown coat and a bushy tail, native to northern tundra and forests in Eurasia and North America.
Women – an adult female human being.
Wondrous – inspiring a feeling of wonder or delight; marvelous.
Wood – the hard fibrous material that forms the main substance of the trunk or branches of a tree or shrub, used for fuel or timber.
Word – a single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing, used with others (or sometimes alone) to form a sentence and typically shown with a space on either side when written or printed.
Work – activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result.
If there are any easy words beginning with W that you would like to see added to this list, please drop me a comment below and I’ll add them.
If you didn’t find what you were looking for – or maybe you just want more easy words – click any of the letters below to see a list of easy words starting with that letter of the alphabet:
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Phil lives in England, UK, and has around 20 years experience as a professional life, career and executive coach. He started this blog to help others find and define their own self development journey. Blogging about a wide range of topics to help facilitate a better future.