Words That Start With

WH

English words beginning with “WH” — sorted by frequency

✦163 words found

🟩29 Wordle words

🟩 5-Letter Words Starting With WH

29 Wordle words

These are valid 5-letter words — exactly the format Wordle uses every day.

WHINE WHIFF WHORE WHITE WHELM WHIRL WHORL WHIRR WHARF WHELP WHICH WHILE WHALE WHOOP WHISH WHIST WHIZZ WHUFF WHOLE WHACK WHISK WHINY WHELK WHUMP WHING WHERE WHANG WHISP WHEAT

🎯 4-Letter Words Starting With WH

14 words

Useful for Scrabble, crossword fill-ins, and short word puzzles.

WHIM WHIP WHIZ WHEE WHID WHET WHAT WHIT WHIR WHIG WHAM WHOM WHAP WHEN

All Words Starting With WH

163 words — most common first

Sorted by how frequently each word appears in written English.

Word	Letters	Syllables	Type	Definition
whine	5	1	noun	(intransitive) To utter a high-pitched cry.
whisper	7	2	noun	(intransitive) To speak softly or under one's breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter words without sonant breath; to talk without that vibration of the vocal cords which gives sonorous, or vocal, sound.
whilst	6	1		(archaic or obsolete except dialectal) Often preceded by the: During the time; meanwhile.
whiff	5	1	noun	A brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air; a waft.
whimper	7	2	noun	To cry or sob softly and intermittently.
whimsical	9	3		Given to whimsy.
wheeze	6	1	noun	To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma.
whore	5	1	noun	Synonym of prostitute: a person (especially a woman) who offers sexual services for payment.
white	5	1	noun	Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
whelm	5	1	verb	(transitive, archaic) To bury, to cover; to engulf, to submerge.
whorehound	10	2	noun	(US, vulgar, slang) Someone who often has sex with prostitutes.
whirl	5	1	noun	(intransitive) To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.
whereas	7	2	noun	A clause, as in legal documents, stating whereas.
whinge	6	1	verb	(UK, Commonwealth, Ireland) To whine; to complain, especially in an annoying or persistent manner.
whim	4	1	noun	A fanciful impulse, or sudden change of idea.
whorl	5	1	noun	Each circle, volution or equivalent in a pattern of concentric circles, ovals, arcs, or a spiral.
whirr	5	1	noun	(intransitive) To make a sibilant buzzing or droning sound.
whicker	7	2	noun	The soft neigh made by a horse.
wharf	5	1	noun	(nautical) An artificial landing place for ships on a riverbank or shore.
whelp	5	1	noun	A young offspring of a various carnivores (canid, ursid, felid, pinniped), especially of a dog or a wolf, the young of a bear or similar mammal (lion, tiger, seal); a pup, wolf cub.
whereby	7	2		By which.
whoremonger	11	3	noun	(UK, Ireland, vulgar) A frequent customer of whores.
whip	4	1	noun	A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals.
whitewash	9	2	noun	(uncountable) A mixture of a powdered mineral substance (often slaked lime (containing calcium hydroxide), chalk (calcium carbonate), or both) and water which is used for painting surfaces such as fences and walls bright white.
which	5	1		In computing, which is a command for various operating systems used to identify the location of executables.
whiz	4	1	noun	(informal) Someone who is remarkably skilled at something.
whimsy	6	2	noun	A quaint and fanciful idea; a whim; playfully odd behaviour.
wholly	6	2		Completely and entirely; to the fullest extent; (loosely, exaggeratedly) very; to a great extent.
while	5	1	noun	An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.
whimpering	10	3	noun	The sound of one who whimpers; a whimper; a feeble complaint.
whale	5	1	noun	Any one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea that usually excludes dolphins and porpoises.
whoop	5	1	noun	A loud, eager cry, usually of joy.
wheedle	7	2	verb	(ambitransitive) To cajole or attempt to persuade by flattery.
whee	4	1	verb	(intransitive, informal) To cry whee.
whish	5	1	noun	A sibilant sound, especially that of rapid movement through the air.
whist	5	1	noun	Any of several four-player card games, similar to bridge.
wherewithal	11	3	noun	The ability and means required to accomplish some task.
whizz	5	1	noun	(British) Alternative spelling of whiz. [A whirring or hissing sound (as above).]
whitey	6	2	noun	(especially African-American Vernacular, derogatory, ethnic slur, offensive) A white person, a person of Western European descent.
whispered	9	2		spoken in soft hushed tones (without vibrations of the vocal cords)
whuff	5	1	noun	A blowing or puffing noise.
whistful	8	2		Alternative form of wistful. [Full of longing or yearning.]
whole	5	1	noun	Entire, undivided.
whack	5	1	noun	To hit, slap or strike.
whirlwind	9	2	noun	A windstorm of limited extent, such as a tornado, dust devil, or waterspout, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air.
whittle	7	2	noun	(transitive or intransitive) To cut or shape wood with a knife.
wherefore	9	2	noun	(conjunctive, interrogative, archaic) Why, for what reason, because of what.
whirling	8	2	noun	Revolving, rotating, turning rapidly.
whiffle	7	2	noun	To blow a short gust.
whilom	6	2		(archaic except literary) At some time in the past; formerly, once upon a time.
whined	6	1	verb	(intransitive) To utter a high-pitched cry.
whipping	8	2	noun	(uncountable) A cooking technique in which air is incorporated into cream to produce whipped cream.
whisk	5	1	verb	A kitchen utensil, now usually made from stiff wire loops fixed to a handle (and formerly of twigs), used for whipping (or a mechanical device with the same function).
wholesome	9	2		Promoting good physical health and well-being.
wherein	7	2		How, or in what way.
whimsicality	12	5	noun	(uncountable) The state of being whimsical.
whiny	5	2		Whining; tending to whine or complain.
whoremaster	11	3	noun	(derogatory) A man who uses the services of prostitutes.
whizzing	8	2	noun	The sound or action of something that whizzes.
whid	4	1	verb	A quick motion; a rapid, quiet movement, usually by small game.
whimsome	8	2		Characterised or marked by whim; whimsical
whelk	5	1	noun	Certain edible sea snails, especially, any one of numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinidae, much used as food in Europe.
whirlpool	9	2	noun	A swirling body of water.
wheezing	8	2	noun	The quality or symptom of breathing with an audible wheeze
whoreson	8	3	noun	(literally, vulgar, derogatory) The son of a whore.
whirring	8	2	noun	Producing a whirr; giving off a whirring noise.
wholeheartedly	14	4		In a wholehearted (“showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment”) manner; without reserve; enthusiastically, unreservedly.
whizzed	7	1	verb	To rush or move swiftly with such a sound.
whump	5	1	noun	(informal, countable) A soft thumping sound.
whelming	8	2	noun	Something that covers or submerges.
whiffling	9	2	noun	A breathy noise, as of a horse or a bird.
whispery	8	3		Producing or resembling a whisper.
whing	5	1	verb	The high-pitched ringing sound of an object as it whizzes past.
whoreman	8	2	noun	(informal) A pimp
whet	4	1	verb	(transitive) To stimulate or make more keen.
what	4	1	noun	(countable) The identity of a thing, as an answer to a question of what.
whit	4	1	noun	The smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota.
whether	7	2		(obsolete, dialect) The retention of the afterbirth in cows or sheep.
whir	4	1	noun	Alternative spelling of whirr. [To move or vibrate (something) with a buzzing sound.]
whistler	8	2	noun	Someone or something that whistles, or who plays a whistle as a musical instrument.
whoosh	6	1	noun	A breathy sound like that of an object passing at high speed.
whipped	7	1		Of food: prepared by whipping or beating.
wheedling	9	2	noun	Coaxing, aiming to persuade.
wholehearted	12	3		Showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment; having no reservations.
whimsey	7	2	noun	Alternative spelling of whimsy. [A quaint and fanciful idea; a whim; playfully odd behaviour.]
whirled	7	1	noun	Eye dialect spelling of world. [(with "the" or a plural possessive pronoun) The subjective human experience, regarded collectively; human collective existence; existence in general; the reality we live in.]
whatsis	7	2	noun	Any object whose actual name one does not know or cannot remember.
whiteboy	8	2	noun	A member of the Whiteboys, a secret Irish agrarian organization in 18th-century Ireland, using violent tactics to defend tenant farmers' land rights for subsistence farming.
whenceforth	11	2		(formal) From which place, time, or point forth; forth from which; onward from which.
whitehat	8	2	noun	Alternative spelling of white hat. [A good person; a hero.]
whuffle	7	2	verb	(intransitive) To make a low snuffling or blowing sound.
why	3	1	noun	(interrogative) For what cause, reason, or purpose.
where	5	1	noun	In, at or to the place (that) or a place (that).
whig	4	1	noun	Buttermilk.
wham	4	1	noun	A forceful blow.
whacked	7	1		(colloquial, US) Tired; fatigued.
whiteout	8	2	noun	Correction fluid (from the brand name Wite-Out).
whereabouts	11	3	noun	In, at or near what location.
whom	4	1		an American radio station which airs an adult contemporary radio format.
whang	5	1	noun	(slang) The penis.
whistling	9	2	noun	A shrill, breathy sound; a whistle.
whap	4	1	noun	(US, transitive) To strike hard and suddenly.
wholeness	9	2	noun	The entirety, the whole thing as opposed to part.
whacky	6	2		Alternative spelling of wacky. [(slang, informal) Zany; eccentric.]
wheedled	8	2	verb	(ambitransitive) To cajole or attempt to persuade by flattery.
whiffet	7	2	noun	A little or faint whiff or puff.
whisp	5	1	noun	Alternative form of wisp. [A small bundle, as of straw or other like substance; any slender, flexible structure or group.]
whimpered	9	2	verb	To cry or sob softly and intermittently.
whines	6	1	noun	(intransitive) To utter a high-pitched cry.
whizzer	7	2	noun	(UK, slang) A pickpocket.
whemmel	7	2	verb	(British dialectal, Scotland, transitive) To turn (something) upside down, to invert; to capsize, to overturn; (specifically) to drink a glass (of an alcoholic beverage) completely.
whirlblast	10	2	noun	(archaic, poetic) A whirlwind.
whizzle	7	2	verb	(dialectal, Northern England) To whiz or whirl along; to move with a hissing sound.
wholth	6	1	noun	(chiefly archaic) The state, quality, or condition of being whole; wholeness; health
who	3	1	noun	A person under discussion; a question of which person.
whiplash	8	2	noun	An injury to the upper spine connected to a violent jerk of the head in either a backward or forward or side to side direction, resembling the motion of a whip.
when	4	1	noun	(interrogative) At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time.
wheeling	8	2	noun	The act of moving or conveying on wheels.
whatever	8	3	noun	(chiefly in the negative) At all; in any way; whatsoever.
whirligig	9	3	noun	Anything that whirls or spins around, such as a toy top or a merry-go-round.