Words that start with 'w' and contain 'for'


Our archives have discovered 12 terms.

6 letter words

  • whyfor

8 letter words

  • waveform
  • wherefor

9 letter words

  • waveforms
  • wherefore
  • workforce

10 letter words

  • wherefores
  • whereforth

11 letter words

  • whenceforth
  • withinforth

12 letter words

  • withoutforth

13 letter words

  • whenceforward

How many characters are in the biggest word on this page?
'whenceforward', and contains 13 letters.

How many words are possible to make using the specified combination?
There are a maximum of 12 entries using our list of words starting with 'w' that contain 'for'.

Is there an example word from this page which could be thought of as interesting?
The most unusual word in our opinion is 'wherefore'. According to the Oxford dictionary, 'wherefore' means "1. For which reason; so; -- used relatively. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. Matt. Vii. 20. 2. For what reason; why; -- used interrogatively. But wherefore that I tell my tale. Chaucer. Wherefore didst thou doubt Matt. Xiv. 31. the reason why. [Colloq.]".

What is the most popular word that starts with 'w' and includes 'for' in the dictionary?
There's 'wherefore', which is the 7741st most common word.

In Scrabble, what is the highest score possible from this list of words starting with 'w' that contain 'for'?
It is possible to make 'waveform' which gets 19 points.