In this article, you’ll find a comprehensive list of words that start with “wa” to enhance your vocabulary or assist with your word-related inquiries.
- Waddle- walk with short steps, swaying from side to side.
- Wager- a bet.
- Wages- regular payment for work.
- Wagon- a vehicle for transporting goods or people.
- Waist- the part of the body below the ribs and above the hips.
- Wait- stay where one is.
- Wake- come out of sleep.
- Waken- to wake.
- Walker- someone who walks, especially for exercise.
- Walkway- a path for walking.
- Wall- a vertical structure.
- Wallet- a holder for carrying money and cards.
- Walnut- a type of nut.
- Wallow- indulge in an unrestrained way.
- Walrus- a large marine mammal with tusks.
- Wander- move without a fixed course.
- Ward- a hospital division or section.
- Warden- a person responsible for the supervision of a particular place.
- Wardrobe- a large cabinet for clothes.
- Ware- pottery or manufacture articles.
- Warlock- a male witch.
- Warm- having or maintaining a moderate degree of heat.
- Warn- advise of danger.
- Warp- to twist out of shape.
- Warped- twisted or bent out of shape.
- Warrant- a legal document allowing a search, seizure, or arrest.
- Warrior- someone who fights in battles.
- Wart- a small, hard growth on the skin.
- Wash- to clean with water.
- Washer- an appliance for washing clothes.
- Washes- plural of wash; acts of cleaning with water.
- Washtub- a tub for washing clothes.
- Wasp- a stinging insect.
- Wat- a Buddhist temple.
- Watch- to look at attentively.
- Watcher- someone who watches.
- Water- a clear, colorless, tasteless liquid.
- Waterfall- a flow of water falling from a height.
- Watershed- an area draining into a river, basin, or sea.
- Watery- consisting of, containing, or resembling water.
- Wattle- a construction of poles intertwined with twigs.
- Waul- to meow shrilly, said of cats.
- Wavy- having waves or curves.
- Wad- a bundle or lump of soft material.
- Wade- to walk through water or another substance that impedes movement.
- Waft- to carry lightly through the air.
- Wafer- a very thin, light, crisp, sweet cake or biscuit.
- Wafture- the act of waving or floating in the air.
- Waif- a homeless, abandoned person, especially a child.
- Waiting- the act of staying in one place until an expected event happens.
- Waitlist- a list of people waiting for an opportunity or service.
- Waistline- the measurement around the narrowest part of the waist.
- Walkabout- a walking tour or journey, often by Australian Indigenous people.
- Walkout- a strike or sudden departure.
- Walkover- an easy victory.
- Wallflower- a person who remains on the sidelines of a social activity.
- Warlike- inclined toward or favoring war or conflict.
- Warmup- exercises or activities to prepare for physical exertion.
- Warmhearted- kind and friendly.
- Warning- a notice or indication of a potentially dangerous situation.
- Warranty- a guarantee provided to the purchaser of a product.
- Warpath- a course of action that leads to conflict or war.
- Warfarin- a medication used as a blood thinner.
- Warlord- a leader who maintains power through military force.
- Warp- speed – an extremely fast rate of speed.
- Warship- a naval vessel designed and equipped for combat.
- Wartime- a period during which a war is taking place.
- Warthog- a wild pig with distinctive facial warts.
- Warthog- a kind of wild pig with warty growths on its face.
- Washcloth- a small cloth for washing the face and body.
- Washboard- a board for scrubbing clothes clean.
- Washbowl- a basin for washing face and hands.
- Washroom- a bathroom or lavatory.
- Watching- the act of observing
- Waterfowl- birds that live on or around water.
- Waterline- the line on a ship up to which the ship is submerged in water.
- Waterlogged- saturated with water.
- Watermark- a recognizable image or pattern in paper that appears as a varying shade.
- Watermelon- a large fruit with a hard green rind and sweet watery red flesh.
- Waterspout- a tornado over water.
- Waterway- a river, canal, or other body of water serving as a route or way of travel.
- Waterworks- a system for supplying and treating water.
- Wavelike- resembling a wave.
- Wealthy- having a great deal of money, resources, or assets.
- Waiver- the voluntary relinquishment of a known right.
- Walleyed- having eyes with irregular white coloration.
- Walk- in – large enough to admit entrance or accessible without an appointment.
- Walkoff- of or concerning a decisive play in sports.
- Walkable- capable of being walked upon or through.
- Walkathon- a long-distance walk organized to raise money for charity.
- Walloping- a severe beating or defeat.
- Walnutty- having the characteristic taste or aroma of walnuts.
- Wampum- traditional shell beads of the Eastern Woodlands tribes of Native Americans.
- Wainscot- wooden paneling on the lower part of the walls of a room.
- Waistriggle- a tool or exercise that moves or twists the waist.
- Wainscoting- wooden paneling on the lower part of the walls of a room.
- Wallhanger- a knife, sword, or other object that is meant primarily for display.
- Wallop- to hit hard.
- Wangle- to achieve something by scheming or deception.
- Wanton- deliberate and unprovoked.