The letter W is the 23rd letter of the English alphabet. It is the only letter with two syllables. In English, words that start with W are sometimes silent. These are often words that begin with WR.
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Adjectives that Start with W
Adjectives are words that are used with a noun or pronoun. They help to clarify by expressing the quality of the thing named. That quality may be an attribute or something that limits, defines, or describes the thing. It helps make the thing named distinct from something else.
Below are 15 adjectives that begin with WR where the W is silent:
- Whole
- Wrangler
- Wrangling
- Wrapped
- Wrapped
- Wreathed
- Wreckage
- Wrecked
- Wringing
- Writhing
- Written
- Wrong
- Wronged
- Wrought
- Wry
When it comes to letter frequency, the letter W falls about mid-range (or slightly less). Still, there are plenty of adjectives that begin with W to choose from.
Descriptive Adjectives that Start with W
Below are 125 descriptive adjectives that start with the letter W.
- Waged
- Wagering
- Wagonload
- Wailing
- Waiting
- Wakeful
- Walk-in
- Walking
- Walloping
- Wan
- Wandering
- Wanting
- Wanton
- Ward
- Ware
- Warlike
- Warm
- Warmer
- Warmest
- Warning
- Warring
- Washable
- Washed
- Waste
- Wasted
- Wasteful
- Watchful
- Waterproof
- Watertight
- Watery
- Waved
- Wavering
- Waxen
- Wayward
- Weak
- Weakened
- Weak-willed
- Wealthy
- Weaning
- Weaponed
- Weaponless
- Wearisome
- Weary
- Weathered
- Wedded
- Wee
- Weedy
- Weekly
- Weighted
- Weightless
- Weighty
- Welch
- Welcoming
- Well
- Well-defined
- Well-done
- Well-earned
- West
- Western
- Westward
- Wet
- Which
- Whichever
- Whimpering
- Whiskered
- Whispering
- Whistling
- White
- Whole
- Wholehearted
- Wholesale
- Wicked
- Wicker
- Wide
- Wide-eyed
- Widespread
- Widow
- Wifeless
- Wifelike
- Wiggly
- Wild
- Wilding
- Willful
- Willing
- Willsome
- Wily
- Windblown
- Windy
- Wingless
- Winter
- Wintery
- Wise
- Wishful
- Witty
- Wizardly
- Woeful
- Wonderful
- Wonderstruck
- Wondrous
- Wooded
- Wooden
- Woodland
- Woodsy
- Woolen
- Wordless
- Wordy
- Work
- Workable
- Working
- Worldly
- Wormed
- Wormy
- Worn
- Worried
- Worrying
- Worse
- Worst
- Worth
- Worthy
- Wounded
- Wretched
- Wriggling
- Wrinkly
- Wrong
- Wrought
Positive Adjectives that Start with W
Below are 16 adjectives that refer to something in a positive way.
- Warm
- Warmest
- Wealthy
- Welcoming
- Well
- Whimsical
- Wholehearted
- Wholesome
- Willing
- Winning
- Winsome
- Wise
- Witty
- Wonderful
- Wondrous
- Worthy
Additionally, there are many phrases that beginning with the word “well.” These can easily be used as adjectives. Below are 15 examples:
- Well-adjusted
- Well-aware
- Well-balanced
- Well-behaved
- Well-dressed
- Well-endowed
- Well-groomed
- Well-heeled
- Well-intentioned
- Well-known
- Well-liked
- Well-read
- Well-received
- Well-rounded
- Well-spoken
Negative Adjectives that Start with W
Below are 40 adjective words that start with W that describe something negative:
- Wailing
- Waiting
- Wanting
- Wary
- Waste
- Wasted
- Wasteful
- Waterlogged
- Watery
- Wavering
- Waxen
- Weak
- Weakened
- Wearisome
- Weary
- Wee
- Weedy
- Weighty
- Weird
- Wet
- Wheezing
- Whimpering
- Whining
- Wicked
- Wily
- Withering
- Witless
- Wobbly
- Wolfish
- Woozy
- Worn
- Worried
- Worrisome
- Worrisome
- Worse
- Worthless
- Wrathful
- Wrinkled
- Wrong
- Wrongful
Descriptive Adjectives that Start with W that Describe a Personality
Below are 14 adjectives that describe a personality, or characteristic of a person.
- Wacky
- Warmhearted
- Warriorlike
- Wary
- Weary
- Welcoming
- Wholesome
- Wholesome
- Wicked
- Wild
- Wishful
- Woeful
- Worried
- Wrathful
Descriptive Adjectives that Start with W that Describe a Person
There are 43 adjectives that start with W that physically describe a person.
- Wakeful
- Wanted
- Warm
- Watchful
- Waxy
- Wearing
- Wearisome
- Wearying
- Well
- Whiney
- Willing
- Wild
- Wise
- Winning
- Wonderful
- Worrying
- Wordy
- Worrisome
- Wrapped
- Wrong
- Wasteful
- Wavy
- Weak
- White
- Winsome
- Wondrous
- Worse
- Worst
- Worthless
- Worthy
- Welsh
- Warmer
- Warmest
- Waspy
- Wasted
- Wealthy
- Weird
- Well
- Wide-eyed
- Wolfish
- Worn
- Worshipful
- Wry
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Adjectives that Start with Wa
- Wacken
- Wacko
- Wacky
- Wadable
- Wadeable
- Wafer-thin
- Waged
- Wageless
- Wagering
- Waggish
- Waggly
- Waggy
- Wagonless
- Wagonlike
- Wagonload
- Wagsome
- Wah-wah
- Waid
- Waifish
- Waiflike
- Waify
- Wailing
- Wainscoted
- Wainscotted
- Waistcoated
- Waist-deep
- Waisted
- Waist-high
- Waistless
- Waiting
- Waivable
- Waiverable
- Waivered
- Wakeable
- Wakeful
- Wakeless
- Waker
- Walk-in
- Walking
- Walloping
- Walt
- Walty
- Waltzlike
- Wamble-cropped
- Wambly
- Wan
- Wandering
- Wankish
- Wanky
- Want-away
- Wanted
- Wan-thriven
- Wanting
- Wantish
- Wantless
- Wanton
- Wantoner
- Wantsome
- Wanty
- Wany
- Wapanese
- Waped
- Wapentakal
- Wappened
- Waqfed
- Ward
- Ware
- Wareless
- Warful
- Warheaded
- Warkand
- Warless
- Warlike
- Warly
- Warm
- Warmer
- Warmest
- Warmhearted
- Warm-hearted
- Warmish
- Warm-up
- Warning
- Warrantless
- Warrened
- Warrenlike
- War-ridden
- Warring
- Warriorlike
- Warrish
- Warsome
- Warted
- Wartish
- Wartless
- Wartlike
- Wartorn
- War-torn
- Warworn
- Wary
- Washable
- Washed
- Washed-out
- Washed-up
- Washen
- Washing-up
- Washy
- Waspish
- Waspless
- Wasplike
- Wasp-waisted
- Waspy
- Wassy
- Wastable
- Waste
- Wasteable
- Wasted
- Wasteful
- Wasteless
- Wasterful
- Wastey
- Wastfull
- Wastry
- Watchable
- Watchful
- Waterfree
- Waterful
- Waterie
- Waterish
- Waterless
- Waterlike
- Waterlogged
- Water-loving
- Waterproof
- Watertight
- Water-worn
- Watery
- Wattled
- Wavecut
- Waved
- Waveful
- Waveless
- Wavelike
- Wavering
- Wavery
- Wavy
- Wax
- Waxen
- Waxy
- Wayfaring
- Waymarked
- Wayn
- Wayside
- Wayward
- Waywise
- Waywitty
- Wayworn
- Wazzed
Adjectives that Start with We
- Weak
- Weakened
- Weak-willed
- Wealthless
- Wealthy
- Weaning
- Weaponed
- Weaponless
- Wearable
- Weariable
- Wearie
- Weariful
- Weariless
- Wearing
- Wearish
- Wearisome
- Wearproof
- Weary
- Wearying
- Weasel-faced
- Weaselish
- Weasellike
- Weasel-like
- Weaselly
- Weasely
- Weastward
- Weasy
- Weathered
- Webless
- Weblike
- Webometric
- Websafe
- Wedded
- Wee
- Weedy
- Week-long
- Weekly
- Weekold
- Weekslong
- Weensy
- Weeny
- Weepful
- Weepy
- Weerish
- Weest
- Weetless
- Weeviled
- Weevilled
- Weevilly
- Weighted
- Weightless
- Weighty
- Weird
- Weird-ass
- Weirdish
- Weirdling
- Weirdsome
- Weirdy
- Weirlike
- Wel-begone
- Welch
- Welcome
- Welcoming
- Weldable
- Well
- Well-adjusted
- Well-advised
- Well-appointed
- Well-argued
- Well-aware
- Well-balanced
- Well-behaved
- Wellbeseen
- Wellborn
- Well-born
- Wellbred
- Well-bred
- Well-built
- Wellcome
- Well-conceived
- Well-connected
- Well-considered
- Well-covered
- Well-crafted
- Well-defined
- Well-deserved
- Well-developed
- Well-disposed
- Well-documented
- Well-done
- Well-dressed
- Well-earned
- Well-educated
- Well-endowed
- Well-equipped
- Wellerian
- Wellesian
- Wellesleyan
- Well-established
- Well-favoured
- Well-fed
- Well-groomed
- Well-heeled
- Well-intentioned
- Well-kept
- Well-knit
- Wellknown
- Well-known
- Well-liked
- Well-liking
- Well-lit
- Well-made
- Well-off
- Well-oiled
- Well-read
- Well-received
- Well-rounded
- Well-spoken
- Well-tempered
- Well-to-do
- Well-traveled
- Well-versed
- Well-willing
- Well-wishing
- Well-worn
- Well-written
- Welsh
- Wenchful
- Wenchish
- Wenchless
- Wenchlike
- Wenchly
- Wenchy
- Wertrational
- Wery
- West
- Westabout
- Westbound
- Wester
- Westering
- Westerly
- Western
- Western christian
- Westernmost
- Westward
- Wet
- Wetproof
- Wetside
- Wetsuited
- Wettable
- Wettish
Adjectives that Start with Wh
- Whacky
- Whalelike
- Whally
- Wharflike
- Whatso
- Wheat
- Wheaten
- Wheatish
- Wheatless
- Wheatlike
- Wheezing
- Which
- Whichever
- Whilome
- Whimmy
- Whimpering
- Whimpery
- Whimsical
- Whimsome
- Whineling
- Whiney
- Whingey
- Whingy
- Whining
- Whiny
- Whippy
- Whip-smart
- Whirly
- Whiskered
- Whispering
- Whispery
- Whispy
- Whist
- Whistful
- Whistlable
- Whistleable
- Whistlelike
- Whistlerian
- Whistle-stop
- Whistling
- White
- White-bread
- Whitecollar
- White-collar
- White-glove
- Whole
- Wholehearted
- Wholemeal
- Wholesale
- Wholesome
- Wholistic
Adjectives that Start with Wi
- Wick
- Wicke
- Wicked
- Wicker
- Wickered
- Wickerlike
- Wicketless
- Wickless
- Wicklike
- Wide
- Wide-angle
- Wide-awake
- Wide-bodied
- Wide-eyed
- Wide-field
- Wide-ranging
- Widescreen
- Widespread
- Widish
- Widow
- Widowed
- Widthless
- Wieldy
- Wiery
- Wifeless
- Wifelike
- Wifely
- Wifey
- Wifish
- Wifty
- Wiggly
- Wild
- Wild-eyed
- Wilding
- Wildish
- Wilful
- Willful
- Willing
- Willless
- Will-less
- Willowed
- Willowish
- Willowlike
- Willowy
- Willsome
- Willy
- Wily
- Windblown
- Windbound
- Windburnt
- Windchilled
- Windfallen
- Windful
- Windless
- Windowless
- Windproof
- Windy
- Wine-colored
- Wine-coloured
- Wineful
- Wineless
- Winelike
- Wingbacked
- Wingless
- Wingy
- Winksome
- Winky
- Winless
- Winly
- Winnable
- Winne
- Winning
- Winsome
- Winter
- Wintery
- Winy
- Wipeable
- Wiperless
- Wirable
- Wise
- Wishful
- Wishy-washy
- Wispen
- Wispish
- Wisplike
- Wispy
- Wistful
- Witeless
- Witful
- Withering
- Withstandable
- Withy
- Witless
- Witnessable
- Witnessless
- Witsome
- Witter
- Witty
- Wizard
- Wizardly
- Wizened
Adjectives that Start with Wo
- Wobblesome
- Wobbly
- Wobegone
- Woeful
- Woegeous
- Woeless
- Woful
- Woggish
- Wojus
- Wole
- Wolfish
- Wolflike
- Wolven
- Wonderful
- Wonderous
- Wondersome
- Wonderstruck
- Wondrous
- Wonky
- Wonted
- Wontish
- Woo
- Woo woo
- Wooable
- Wood
- Wooded
- Wooden
- Woodfree
- Woodland
- Woodless
- Woodsy
- Woofy
- Wool-dyed
- Wooled
- Woolen
- Wooley
- Woolly
- Woolly-minded
- Wooly
- Woo-woo
- Woozy
- Wordless
- Wordy
- Work
- Workable
- Working
- Worldly
- Wormed
- Wormy
- Worn
- Worn out
- Worn-down
- Worn-in
- Worn-out
- Worriable
- Worried
- Worriless
- Worrisome
- Worrit
- Worry-free
- Worrying
- Worryless
- Worse
- Worshipful
- Worst
- Worth
- Worthless
- Worthy
- Wounded
Adjectives that Start with Wr, Wy
- Wrangler
- Wrangling
- Wrapped
- Wrathful
- Wreathed
- Wreckage
- Wrecked
- Wreckful
- Wreckish
- Wreckless
- Wretched
- Wretchful
- Wriggling
- Wriggly
- Wringing
- Wrinkled
- Wrinkly
- Wristy
- Writeable
- Writerly
- Writhen
- Writhing
- Written
- Wrong
- Wronged
- Wrongeous
- Wronger
- Wrongful
- Wrought
- Wry
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