6-letter words starting with w
- wiesel — Elie [el-ee] /ˈɛl i/ (Show IPA), (Eliezer) born 1928, U.S. author, born in Romania: Nobel Peace Prize 1986.
- wifely — of, like, or befitting a wife.
- wifing — a married woman, especially when considered in relation to her partner in marriage.
- wigeon — widgeon.
- wigged — wearing a wig: The wigged justices entered the courtroom.
- wigger — A white person who tries to emulate or acquire African-American cultural behavior and tastes.
- wiggin — Kate Douglas, 1856–1923, U.S. writer.
- wiggle — to move or go with short, quick, irregular movements from side to side: The puppies wiggled with delight.
- wiggly — wiggling: a wiggly child.
- wights — Plural form of wight.
- wiglet — a small wig, especially one used to supplement the existing hair.
- wigman — Mary, 1886–1973, German dancer and choreographer.
- wigner — Eugene Paul, 1902–95, U.S. physicist, born in Hungary: Nobel prize 1963.
- wigwag — Nautical. the act or process of sending messages by the movements of two flags or the like waved according to a code.
- wigwam — an American Indian dwelling, usually of rounded or oval shape, formed of poles overlaid with bark, mats, or skins. Compare lodge (def 9), tepee.
- wikify — (transitive, of text or other content) To adapt to the standards and facilities of an existing wiki.
- wikiup — (in Nevada, Arizona, etc.) an American Indian hut made of brushwood or covered with mats.
- wilbur — Richard, born 1921, U.S. poet: U.S. poet laureate 1987–88.
- wilcox — Ella Wheeler, 1850–1919, U.S. poet.
- wilded — Simple past tense and past participle of wild.
- wilder — to travel around as a group, attacking or assaulting (people) in a random and violent way: The man was wilded and left for dead.
- wildly — living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated: a wild animal; wild geese.
- wilful — deliberate, voluntary, or intentional: The coroner ruled the death willful murder.
- wilier — full of, marked by, or proceeding from wiles; crafty; cunning.
- wilily — full of, marked by, or proceeding from wiles; crafty; cunning.
- wiling — Present participle of wile.
- wilkes — Charles, 1798–1877, U.S. rear admiral and explorer.
- willed — having a will (usually used in combination): strong-willed; weak-willed.
- willer — One who wills, who causes by an act of will or willpower.
- willes — Plural form of wille.
- willet — a large, eastern North American shorebird, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus, having a striking black and white wing pattern.
- willey — to willow (cotton).
- willie — William Lee ("Willie") 1931–2003, U.S. jockey.
- willis — a male given name, form of William.
- willow — any tree or shrub of the genus Salix, characterized by narrow, lance-shaped leaves and dense catkins bearing small flowers, many species having tough, pliable twigs or branches used for wickerwork, etc. Compare willow family.
- willys — a male given name, form of William.
- wilmer — a male given name.
- wilmot — David, 1814–68, U.S. politician and jurist: congressman 1845–51; senator 1861–63.
- wilson — Sir Angus (Frank Johnstone) [jon-stuh n,, -suh n] /ˈdʒɒn stən,, -sən/ (Show IPA), 1913–91, English writer.
- wilted — to become limp and drooping, as a fading flower; wither.
- wiltja — a temporary semicircular Aboriginal shelter
- wilton — a town in SW Connecticut.
- wimble — a device used especially in mining for extracting the rubbish from a bored hole.
- wimmin — Nonstandard spelling of “ women ” adopted by some feminists to avoid the word ending -men.
- wimped — Simple past tense and past participle of wimp.
- wimper — Misspelling of whimper.
- wimple — a woman's headcloth drawn in folds about the chin, formerly worn out of doors, and still in use by some nuns.
- win 95 — Windows 95
- win 98 — Windows 98
- win32s — (operating system) A free extension for Microsoft Windows, released by Microsoft. Win32s is a software layer on top of Windows which allows 32-bit applications (e.g. Mosaic) to run on Windows. Both stand-alone Windows and Windows for Workgroups run as 16 bit, and both can use Win32s to run 32-bit applications.