Words That Start With What | 12 Scrabble Words | Word Find
What is a playable Scrabble Word!
We've put together a list of 12 words that start with the letters "What" for word games like Scrabble and Words with Friends. This list starts with the highest scoring words and is then organized by how many letters the word has, with the longest at the top (so, for 7-8 letter words ending with "What", start at the top).
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The highest scoring words starting with What
Want to go straight to the words that will get you the best score? Here are all the highest scoring words with what, not including the 50-point bonus if they use seven letters.
| Top Words Starting with What | Scrabble Points | Words With Friends Points |
|---|---|---|
| whatnot | 13 | 13 |
| whatsits | 14 | 13 |
| whatsis | 13 | 12 |
| whatnesses | 16 | 16 |
| whatever | 17 | 17 |
| whatsit | 13 | 12 |
| whatnots | 14 | 14 |
| whatsoever | 19 | 19 |
| whatness | 14 | 14 |
| whatsises | 15 | 14 |
12 Scrabble words starting with What
4 Letter Words That Start With What
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FAQ on words starting with What
What are the best Scrabble words starting with What?
The highest scoring Scrabble word starting with What is Whatsoever, which is worth at least 19 points without any bonuses. The next best word starting with What is whatsits, which is worth 14 points. Other high score words starting with What are whatsis (13), whatnesses (16), whatever (17), whatsit (13), whatnots (14), whatness (14), and whatsises (15).
How many words start with the letters What?
There are 12 words that start with the letters What in the Scrabble dictionary. Of those 2 are 10 letter words, 1 is a 9 letter word, 4 are 8 letter words, 3 are 7 letter words, 1 is a 5 letter word, and 1 is a 4 letter word.