Words That Start With DW
Here are 21 words that start with dw, from everyday words to rare ones that are still valid in word games. Common words come first with a short meaning, then the words are grouped by length, which helps with Wordle and crossword clues.
- Words starting with dw
- 21
- Most used
- dwarf
- Shortest
- dwarf
- 5 letter words
- 4
Common words that start with dw
| # | Word | Meaning | Letters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dwarf | make appear small by comparison | 5 |
| 2 | dwelling | housing that someone is living in | 8 |
| 3 | dwell | think moodily or anxiously about something | 5 |
| 4 | dwellings | housing that someone is living in | 9 |
| 5 | dwellers | a person who inhabits a particular place | 8 |
| 6 | dwarfs | a person who is markedly small | 6 |
| 7 | dwarves | a person who is markedly small | 7 |
| 8 | dwindling | gradually decreasing until little remains | 9 |
| 9 | dwindled | become smaller or lose substance | 8 |
| 10 | dwells | think moodily or anxiously about something | 6 |
| 11 | dweller | a person who inhabits a particular place | 7 |
| 12 | dwarfed | make appear small by comparison | 7 |
| 13 | dwelt | think moodily or anxiously about something | 5 |
| 14 | dwindle | become smaller or lose substance | 7 |
| 15 | dwarfism | a genetic abnormality resulting in short stature | 8 |
| 16 | dweeb | an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious | 5 |
| 17 | dwelled | think moodily or anxiously about something | 7 |
| 18 | dwarfing | make appear small by comparison | 8 |
| 19 | dwindles | become smaller or lose substance | 8 |
| 20 | dweebs | an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious | 6 |
| 21 | dwarfish | atypically small | 8 |
5 letter words that start with dw
- dwarf
- dwell
- dwelt
- dweeb
6 letter words that start with dw
- dwarfs
- dwells
- dweebs
7 letter words that start with dw
- dwarves
- dweller
- dwarfed
- dwindle
- dwelled
8 letter words that start with dw
- dwelling
- dwellers
- dwindled
- dwarfism
- dwarfing
- dwindles
- dwarfish
9 letter words that start with dw
- dwellings
- dwindling
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How many words start with dw?
This list has 21 words starting with dw, all from a standard word-game dictionary and all seen in real English text.
What are common words that start with dw?
dwarf, dwelling, dwell, dwellings, dwellers, dwarfs, dwarves, dwindling.
What 5 letter words start with dw?
dwarf, dwell, dwelt, dweeb.
Source: the ENABLE word list (a public-domain dictionary used for word games), ranked by how often each word appears in English text (the open wordfreq project), with short meanings from Princeton WordNet. Offensive words are left out.