Words that start with W
The words in Peabody's free stories that begin with the letter W. Each word is marked with how many stories it appears in, most used first.
- was (287)
- with (286)
- were (257)
- when (255)
- would (242)
- who (239)
- where (228)
- went (227)
- what (216)
- which (199)
- way (193)
- while (192)
- whole (192)
- will (183)
- water (173)
- without (149)
- walked (137)
- world (133)
- white (132)
- we (122)
- why (122)
- well (120)
- word (113)
- wanted (107)
- window (107)
- wind (104)
- wall (96)
- whispered (95)
- watched (94)
- waiting (93)
- work (88)
- warm (84)
- woman (81)
- wide (78)
- week (75)
- whether (75)
- want (70)
- wrong (65)
- wrote (63)
- waited (62)
- wet (62)
- whenever (61)
- whose (61)
- woke (59)
- worked (59)
- wife (58)
- winter (58)
- words (57)
- walk (55)
- watch (55)
- weeks (54)
- walking (53)
- walls (51)
- within (51)
- wooden (51)
- wait (45)
- wrapped (45)
- written (45)
- whatever (44)
- wild (42)
- watching (41)
- wept (41)
- wore (41)
- wandered (40)
- wood (40)
- won (38)
- windows (37)
- wings (37)
- wished (37)
- waves (35)
- whom (35)
- weather (34)
- wearing (33)
- wonderful (32)
- wedding (29)
- wish (29)
- worth (27)
- whoever (26)
- woods (26)
- worst (26)
- working (25)
- worn (25)
- warned (24)
- wherever (24)
- whatsoever (23)
- war (22)
- warning (22)
- weak (22)
- wealthy (22)
- wise (22)
- whisper (21)
- wondered (21)
- weight (20)
- west (20)
- wicked (20)
- win (20)
- washed (19)
- wave (19)
- welcome (19)
- writing (19)
- wants (18)
- wash (18)
- wear (18)
- wednesday (18)
- welcomed (18)
- whiskers (18)
- width (18)
- worse (18)
- write (18)
- wing (17)
- women (17)
- works (17)
- worried (17)
- wandering (16)
- waved (16)
- weeping (16)
- wheel (16)
- whistle (16)
- wound (16)
- wolf (15)
- wheels (14)
- wonder (14)
- wounded (14)
- warmed (13)
- wine (13)
- worry (13)
- warmth (12)
- waving (12)
- wax (12)
- weep (12)
- wider (12)
- wiped (12)
- witnessed (12)
- wondering (12)
- wrist (12)
- wake (11)
- whispering (11)
- wolves (11)
- weapon (10)
- wheat (10)
- whistled (10)
- witch (10)
- wobbled (10)
- waits (9)
- walks (9)
- weary (9)
- widow (9)
- winding (9)
- wool (9)
- workers (9)
- wove (9)
- wrinkled (9)
- waded (8)
- waist (8)
- wander (8)
- washing (8)
- weighed (8)
- wire (8)
- wiser (8)
- witness (8)
- warmly (7)
- warriors (7)
- waterfall (7)
- ways (7)
- weave (7)
- whale (7)
- whistling (7)
- wiggled (7)
- willow (7)
- winds (7)
- wisdom (7)
- wisest (7)
- woken (7)
- workshop (7)
- wriggled (7)
- wagged (6)
- wagon (6)
- wagons (6)
- waking (6)
- warmer (6)
- warn (6)
- warrior (6)
- weathered (6)
- whirled (6)
- wick (6)
- widened (6)
- wig (6)
- wilderness (6)
- wildly (6)
- windowsill (6)
- winked (6)
- withered (6)
- wren (6)
- wages (5)
- wasted (5)
- weaker (5)
- wears (5)
- wedged (5)
- weed (5)
- weeds (5)
How to use this list
A child can read the words aloud, point to each one in a story, or pick three and make up a sentence with them. The number in brackets is how many of Peabody's stories use the word, so a higher number is one a child is likely to meet again.
Read the words in a story
Each word is from a story in the library, which is sorted by reading level. A child who reads one of these stories will see the words in use.
Questions
Is this list free?
Yes. The list and the stories are free, with no sign-up.
Where do the words come from?
From the text of Peabody's open stories. Each word counts once per story, and nothing a child wrote is included.