Initial W Words for Speech Therapy
213 initial w words, verified against the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. 143 contain the target sound without competing sounds.
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Articulation practice
Target /w/ · Initial
/w/
01wage
02wait
03wake
04wales
05walk
06walked
07walks
08wall
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/w/: 213 words · competing-free 143Generate a custom worksheet for this sound
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1-syllable
- wage
- wait
- wake
- wales
- walk
- walked
- walks
- wall
- walls
- wan
- want
- wants
- war
- ward
- ware
- warm
- warned
- wars
- was
- wash
- waste
- watch
- watched
- watt
- watts
- wave
- waves
- wax
- way
- ways
- weak
- wealth
- wear
- web
- wed
- weed
- week
- weeks
- weight
- weights
- weird
- well
- wells
- welsh
- went
- were
- west
- wet
- whale
- what
- whats
- wheat
- wheel
- wheels
- when
- where
- which
- while
- whilst
- white
- why
- wide
- width
- wife
- wild
- will
- win
- wind
- winds
- wine
- wines
- wing
- wings
- wins
- wise
- wish
- wit
- witch
- with
- wives
- wolf
- won
- wood
- woods
- wool
- word
- words
- work
- worked
- works
- world
- worlds
- worm
- worn
- worse
- worst
- worth
- would
- wound
- wow
2-syllable
- wages
- wagon
- waiting
- waiver
- walker
- walking
- wallet
- walnut
- wanna
- wanted
- wanting
- warcraft
- warehouse
- warming
- warner
- warning
- warnings
- warrant
- warren
- washer
- washing
- watches
- watching
- water
- waters
- weapon
- weapons
- wearing
- weather
- webpage
- website
- websites
- webster
- wedding
- weddings
- weekend
- weekends
- weekly
- weighted
- welcome
- welding
- welfare
- wellness
- western
- whereas
- whether
- wicked
- widely
- wider
- widespread
- wiki
- wildlife
- william
- williams
- willing
- willow
- window
- windows
- winner
- winners
- winning
- winter
- wire
- wired
- wireless
- wires
- wiring
- wisdom
- wishes
- wishing
- within
- without
- witness
- wizard
- woman
- women
- wonder
- wooden
- worcester
- worker
- workers
- workflow
- workforce
- working
- workout
- workplace
- workshop
- workshops
- worldwide
- worried
- worry
- worship
- worthy
3-syllable
- wallpaper
- wallpapers
- warranties
- warranty
- warrior
- warriors
- waterproof
- watershed
- webmaster
- webmasters
- wellington
- whatever
- whenever
- wherever
- wilderness
- withdrawal
- witnesses
- wonderful
- wondering
- workstation
Words without competing sounds
- wage
- wait
- wake
- walk
- walked
- walks
- wan
- want
- wants
- was
- wash
- waste
- watch
- watched
- watt
- watts
- wave
- waves
- wax
- way
- ways
- weak
- web
- wed
- weed
- week
- weeks
- weight
- weights
- went
- were
- west
- wet
- what
- whats
- wheat
- when
- which
- white
- why
- wide
- width
- wife
- win
- wind
- winds
- wine
- wines
- wing
- wings
- wins
- wise
- wish
- wit
- witch
- with
- wives
- won
- wood
- woods
- word
- words
- work
- worked
- works
- worm
- worse
- worst
- worth
- would
- wound
- wow
- wages
- wagon
- waiting
- waiver
- walker
- walking
- wanna
- wanted
- wanting
- washer
- washing
- watches
- watching
- water
- waters
- weapon
- weapons
- weather
- webpage
- website
- websites
- webster
- wedding
- weddings
- weekend
- weekends
- weighted
- western
- whether
- wicked
- wider
- wiki
- window
- windows
- winner
- winners
- winning
- winter
- wire
- wired
- wires
- wisdom
- wishes
- wishing
- within
- without
- witness
- wizard
- woman
- women
- wonder
- wooden
- worcester
- worker
- workers
- working
- workout
- workshop
- workshops
- worried
- worry
- worship
- worthy
- watershed
- webmaster
- webmasters
- whatever
- whenever
- witnesses
- wondering
- workstation
Frequently asked questions
- How many words have /w/ in the initial position?
- Our dictionary lists 213 initial /w/ words suitable for speech therapy practice.
- What are some example initial /w/ words?
- Examples include wage, wait, wake, wales, walk, walked, walks, wall.
- What does "initial /w/" mean?
- It means the /w/ sound falls in the initial position of the word.
- Which initial /w/ words have no competing sounds?
- 143 of them contain /w/ without the sounds children commonly substitute for it.