Medial W Words for Speech Therapy
189 medial w words, verified against the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. 88 contain the target sound without competing sounds.
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Articulation practice
Target /w/ · Medial
/w/
01quad
02queen
03queens
04quest
05quick
06quilt
07quit
08quite
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1-syllable
- quad
- queen
- queens
- quest
- quick
- quilt
- quit
- quite
- quiz
- quote
- quotes
- squad
- square
- suite
- suites
- swap
- sweet
- swift
- swim
- swing
- swiss
- switch
- switched
- twelve
- twice
- twin
- twins
- twist
2-syllable
- always
- aqua
- artwork
- award
- awards
- aware
- away
- bandwidth
- between
- broadway
- crossword
- cuisine
- earthquake
- elsewhere
- equal
- equipped
- firewall
- firmware
- footwear
- forward
- framework
- freeware
- frequent
- gateway
- hardware
- hardwood
- highway
- highways
- homework
- housewares
- housewives
- inquire
- jaguar
- keyword
- keywords
- language
- lightweight
- likewise
- liquid
- meanwhile
- network
- networks
- northwest
- nowhere
- password
- passwords
- penguin
- quantum
- quarter
- quarters
- quebec
- queries
- query
- question
- questions
- quickly
- quiet
- quizzes
- quoted
- railway
- request
- requests
- reward
- rewards
- sandwich
- sequence
- shareware
- software
- somewhat
- somewhere
- southwest
- spyware
- statewide
- swimming
- swingers
- switches
- switching
- toward
- towards
- twenty
- twisted
- worldwide
3-syllable
- acquire
- acquired
- actual
- adequate
- afterwards
- anyway
- anywhere
- aquatic
- awarded
- awareness
- casual
- commonwealth
- consequence
- distinguished
- enquiry
- equally
- equation
- equations
- equipment
- equity
- everywhere
- forwarding
- frequencies
- frequency
- frequently
- genuine
- graduate
- graduates
- groundwater
- headquarters
- inquiry
- languages
- microwave
- nationwide
- networking
- otherwise
- qualified
- qualify
- qualities
- quality
- quantities
- quantity
- quarterly
- questionnaire
- quotations
- requested
- requesting
- require
- required
- requirement
- requirements
- requires
- sequences
- subsequent
- underwear
- usual
- visual
4-syllable
- acquisition
- acquisitions
- aquarium
- consequences
- consequently
- equality
- equivalent
- inquiries
- marijuana
- prerequisite
- qualifying
- quantitative
- requiring
- subsequently
- usually
5-syllable
- equilibrium
- eventually
- individual
- individuals
- qualification
- qualifications
- undergraduate
Words without competing sounds
- quad
- queen
- queens
- quest
- quick
- quit
- quite
- quiz
- quote
- quotes
- squad
- suite
- suites
- swap
- sweet
- swift
- swim
- swing
- swiss
- switch
- switched
- twice
- twin
- twins
- twist
- aqua
- away
- bandwidth
- between
- cuisine
- earthquake
- equipped
- gateway
- highway
- highways
- homework
- housewives
- keyword
- keywords
- network
- networks
- password
- passwords
- penguin
- quantum
- quebec
- question
- questions
- quiet
- quizzes
- quoted
- sandwich
- sequence
- somewhat
- southwest
- statewide
- swimming
- swingers
- switches
- switching
- twenty
- twisted
- acquire
- acquired
- adequate
- afterwards
- anyway
- aquatic
- consequence
- distinguished
- equation
- equations
- equipment
- equity
- genuine
- nationwide
- networking
- otherwise
- quantities
- quantity
- quotations
- sequences
- subsequent
- acquisition
- acquisitions
- consequences
- inquiries
- quantitative
Frequently asked questions
- How many words have /w/ in the medial position?
- Our dictionary lists 189 medial /w/ words suitable for speech therapy practice.
- What are some example medial /w/ words?
- Examples include quad, queen, queens, quest, quick, quilt, quit, quite.
- What does "medial /w/" mean?
- It means the /w/ sound falls in the medial position of the word.
- Which medial /w/ words have no competing sounds?
- 88 of them contain /w/ without the sounds children commonly substitute for it.