Most common verbs starting with W

The most frequently used verbs starting with the letter W in English are listed on this page. The top 10 and top 100 W verb lists are arranged below both from most to least common and also alphabetically.

Top 10 by frequency

1. was
2. were
3. would
4. will
5. went
6. want
7. work
8. wanted
9. working
10. written

Top 10 in alphabetical order

1. want
2. wanted
3. was
4. went
5. were
6. will
7. work
8. working
9. would
10. written

Top 100 by frequency

1. was
2. were
3. would
4. will
5. went
6. want
7. work
8. wanted
9. working
10. written
11. wrote
12. write
13. worked
14. wish
15. walked
16. writing
17. waiting
18. wait
19. watched
20. walk
21. wants
22. walking
23. watching
24. won
25. wished
26. watch
27. waited
28. win
29. writes
30. wore
31. wonder
32. wondered
33. works
34. wearing
35. whispered
36. wear
37. wounded
38. worry
39. wanting
40. worn
41. wondering
42. wrapped
43. warned
44. worried
45. witnessed
46. washed
47. waved
48. wishes
49. wake
50. wandering
51. withdraw
52. winning
53. wasted
54. welcomed
55. wound
56. wash
57. woke
58. wandered
59. withdrawn
60. wishing
61. weighed
62. winding
63. withdrew
64. waste
65. washing
66. wiped
67. warn
68. wrought
69. witness
70. waving
71. weigh
72. walks
73. wept
74. weeping
75. whence
76. worship
77. wander
78. weighing
79. waking
80. wears
81. weakened
82. warning
83. welcome
84. weep
85. warrant
86. wilt
87. with
88. wipe
89. woven
90. whipped
91. worshipped
92. wont
93. worrying
94. withstand
95. wasting
96. w
97. whispering
98. warmed
99. widened
100. weaken

Top 100 in alphabetical order

1. w
2. wait
3. waited
4. waiting
5. wake
6. waking
7. walk
8. walked
9. walking
10. walks
11. wander
12. wandered
13. wandering
14. want
15. wanted
16. wanting
17. wants
18. warmed
19. warn
20. warned
21. warning
22. warrant
23. was
24. wash
25. washed
26. washing
27. waste
28. wasted
29. wasting
30. watch
31. watched
32. watching
33. waved
34. waving
35. weaken
36. weakened
37. wear
38. wearing
39. wears
40. weep
41. weeping
42. weigh
43. weighed
44. weighing
45. welcome
46. welcomed
47. went
48. wept
49. were
50. whence
51. whipped
52. whispered
53. whispering
54. widened
55. will
56. wilt
57. win
58. winding
59. winning
60. wipe
61. wiped
62. wish
63. wished
64. wishes
65. wishing
66. with
67. withdraw
68. withdrawn
69. withdrew
70. withstand
71. witness
72. witnessed
73. woke
74. won
75. wonder
76. wondered
77. wondering
78. wont
79. wore
80. work
81. worked
82. working
83. works
84. worn
85. worried
86. worry
87. worrying
88. worship
89. worshipped
90. would
91. wound
92. wounded
93. woven
94. wrapped
95. write
96. writes
97. writing
98. written
99. wrote
100. wrought