Crossword Clues Starting with W

162 crossword clues, each with the answer plus links to play the puzzles they appear in.

What you buy to enter a movie theater

TICKET (6)

Written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure.

PROSE (5)

Written or spoken language in its ordinary form

PROSE (5)

When a Cinderella team shockingly knocks out a heavy favorite.

UPSET (5)

Written words that appear on a screen or page

TEXT (4)

Word used between two numbers being multiplied, like three ___ four

TIMES (5)

White flower with a yellow center

DAISY (5)

Wailing female spirit from Irish mythology known to foretell doom.

BANSHEE (7)

What happens when a team wins four straight games to advance.

SWEEP (5)

Word meaning without harm, formed by adding less to harm

HARMLESS (8)

What the real world expects you to start on Monday

CAREER (6)

What she says it is not in a song about a messy breakup

FAULT (5)

What a plant makes using sunlight and water

FOOD (4)

What a contestant says before picking a partner

SPEECH (6)

What she does to an ex on social media to stop the spiral

BLOCK (5)

Wailing female spirit warning of impending doom

BANSHEE (7)

Watt's power, a vital part of history's engine.

STEAM (5)

Water falling in drops from the clouds

RAIN (4)

Where you might put your car, or a protected area.

PARK (4)

Where reserves sit during a game

BENCH (5)

What a table tennis player holds

PADDLE (6)

Words that end with the same sound, like cat and hat

RHYME (5)

What turns around in a grand scheme?

WHEEL (5)

Word for the numerator and denominator considered as a pair

TERMS (5)

Wes, known for his unique visual symmetry

ANDERSON (8)

Wes, known for quirky, symmetrical films

ANDERSON (8)

Washington's role in the national celebration

CAPITAL (7)

Writer of books and novels

AUTHOR (6)

What Miss Rhode Island thought the interview question was about

WEATHER (7)

Word meaning without hope, formed by adding a suffix to hope

HOPELESS (8)

Word used to say how many go in every group, as in five ___

EACH (4)

Word meaning the state of being kind, formed by adding ness

KINDNESS (8)

Worm-like young stage of an insect after it hatches

LARVA (5)

When a car rotates uncontrollably on track

SPIN (4)

Word placed in front of a noun, like dog or cat

THE (3)

Word meaning not the same as something else

DIFFERENT (9)

What a proper noun gives to a specific person or place

NAME (4)

Word describing the one you like best out of a group

FAVORITE (8)

Where pitchers warm up before entering the game

BULLPEN (7)

Where elusive species like the lanternshark reside

DEEP (4)

Worker who answers emergency calls and sends help to the scene

DISPATCHER (10)

Weight of the outerwear needed on April 25th

LIGHT (5)

Worker trained to install and repair electrical wiring

ELECTRICIAN (11)

Winter sport involving stones and brooms on ice

CURLING (7)

What she does to her better half in a song of longing

WISH (4)

Way a mineral breaks when it does not split evenly

FRACTURE (8)

What the winning team cuts down after the championship.

NETS (4)

What a verb usually shows a person or thing doing

ACTION (6)

Written works that critics read and evaluate

BOOKS (5)

What a marine hunter does to test if an object is edible

BITE (4)

Weapon with a long shaft and a sharp pointed tip

SPEAR (5)

Word meaning the opposite of like, formed by adding dis

DISLIKE (7)

Wishbone-shaped titanium safety bar protecting drivers from flying debris.

HALO (4)

What the hero seeks in his Arctic sanctuary

SOLITUDE (8)

Word meaning to spell incorrectly, formed by adding mis to spell

MISSPELL (8)

Wireless network protocol, often a target for eavesdropping

WIFI (4)

Where historians go to read between the lines

ARCHIVE (7)

Wood red, perhaps, found among California giants.

REDWOOD (7)

What she promises to be even when it hurts

HONEST (6)

Wheel with a rope or chain used to lift heavy objects

PULLEY (6)

Worker who measures land to determine its boundaries

SURVEYOR (8)

What tree pose and crow pose strongly require to avoid falling

BALANCE (7)

Word meaning most likely to happen

PROBABLY (8)

WWII US President

ROOSEVELT (9)

Williams sister making a surprise singles comeback via wildcard in 2026.

SERENA (6)

What most sharks must constantly do to keep water flowing over their respiratory organs

SWIM (4)

Web site serving as an entry point

PORTAL (6)

What Ferraris are built to do

RACE (4)

What is being photographed

SCENE (5)

Whence an old oven's scent comes.

PROVENANCE (10)

Written or spoken language in its ordinary form without poetic rhythm

PROSE (5)

Word meaning from one side to the other, as in walk ___ the door

THROUGH (7)

Winner of a contest

CHAMPION (8)

Where the kids might repeatedly ask, "Are we there yet?"

BACKSEAT (8)

What the S shield on the hero's chest translates to on his home world

HOPE (4)

Windshield-mounted tech gadget, like the 4K models trending for 2026 road trips.

DASHCAM (7)

Where you'll find baselines, sidelines, and tramlines.

COURT (5)

What travels from stars to reach our eyes

LIGHT (5)

What oxyphenbutazone can maximize if played perfectly

SCORE (5)

Word for fractions that represent the same value

EQUIVALENT (10)

What a bad relationship eventually becomes

LESSON (6)

Warm region of Earth located near the equator

TROPICS (7)

Word relating to heat or temperature

THERMAL (7)

Watertight chamber for underwater work

CAISSON (7)

Waves breaking on the shore

SURF (4)

What drinkers try to do to the 'G' in a viral 2026 stout-chugging challenge

SPLIT (5)

What you cannot do when you are overthinking at night

SLEEP (5)

Wakandan king who meets a rock-skinned hero

MBAKU (5)

Wealthy, penny-pinching uncle who loves diving into coins.

SCROOGE (7)

Wild cat with tufted ears and a short bobbed tail

LYNX (4)

Website traffic redirection to a fake site

PHARMING (8)

Working-class Lanford patriarch portrayed by John Goodman.

CONNER (6)

Where substitutes wait

BENCH (5)

Where actors perform

STAGE (5)

What it feels like to open up to someone new

RISK (4)

Where you might aim for a bank shot.

BACKBOARD (9)

What powers the engine

FUEL (4)

What Rocky is to Ryland, and vice versa.

ALIEN (5)

What a comma tells the reader to briefly do

PAUSE (5)

Wheel edges, part of a car that goes around the edges.

RIMS (4)

What happens after three swings and misses

STRIKEOUT (9)

Wireless network connection, informally

WIFI (4)

Where the smallest fiber speaks volumes in court

FORENSICS (9)

Wide-brimmed accessory that is practically mandatory for attendees.

HAT (3)

What a machine does when it improves from experience

LEARN (5)

What you do when you work hard, or a close-fitting garment.

SWEAT (5)

Wand-waving advisor who uses magic to assist the reptilian king.

KAMEK (5)

Watt improved the steam version of this power source

ENGINE (6)

Wielder of Mjolnir

THOR (4)

What the company strives to do with technology

INNOVATE (8)

Well-known public figure, often in entertainment.

CELEBRITY (9)

Wheel used to direct the car

STEERING (8)

Wireless internet connection for calls

WIFI (4)

Wimbledon is the third Grand ___ of the calendar year.

SLAM (4)

Word meaning to do again, formed by adding re to a word

REDO (4)

Wherethesubstitutesanxiouslywaittobecalledintothegame.

BENCH (5)

Word describing the chaotic nature of March college sports.

MADNESS (7)

Wall socket that supplies electricity to plugged-in devices

OUTLET (6)

Where the game is played

COURT (5)

Word meaning even though, used to introduce a contrast

ALTHOUGH (8)

What connects an old phone to the wall

CORD (4)

Word meaning a sufficient amount, as in I have ___ pencils

ENOUGH (6)

Writing a number out in letters instead of digits, as in ___ form

WORD (4)

Written words in a review or message

TEXT (4)

Whistle-worthy infraction on the pitch

FOUL (4)

Warm, syrupy fruit mixture spooned over morning sweets.

COMPOTE (7)

Wallflower of the art world? No, it is quite prominent!

MURAL (5)

What tourists hope is at its absolute "peak"

BLOOM (5)

Wednesday marking the official commencement of the fasting season

ASH (3)

Word meaning to turn back, formed by adding re to turn

RETURN (6)

Word following magna or summa

LAUDE (5)

Word describing something very pleasing to look at

BEAUTIFUL (9)

What she lives for, according to her 2013 lead single

APPLAUSE (8)

Words that have the same ending sound

RHYME (5)

What you hear in a movie

SOUND (5)

Wild infield concert area during the race.

SNAKEPIT (8)

Woman whose abduction started the Trojan War

HELEN (5)

What you turn eagerly to see what happens next

PAGE (4)

What you do when the phone rings

ANSWER (6)

Word meaning to view before, formed by adding pre to a word

PREVIEW (7)

Western Canadian host city utilizing BC Place

VANCOUVER (9)

Where the top three finishers stand to receive their honors

PODIUM (6)

What people do with their mouths for a portrait

SMILE (5)

Waxy leaf coating that helps prevent water loss

CUTICLE (7)

What the children gather to prove Olaf villainy

EVIDENCE (8)

Where the players stand before the snap

LINE (4)

Whistle-worthy infraction that might lead to free throws.

FOUL (4)

What users download in the fall to get the new features.

UPDATE (6)

Winning a best-of-seven series 4-0, a dominant feat achieved by New York in the '26 semis.

SWEEP (5)

Writer/artist Don known for detailed Duck lore.

ROSA (4)

What you do with a car

DRIVE (5)

Where the crucial second-unit rotation players reside

BENCH (5)

Winning four games to none, sending the opponent packing early

SWEEP (5)

What the speller steps up to and speaks into.

MICROPHONE (10)

Writing for the stage or screen.

SCRIPT (6)

What it feels like when a close person leaves

BETRAY (6)

What fans call getting first-round talent in the fourth round.

STEAL (5)

Writing tool, or 'pen' and 'cil' for drawing.

PENCIL (6)

Wide attacking player tasked with delivering dangerous crosses into the box.

WINGER (6)

What you might get in the third... or after four years

DEGREE (6)

Wise master whose mysterious species is shared by Din Djarin's apprentice.

YODA (4)

Willy Loman's profession in an Arthur Miller classic revived in 2026.

SALESMAN (8)

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