Letter number 23 of the English alphabet!
👋 Meet the Letter W!
W is the twenty-third letter. It’s the only letter whose name has three syllables — “double-u”!
The letter W has two forms:
🔴 Uppercase (Capital): W — used at the start of sentences and names
🔵 Lowercase (Small): w — used in the middle and end of words
💡 Did You Know?
W is a consonant. W is called “double-u” because it was originally written as two U’s side by side: UU! It’s the widest letter in the alphabet.
🔠 Uppercase & Lowercase
Same letter, two forms — one BIG, one small!
💡 Why “Double-U”?
Long ago, people wrote W as two V’s or two U’s together — VV or UU! That’s why it’s called “double-U” even though it looks more like “double-V”!
🔊 How Does W Sound?
The letter W makes a special sound. Let’s learn it!
💡 Try This!
Round your lips like you’re going to whistle — “wuh wuh wuh”. Try Water, Wind, Whale!
📖 Words That Start with W
Here are some fun words that begin with the letter W!
🔍 Spot the Letter W!
Find all the letter W’s hiding in the grid. Tap them!
Tap every W and w you can find!
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✏️ Trace the Letter W
Use your finger or mouse to trace the letter!
Trace over the light letter below. Practice makes perfect!
🎮 Quick Quiz — Letter W
Let’s see how much you remember!
🌊 W is for ______?
W is called…
The biggest animal starts with W. It is…
What comes after V?
Which does NOT start with W?
🎉 Quiz Complete!
0/5Fun Fact About the Letter W
W is the widest letter in the alphabet and the only one with a three-syllable name (dub-ul-yoo)! The whale — the largest animal on Earth — starts with W!
🌬️ W for Wind that we can hear!
🐋 W for Whale in the sea,
⌚ W for Watch — what time could it be?