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The Sixty W's of Journalism

List all the question words in the English language. Sorted alphabetically.
According to the Collins English Dictionary, not counting alternate spellings.
Try adding "-so", "-ever", and/or prepositions to base words; also, try replacing "Th-" or "H-" in demonstratives with "Wh-". For example, "Howso", "Whereagainst", and "Wheretofore" are good guesses (although they are not in this dictionary).
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Last updated: May 11, 2013
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First submittedJanuary 15, 2013
Times taken16,130
Average score30.0%
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Word
thing questioned
How
manner
Howbeit
manner
(dismissive emphatic)
However
manner (emphatic)
Howsoever
manner
(formal emphatic)
What
thing
Whatever
thing (emphatic)
Whatso
thing
(shortened emphatic)
Whatsoever
thing (formal emphatic)
When
time
Whenas
time considered
Whence
origin
Whenceforth
originating time
Whencever
origin (emphatic)
Whencesoever
origin (formal emphatic)
Whenever
time (emphatic)
Whensoever
time (formal emphatic)
Where
place
Whereabouts
place approximated
Whereafter
thing followed
Whereas
thing considered
Whereat
thing occasioning
Whereby
thing used as manner
Wherefore
thing explaining
Wherefrom
thing departed
Wherein
thing containing
Whereinsoever
thing containing
(emphatic)
Whereinto
thing entered
Whereof
thing referenced
Whereon
thing supporting
Whereout
thing exited
Word
thing questioned
Whereso
place
(shortened emphatic)
Wheresoever
place
(formal emphatic)
Wherethrough
thing traversed
Whereto
thing approached
Whereunder
thing covering
Whereuntil
thing ending
Whereunto
thing affected
Whereupon
thing preceeding
Wherever
place (emphatic)
Wherewith
thing used as means
Whether
proposition
Which
option
Whichever
option (emphatic)
Whichsoever
option (formal emphatic)
Whither
destination
Whithersoever
destination (emphatic)
Whitherward
destination faced
Who
person
Whoever
person (emphatic)
Whom
recipient
Whomever
recipient (emphatic)
Whomso
recipient
(shortened emphatic)
Whomsoever
recipient
(formal emphatic)
Whose
owner
Whosesoever
owner (formal emphatic)
Whosever
owner (emphatic)
Whoso
person
(shortened emphatic)
Whosoever
person
(formal emphatic)
Why
reason
Whyever
reason (emphatic)
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Level 82
Apr 4, 2013
interesting quiz, but some really dumb/useless/archaic words here...
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Level 82
Apr 4, 2013
scored in the 99th percentile, though.
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Level 84
Jul 6, 2017
This actually made me LOL.
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Level 73
Jun 8, 2018
Whosesoever score was above 99% noted it whensoever it was achieved. Whereas, whosever score was merely 98.8% whereupon occasioning upon this quiz, notes it hereby.
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Level 50
Mar 11, 2019
So How and However start with W now?
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Level 92
May 7, 2013
Got tripped up on the whosoever/whosesoever, but your descriptions set me right. Nice one.
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Level 77
May 8, 2013
I did quite well in this, but I have to admit that my first attempt for 'thing (shortened emphatic)' was 'Whatevs'.
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Level 77
May 9, 2013
LMAO Mine too
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Level 71
May 10, 2013
I tried that on several.

There are still two words that no one has gotten. :/

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Level 88
Sep 24, 2018
I hope you rolled your eyes too when you typed it.
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Level 69
May 8, 2013
I have no clue what you're looking for here.
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Level 21
May 8, 2013
I kinda feel like an idiot now...
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Level 84
Jul 6, 2017
Take heart. At least you didn't feel like an idiot prior to taking this quiz. Like me. :-P
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Level 77
May 8, 2013
The epitome of useless information!
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Level 65
Jan 1, 2017
The definition of trivia: "details, considerations, or pieces of information of little importance or value."
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Level 37
May 10, 2013
Whitherward?

Has anyone ever actually heard that used in a sentence?

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Level 45
May 12, 2013
At least as often as I've heard "whenceforth" or "howbeit".
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Level 48
Apr 21, 2014
Oh, come on. Don't you like words??
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Level 51
Aug 30, 2017
Whitherward are you looking for an answer?
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Level 66
Nov 14, 2018
It's how you ask for Squidward's destination.
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Level 45
Mar 1, 2014
This makes no sense.
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Level 59
Jul 15, 2014
One of the best! Difficult and interesting!
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Level 75
Nov 7, 2014
Well, I got 42 correct (98th percentile), but I still feel like an idiot for missing which.
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Level 75
Nov 20, 2014
Loved this one. Thanks!
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Level 68
Dec 24, 2014
Got 43... missed 'which', which was kind of easy.
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Level 65
Jan 2, 2015
How doesn't even start with W!!!
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Level 55
Apr 23, 2015
English is just the worst language.
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Level 88
Sep 24, 2018
Try Latin, German, Chinese, Navajo, Estonian.
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Level 55
Sep 21, 2021
Which Chinese?
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Level 65
Oct 30, 2015
Arg, just realised it didn't say "empathetic" it said "emphatic"! :D
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Level 40
Aug 1, 2016
got 39 which i'm pretty pleased with -but missed 'whether'! i feel so dumb, all the other ones i missed were the more archaic ones for sure. but thats. SO OBVIOUS!
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Level 49
Nov 6, 2016
Very good, and difficult! Also surprised I did better than average especially as I usually get just under average.
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Level 51
Mar 28, 2017
Whereinsoever?! My goodness, English is messed up.
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Level 84
Jul 6, 2017
You forgot werewolf.

"Werewolf?"

"There wolf. There castle."

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Level 65
Aug 11, 2017
Where is "whomst'd've" on this quiz?
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Level 67
Apr 9, 2020
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Level 52
Jun 18, 2018
Whatever and however did I miss however and whatever?
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Level 88
Sep 24, 2018
WTF makes 61.
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Level 50
Mar 12, 2019
Whatever indeed
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Level 37
Jun 30, 2019
Sorry,my knowledge is limited to: Who, what. where. when, why.
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Level 66
Oct 8, 2019
Woohoo ! got 39/60 (and 5 stars. you usually dont get 5 stars by beating 65% 80-85% hardly ever gives me more than 4 stars)> I missed the obvious which though.. (and whichever, but that is less obvious). Like the description says, try a lot of prepositions, it goes a long way.
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Level 69
Dec 11, 2020
No reason whatsoever to use many of these words.

Interesting which words have fallen out of use. 'whatso' - archaic; 'whatsoever' - which sounds far more ridiculous when you think about it - still in use.

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Level 46
Dec 29, 2020
I'm just happy I got whithersoever lol. 95th percentile (only 40/60 though, those where ones were confusing)
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Level 48
Nov 27, 2022
Please accept Whatchamacallit.
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Level 58
Feb 27, 2024
Thanks, I'll start using this quiz to torture fellow English learners.