There are 17 8-letter words that start with 'wate'.
| waterage | waterbed | waterbus | waterdog |
| waterers | waterhen | waterier | waterily |
| watering | waterish | waterjet | waterlog |
| waterloo | waterman | watermen | waterski |
| waterway | |||
Note: These 17 8-letter words that start with 'wate' are found from the USA & Canada version of the tournament Scrabble word list.