How long does it take to send Water in Morse code?

At 20 words per minute, Water takes about 2.2 seconds to send. That counts its 5 dots and 5 dashes plus the silences between them, timed by the PARIS standard, in which one unit, the length of a dot, is 60 milliseconds at that speed.

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Water in Morse code

Water in Morse code is ·−− ·− − · ·−·. It is 5 characters made of 5 dots and 5 dashes, and takes about 2.2 seconds to send at 20 words per minute.

Everyday

Message: WATER
In Morse code: .-- .- - . .-.
Characters: 5
Dots: 5
Dashes: 5
At 20 WPM: 2.2s

Water · Everyday

dot dash dash break dot dash break dash break dot break dot dash dot

~2.2s

Speed20 WPM

Why Water is worth knowing

A survival word and a good drill. Every letter in WATER sits in the top three layers of the Morse tree, so it is the longest genuinely useful word a learner can send after four days of the seven-day plan — and the first one that feels like a real message rather than an exercise.

Water letter by letter

Each key is one character, sent with a short silence between them. Open any key to hear it on its own.

You can send Water yourself by day 3 of the seven-day plan: that is when the last of its letters is taught.

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Common questions

What is Water in Morse code?: Water in Morse code is ".-- .- - . .-.". A survival word and a good drill. Every letter in WATER sits in the top three layers of the Morse tree, so it is the longest genuinely useful word a learner can send after four days of the seven-day plan — and the first one that feels like a real message rather than an exercise.
How long does it take to send Water in Morse code?: At 20 words per minute, Water takes about 2.2 seconds to send. That counts its 5 dots and 5 dashes plus the silences between them, timed by the PARIS standard, in which one unit, the length of a dot, is 60 milliseconds at that speed.