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We believe in transparency — from where our water comes from to how it gets to you. Here's everything you need to know about Wooder.
What does “wooder” mean?
Wooder (pronounced WUH-der) is how Philadelphia says water. It's the single most recognizable word in the Philadelphia accent — order a wooder ice in South Philly and nobody blinks. Spelled “wudder” or “warder” in different corners of the city, it means the same thing every time.
So when we put a Philadelphia spring water in a can, the name wrote itself. Wooder Water is naturally sourced American spring water spring water, born in Philadelphia and canned in recyclable aluminum. Nothing added, nothing taken away. It's what we call it.
- Pronunciation
- WUH-der (/ˈwʊdər/) — the short “oo” of “book,” never the “ah” of “wah-ter.”
- Where you hear it
- Philadelphia and the surrounding Delaware Valley — South Philly, Northeast Philly, the Jersey shore towns, and Delco.
- Why it happens
- In the Philadelphia accent the vowel before an /r/ shifts and the middle “t” softens to a “d,” so water lands as wooder.
- Also spelled
- “wudder” and “warder” — same word, same neighborhood, same meaning.
How Wooder Water is sourced and packaged
Our water comes from a natural aquifer more than 3,000 feet underground, naturally pressurized at over 1,200 psi and encased in ancient rock. It's canned at the source in the USA in 16 fl oz (473 ml) recyclable aluminum — never purified, never rebuilt. Read how Wooder got its name in Philadelphia, shop 16oz cans of Wooder Water, or find Wooder near you.
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