UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                             CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                          TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):       May 9, 2007


                          WATSON WYATT WORLDWIDE, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


                                    Delaware
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


      001-16159                                          52-2211537
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(Commission File Number)                       (IRS Employer Identification No.)


    901 N. Glebe Road, Arlington, VA                    22203
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)              (Zip Code)


                                  703-258-8000
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


                                       n/a
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

In a press release on May 9, 2007, Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc. (the "Company")
announced and commented on its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal
2007 and updated its financial outlook for fiscal 2007. A copy of the Company's
press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference
herein.


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.


        (c)     Exhibits. The following exhibit is furnished with this report:


Exhibit No.     Description
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   99.1         Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc.'s earnings release for the third
                quarter fiscal 2007.



Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc.

(Registrant)

Date: May 9, 2007                     BY: /s/  John J. Haley
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                                      John J. Haley
                                      President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: May 9, 2007                     BY: /s/  Carl D. Mautz
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                                      Carl D. Mautz
                                      Vice President and Chief Financial Officer