The invention provides a method for preparing water glass by utilizing purified iron tailings, and belongs to the technical field of water glass, aiming at solving the problems of serious resource waste and environmental pollution caused by discharge of a large amount of iron tailings. According to the technical scheme of the method for preparing the water glass by utilizing the purified iron tailings, firstly, silicon-rich raw materials are separated from the iron tailings, then the silicon-rich raw materials are subjected to acid leaching, acid-soluble impurities in the silicon-rich raw materials are removed, then washing and drying are conducted, quartz sand raw materials are obtained, finally, the quartz sand raw materials and an alkaline solution are added into a reaction kettle for a reaction, cooling and filtering are conducted after the reaction is completed, and concentrating is carried out on the liquid after filtration to obtain a water glass product. According to the method, a valuable component SiO<2> in the iron tailings is separated out and then reacts with the alkaline solution, and the liquid water glass with the modulus of 2.5-3.5 is prepared; and according to the method, the purified iron tailings are used for preparing the high-added-value product sodium silicate, so that harmless treatment and resource utilization of the iron tailings are achieved, and the economic and social benefits are remarkable.