5 Letter Words With W

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Common 5-Letter Words With W (91)

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Everyday English words frequently encountered in Wordle answers, casual games, and crosswords:

allow 8

arrow 8

award 9

aware 8

awful 11

below 10

brown 10

crowd 11

crown 10

drawn 9

draws 9

fewer 11

flows 11

grown 9

grows 9

jewel 15

known 12

knows 12

lewis 8

lower 8

newer 8

newly 11

owned 9

owner 8

power 10

renew 8

screw 10

shown 11

shows 11

sweet 8

swift 11

swing 9

swiss 8

sword 9

throw 11

tower 8

towns 8

twice 10

twins 8

twist 8

wages 9

wagon 9

wales 8

walks 12

walls 8

wants 8

waste 8

watch 13

water 8

watts 8

waves 11

weeks 12

weird 9

wells 8

welsh 11

whale 11

whats 11

wheat 11

wheel 11

where 11

which 16

while 11

white 11

whole 11

whose 11

wider 9

width 12

winds 9

wines 8

wings 9

wired 9

wires 8

witch 13

wives 11

woman 10

women 10

woods 9

words 9

works 12

world 9

worry 11

worse 8

worst 8

worth 11

would 9

wound 9

wrist 8

write 8

wrong 9

wrote 8

All 5-Letter Words With W (675)

Benchmark Lexicon

Complete word list containing W in any position:

adown 9

aglow 9

allow 8

alway 11

arrow 8

askew 12

avows 11

await 8

awake 12

award 9

aware 8

awash 11

awful 11

awing 9

awned 9

awoke 12

awols 8

bawds 11

bawdy 14

bawls 10

bawty 13

bedew 11

below 10

bewig 11

blawn 10

blaws 10

blown 10

blows 10

blowy 13

bowed 11

bowel 10

bower 10

bowls 10

bowse 10

brawl 10

brawn 10

braws 10

brews 10

brown 10

brows 10

bwana 10

bylaw 13

byway 16

cahow 13

cawed 11

chaws 13

chews 13

chewy 16

chows 13

claws 10

clews 10

clown 10

cowed 11

cower 10

cowls 10

cowry 13

crawl 10

craws 10

crews 10

crowd 11

crown 10

crows 10

crwth 13

dawed 10

dawen 9

dawks 13

dawns 9

dawts 9

dewan 9

dewar 9

dewax 16

dewed 10

dhows 12

diwan 9

dowdy 13

dowed 10

dowel 9

dower 9

dowie 9

downs 9

downy 12

dowry 12

dowse 9

drawl 9

drawn 9

draws 9

drown 9

dwarf 12

dweeb 11

dwell 9

dwelt 9

dwine 9

elbow 10

embow 12

endow 9

enows 8

etwee 8

ewers 8

fatwa 11

fawns 11

fawny 14

fewer 11

flaws 11

flawy 14

flews 11

flown 11

flows 11

fowls 11

frown 11

frows 11

gawks 13

gawky 16

gawps 11

gawsy 12

glows 9

gnawn 9

gnaws 9

gowan 9

gowds 10

gowks 13

gowns 9

growl 9

grown 9

grows 9

hawed 12

hawks 15

hawse 11

hewed 12

hewer 11

howdy 15

howes 11

howff 17

howfs 14

howks 15

howls 11

indow 9

jawan 15

jawed 16

jewed 16

jewel 15

jowar 15

jowed 16

jowls 15

jowly 18

kiwis 12

known 12

knows 12

kotow 12

lawed 9

lawns 8

lawny 11

lewis 8

lowed 9

lower 8

lowes 8

lowly 11

lowse 8

lweis 8

macaw 12

mawed 11

meows 10

mewed 11

mewls 10

miaow 10

mowed 11

mower 10

nawab 10

newel 8

newer 8

newie 8

newly 11

newsy 11

newts 8

ngwee 9

nohow 11

noway 11

nowts 8

owing 9

owlet 8

owned 9

owner 8

owsen 8

oxbow 17

papaw 12

pawed 11

pawer 10

pawky 17

pawls 10

pawns 10

pewee 10

pewit 10

pilaw 10

plews 10

plows 10

power 10

prawn 10

prowl 10

prows 10

pshaw 13

rawer 8

rawin 8

rawly 11

renew 8

resaw 8

resew 8

resow 8

rewan 8

rewax 15

rewed 9

rewet 8

rewin 8

rewon 8

rowan 8

rowdy 12

rowed 9

rowel 8

rowen 8

rower 8

rowth 11

sawed 9

sawer 8

schwa 13

scowl 10

scows 10

screw 10

serow 8

sewan 8

sewar 8

sewed 9

sewer 8

shawl 11

shawm 13

shawn 11

shaws 11

shewn 11

shews 11

shown 11

shows 11

showy 14

shrew 11

sinew 8

skews 12

slaws 8

slews 8

slows 8

smews 10

snaws 8

snows 8

snowy 11

sowar 8

sowed 9

sower 8

spawn 10

spews 10

squaw 17

stews 8

stowp 10

stows 8

straw 8

strew 8

strow 8

swabs 10

swage 9

swags 9

swail 8

swain 8

swale 8

swami 10

swamp 12

swamy 13

swang 9

swank 12

swans 8

swaps 10

sward 9

sware 8

swarf 11

swarm 10

swart 8

swash 11

swath 11

swats 8

sways 11

swear 8

sweat 8

swede 9

sweep 10

sweer 8

sweet 8

swell 8

swept 10

swift 11

swigs 9

swill 8

swims 10

swine 8

swing 9

swink 12

swipe 10

swirl 8

swish 11

swiss 8

swith 11

swive 11

swobs 10

swoon 8

swoop 10

swops 10

sword 9

swore 8

sworn 8

swots 8

swoun 8

swung 9

tawed 9

tawer 8

tawie 8

tawny 11

tawse 8

tewed 9

thaws 11

thews 11

thewy 14

thraw 11

threw 11

throw 11

towed 9

towel 8

tower 8

towie 8

towns 8

towny 11

trawl 8

trews 8

trows 8

twaes 8

twain 8

twang 9

twats 8

tweak 12

tweed 9

tween 8

tweet 8

twerp 10

twice 10

twier 8

twigs 9

twill 8

twine 8

twins 8

twiny 11

twirl 8

twirp 10

twist 8

twits 8

twixt 15

twyer 11

unmew 10

unsew 8

unwed 9

unwit 8

unwon 8

upbow 12

viewy 14

vowed 12

vowel 11

vower 11

vrouw 11

vrows 11

wacke 14

wacko 14

wacks 14

wacky 17

waddy 13

waded 10

wader 9

wades 9

wadis 9

wafer 11

waffs 14

wafts 11

waged 10

wager 9

wages 9

wagon 9

wahoo 11

waifs 11

wails 8

wains 8

wairs 8

waist 8

waits 8

waive 11

waked 13

waken 12

waker 12

wakes 12

waled 9

waler 8

wales 8

walks 12

walla 8

walls 8

wally 11

waltz 17

wames 10

wamus 10

wands 9

waned 9

wanes 8

waney 11

wanly 11

wants 8

wards 9

wared 9

wares 8

warks 12

warms 10

warns 8

warps 10

warts 8

warty 11

washy 14

wasps 10

waspy 13

waste 8

wasts 8

watap 10

watch 13

water 8

watts 8

waugh 12

wauks 12

wauls 8

waved 12

waver 11

waves 11

wavey 14

wawls 11

waxed 16

waxen 15

waxer 15

waxes 15

weald 9

weals 8

weans 8

wears 8

weary 11

weave 11

webby 15

weber 10

wecht 13

wedel 9

wedge 10

wedgy 13

weeds 9

weedy 12

weeks 12

weens 8

weeny 11

weeps 10

weepy 13

weest 8

weets 8

wefts 11

weigh 12

weird 9

weirs 8

wekas 12

welch 13

welds 9

wells 8

welly 11

welsh 11

welts 8

wench 13

wends 9

wenny 11

wests 8

wetly 11

whack 17

whale 11

whamo 13

whams 13

whang 12

whaps 13

wharf 14

whats 11

whaup 13

wheal 11

wheat 11

wheel 11

wheen 11

wheep 13

whelk 15

whelm 13

whelp 13

whens 11

where 11

whets 11

whews 14

wheys 14

which 16

whids 12

whiff 17

whigs 12

while 11

whims 13

whine 11

whins 11

whiny 14

whips 13

whipt 13

whirl 11

whirr 11

whirs 11

whish 14

whisk 15

whist 11

white 11

whits 11

whity 14

whizz 29

whole 11

whomp 15

whoof 14

whoop 13

whops 13

whore 11

whorl 11

whort 11

whose 11

whoso 11

whump 15

wicks 14

widdy 13

widen 9

wider 9

wides 9

widow 12

width 12

wield 9

wifed 12

wifes 11

wifty 14

wigan 9

wiggy 13

wight 12

wilco 10

wilds 9

wiled 9

wiles 8

wills 8

willy 11

wilts 8

wimps 12

wimpy 15

wince 10

winch 13

winds 9

windy 12

wined 9

wines 8

winey 11

wings 9

wingy 12

winks 12

winos 8

winze 17

wiped 11

wiper 10

wipes 10

wired 9

wirer 8

wires 8

wirra 8

wised 9

wiser 8

wises 8

wisha 11

wisps 10

wispy 13

wists 8

witan 8

witch 13

wited 9

wites 8

withe 11

withy 14

witty 11

wived 12

wiver 11

wives 11

wizen 17

wizes 17

woads 9

woald 9

wodge 10

woful 11

woken 12

wolds 9

wolfs 11

woman 10

wombs 12

womby 15

women 10

wonks 12

wonky 15

wonts 8

woods 9

woody 12

wooed 9

wooer 8

woofs 11

wools 8

wooly 11

woops 10

woosh 11

woozy 20

words 9

wordy 12

works 12

world 9

worms 10

wormy 13

worry 11

worse 8

worst 8

worth 11

worts 8

would 9

wound 9

woven 11

wowed 12

wrack 14

wrang 9

wraps 10

wrapt 10

wrath 11

wreak 12

wreck 14

wrens 8

wrest 8

wrick 14

wried 9

wrier 8

wries 8

wring 9

wrist 8

write 8

writs 8

wrong 9

wrote 8

wroth 11

wrung 9

wryer 11

wryly 14

wurst 8

wussy 11

wyled 12

wyles 11

wynds 12

wynns 11

wyted 12

wytes 11

yawed 12

yawls 11

yawns 11

yawps 13

yowed 12

yowes 11

yowie 11

yowls 11

zowie 17

How to Find 5-Letter Words With W

When W is confirmed in your puzzle (such as a yellow tile in Wordle or a tile on your Scrabble rack), use these practical strategies:

Test Different Slots: Since W can be placed in positions 1 through 5, test words where W moves away from previous guess slots.
Look for Vowel Combinations: Check high-frequency diphthongs and vowel pairings to find high-probability puzzle candidates.
Check Starting & Ending Lists: Narrow your candidates by pairing this search with words starting or ending with W.

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How many 5-letter words contain the letter W?

There are 675 5-letter words that contain W anywhere in the word in our ENABLE1 lexicon, including 91 high-frequency everyday English words.

Does the letter W have to be at a specific position?

No. The words listed on this page contain W anywhere in the 5-letter span—whether at the beginning, in the middle (positions 2, 3, or 4), or at the end.

What is the highest-scoring 5-letter word with W?

The highest scoring 5-letter word containing W is "WHIZZ", yielding 29 points in official tournament Scrabble play.

How can I use this list for Wordle when W is yellow?

In Wordle, a yellow tile indicates that the letter is in the word but currently in the wrong position. Browse the words on this page to test alternative slots for W and eliminate impossible combinations.

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