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5 Letter Words Containing W

There are 675 5-letter English words that contain W, from ADOWN to ZOWIE. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: WHIZZ (29), WOOZY (20), JOWLY (18). Roughly 7% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.

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Showing the first 600 of 675 words. Use the pattern search to narrow further, or filter with the unscrambler.

Top 10 highest-scoring words

Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.

#WordScrabbleWWF
1whizz2928
2woozy2019
3jowly1820
4oxbow1718
5squaw1718
6waltz1718
7winze1718
8wizen1718
9pawky1717
10wacky1717

FAQs

How many 5-letter words contain W?

675 valid 5-letter English words contain the letters W in the ENABLE English word list.

Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?

Words on this page come from the ENABLE English word list. UK Scrabble (Collins Scrabble Words) accepts the overwhelming majority; a handful may not be legal in the North American NASPA Word List (NWL2023).

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