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.
Word list
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- DAWED10 pts
- DAWEN9 pts
- DAWKS13 pts
- DAWNS9 pts
- DAWTS9 pts
- DEWAN9 pts
- DEWAR9 pts
- DEWAX16 pts
- DEWED10 pts
- DHOWS12 pts
- DIWAN9 pts
- DOWDY13 pts
- DOWED10 pts
- DOWEL9 pts
- DOWER9 pts
- DOWIE9 pts
- DOWNS9 pts
- DOWNY12 pts
- DOWRY12 pts
- DOWSE9 pts
- DRAWL9 pts
- DRAWN9 pts
- DRAWS9 pts
- DROWN9 pts
- DWARF12 pts
- DWEEB11 pts
- DWELL9 pts
- DWELT9 pts
- DWINE9 pts
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- SAWED9 pts
- SAWER8 pts
- SCHWA13 pts
- SCOWL10 pts
- SCOWS10 pts
- SCREW10 pts
- SEROW8 pts
- SEWAN8 pts
- SEWAR8 pts
- SEWED9 pts
- SEWER8 pts
- SHAWL11 pts
- SHAWM13 pts
- SHAWN11 pts
- SHAWS11 pts
- SHEWN11 pts
- SHEWS11 pts
- SHOWN11 pts
- SHOWS11 pts
- SHOWY14 pts
- SHREW11 pts
- SINEW8 pts
- SKEWS12 pts
- SLAWS8 pts
- SLEWS8 pts
- SLOWS8 pts
- SMEWS10 pts
- SNAWS8 pts
- SNOWS8 pts
- SNOWY11 pts
- SOWAR8 pts
- SOWED9 pts
- SOWER8 pts
- SPAWN10 pts
- SPEWS10 pts
- SQUAW17 pts
- STEWS8 pts
- STOWP10 pts
- STOWS8 pts
- STRAW8 pts
- STREW8 pts
- STROW8 pts
- SWABS10 pts
- SWAGE9 pts
- SWAGS9 pts
- SWAIL8 pts
- SWAIN8 pts
- SWALE8 pts
- SWAMI10 pts
- SWAMP12 pts
- SWAMY13 pts
- SWANG9 pts
- SWANK12 pts
- SWANS8 pts
- SWAPS10 pts
- SWARD9 pts
- SWARE8 pts
- SWARF11 pts
- SWARM10 pts
- SWART8 pts
- SWASH11 pts
- SWATH11 pts
- SWATS8 pts
- SWAYS11 pts
- SWEAR8 pts
- SWEAT8 pts
- SWEDE9 pts
- SWEEP10 pts
- SWEER8 pts
- SWEET8 pts
- SWELL8 pts
- SWEPT10 pts
- SWIFT11 pts
- SWIGS9 pts
- SWILL8 pts
- SWIMS10 pts
- SWINE8 pts
- SWING9 pts
- SWINK12 pts
- SWIPE10 pts
- SWIRL8 pts
- SWISH11 pts
- SWISS8 pts
- SWITH11 pts
- SWIVE11 pts
- SWOBS10 pts
- SWOON8 pts
- SWOOP10 pts
- SWOPS10 pts
- SWORD9 pts
- SWORE8 pts
- SWORN8 pts
- SWOTS8 pts
- SWOUN8 pts
- SWUNG9 pts
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- TAWED9 pts
- TAWER8 pts
- TAWIE8 pts
- TAWNY11 pts
- TAWSE8 pts
- TEWED9 pts
- THAWS11 pts
- THEWS11 pts
- THEWY14 pts
- THRAW11 pts
- THREW11 pts
- THROW11 pts
- TOWED9 pts
- TOWEL8 pts
- TOWER8 pts
- TOWIE8 pts
- TOWNS8 pts
- TOWNY11 pts
- TRAWL8 pts
- TREWS8 pts
- TROWS8 pts
- TWAES8 pts
- TWAIN8 pts
- TWANG9 pts
- TWATS8 pts
- TWEAK12 pts
- TWEED9 pts
- TWEEN8 pts
- TWEET8 pts
- TWERP10 pts
- TWICE10 pts
- TWIER8 pts
- TWIGS9 pts
- TWILL8 pts
- TWINE8 pts
- TWINS8 pts
- TWINY11 pts
- TWIRL8 pts
- TWIRP10 pts
- TWIST8 pts
- TWITS8 pts
- TWIXT15 pts
- TWYER11 pts
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- WACKE14 pts
- WACKO14 pts
- WACKS14 pts
- WACKY17 pts
- WADDY13 pts
- WADED10 pts
- WADER9 pts
- WADES9 pts
- WADIS9 pts
- WAFER11 pts
- WAFFS14 pts
- WAFTS11 pts
- WAGED10 pts
- WAGER9 pts
- WAGES9 pts
- WAGON9 pts
- WAHOO11 pts
- WAIFS11 pts
- WAILS8 pts
- WAINS8 pts
- WAIRS8 pts
- WAIST8 pts
- WAITS8 pts
- WAIVE11 pts
- WAKED13 pts
- WAKEN12 pts
- WAKER12 pts
- WAKES12 pts
- WALED9 pts
- WALER8 pts
- WALES8 pts
- WALKS12 pts
- WALLA8 pts
- WALLS8 pts
- WALLY11 pts
- WALTZ17 pts
- WAMES10 pts
- WAMUS10 pts
- WANDS9 pts
- WANED9 pts
- WANES8 pts
- WANEY11 pts
- WANLY11 pts
- WANTS8 pts
- WARDS9 pts
- WARED9 pts
- WARES8 pts
- WARKS12 pts
- WARMS10 pts
- WARNS8 pts
- WARPS10 pts
- WARTS8 pts
- WARTY11 pts
- WASHY14 pts
- WASPS10 pts
- WASPY13 pts
- WASTE8 pts
- WASTS8 pts
- WATAP10 pts
- WATCH13 pts
- WATER8 pts
- WATTS8 pts
- WAUGH12 pts
- WAUKS12 pts
- WAULS8 pts
- WAVED12 pts
- WAVER11 pts
- WAVES11 pts
- WAVEY14 pts
- WAWLS11 pts
- WAXED16 pts
- WAXEN15 pts
- WAXER15 pts
- WAXES15 pts
- WEALD9 pts
- WEALS8 pts
- WEANS8 pts
- WEARS8 pts
- WEARY11 pts
- WEAVE11 pts
- WEBBY15 pts
- WEBER10 pts
- WECHT13 pts
- WEDEL9 pts
- WEDGE10 pts
- WEDGY13 pts
- WEEDS9 pts
- WEEDY12 pts
- WEEKS12 pts
- WEENS8 pts
- WEENY11 pts
- WEEPS10 pts
- WEEPY13 pts
- WEEST8 pts
- WEETS8 pts
- WEFTS11 pts
- WEIGH12 pts
- WEIRD9 pts
- WEIRS8 pts
- WEKAS12 pts
- WELCH13 pts
- WELDS9 pts
- WELLS8 pts
- WELLY11 pts
- WELSH11 pts
- WELTS8 pts
- WENCH13 pts
- WENDS9 pts
- WENNY11 pts
- WESTS8 pts
- WETLY11 pts
- WHACK17 pts
- WHALE11 pts
- WHAMO13 pts
- WHAMS13 pts
- WHANG12 pts
- WHAPS13 pts
- WHARF14 pts
- WHATS11 pts
- WHAUP13 pts
- WHEAL11 pts
- WHEAT11 pts
- WHEEL11 pts
- WHEEN11 pts
- WHEEP13 pts
- WHELK15 pts
- WHELM13 pts
- WHELP13 pts
- WHENS11 pts
- WHERE11 pts
- WHETS11 pts
- WHEWS14 pts
- WHEYS14 pts
- WHICH16 pts
- WHIDS12 pts
- WHIFF17 pts
- WHIGS12 pts
- WHILE11 pts
- WHIMS13 pts
- WHINE11 pts
- WHINS11 pts
- WHINY14 pts
- WHIPS13 pts
- WHIPT13 pts
- WHIRL11 pts
- WHIRR11 pts
- WHIRS11 pts
- WHISH14 pts
- WHISK15 pts
- WHIST11 pts
- WHITE11 pts
- WHITS11 pts
- WHITY14 pts
- WHIZZ29 pts
- WHOLE11 pts
- WHOMP15 pts
- WHOOF14 pts
- WHOOP13 pts
- WHOPS13 pts
- WHORE11 pts
- WHORL11 pts
- WHORT11 pts
- WHOSE11 pts
- WHOSO11 pts
- WHUMP15 pts
- WICKS14 pts
- WIDDY13 pts
- WIDEN9 pts
- WIDER9 pts
- WIDES9 pts
- WIDOW12 pts
- WIDTH12 pts
- WIELD9 pts
- WIFED12 pts
- WIFES11 pts
- WIFTY14 pts
- WIGAN9 pts
- WIGGY13 pts
- WIGHT12 pts
- WILCO10 pts
- WILDS9 pts
- WILED9 pts
- WILES8 pts
- WILLS8 pts
- WILLY11 pts
- WILTS8 pts
- WIMPS12 pts
- WIMPY15 pts
- WINCE10 pts
- WINCH13 pts
- WINDS9 pts
- WINDY12 pts
- WINED9 pts
- WINES8 pts
- WINEY11 pts
- WINGS9 pts
- WINGY12 pts
- WINKS12 pts
- WINOS8 pts
- WINZE17 pts
- WIPED11 pts
- WIPER10 pts
- WIPES10 pts
- WIRED9 pts
- WIRER8 pts
- WIRES8 pts
- WIRRA8 pts
- WISED9 pts
- WISER8 pts
- WISES8 pts
- WISHA11 pts
- WISPS10 pts
- WISPY13 pts
- WISTS8 pts
- WITAN8 pts
- WITCH13 pts
- WITED9 pts
- WITES8 pts
- WITHE11 pts
- WITHY14 pts
- WITTY11 pts
- WIVED12 pts
- WIVER11 pts
- WIVES11 pts
- WIZEN17 pts
- WIZES17 pts
- WOADS9 pts
- WOALD9 pts
- WODGE10 pts
- WOFUL11 pts
Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
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.
| # | Word | Scrabble | WWF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | whizz | 29 | 28 |
| 2 | woozy | 20 | 19 |
| 3 | jowly | 18 | 20 |
| 4 | oxbow | 17 | 18 |
| 5 | squaw | 17 | 18 |
| 6 | waltz | 17 | 18 |
| 7 | winze | 17 | 18 |
| 8 | wizen | 17 | 18 |
| 9 | pawky | 17 | 17 |
| 10 | wacky | 17 | 17 |
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).