5 letter words containing W
There are 675 5-letter words containing W in the ENABLE dictionary — 8% of all 8,636 words at this length. At 4 points, W is worth more than most tiles without being awkward enough to hold back for — it is generally better placed than saved.
The W falls in the first position more often than any other, in 296 of them. 4 of them use the letter more than once — wawls, whews, widow, wowed, which is the case worth checking twice when a game has told you a letter is present but not how many times.
If you know more than one letter, this page stops being the fast way to find it. Enter what you have in the unscrambler — the Contains, Starts with and Ends with filters combine, and setting both length fields to 5 narrows this list to the handful your letters actually allow.
Where the W sits
W in the first position
wacke wacko wacks wacky waddy waded wader wades wadis wafer waffs wafts waged wager wages wagon wahoo waifs wails wains wairs waist waits waive waked waken waker wakes waled waler wales walks walla walls wally waltz wames wamus wands waned wanes waney wanly wants wards wared wares warks warms warns warps warts warty washy wasps waspy waste wasts watap watch water watts waugh wauks wauls waved waver waves wavey wawls waxed waxen waxer waxes weald weals weans wears weary weave webby weber wecht wedel wedge wedgy weeds weedy weeks weens weeny weeps weepy weest weets wefts weigh weird weirs wekas welch welds wells welly welsh welts wench wends wenny wests wetly whack whale whamo whams whang whaps wharf whats whaup wheal wheat wheel wheen wheep whelk whelm whelp whens where whets whews wheys which whids whiff whigs while whims whine whins whiny whips whipt whirl whirr whirs whish whisk whist white whits whity whizz whole whomp whoof whoop whops whore whorl whort whose whoso whump wicks widdy widen wider wides widow width wield wifed wifes wifty wigan wiggy wight wilco wilds wiled wiles wills willy wilts wimps wimpy wince winch winds windy wined wines winey wings wingy winks winos winze wiped wiper wipes wired wirer wires wirra wised wiser wises wisha wisps wispy wists witan witch wited wites withe withy witty wived wiver wives wizen wizes woads woald wodge woful woken wolds wolfs woman wombs womby women wonks wonky wonts woods woody wooed wooer woofs wools wooly woops woosh woozy words wordy works world worms wormy worry worse worst worth worts would wound woven wowed wrack wrang wraps wrapt wrath wreak wreck wrens wrest wrick wried wrier wries wring wrist write writs wrong wrote wroth wrung wryer wryly wurst wussy wyled wyles wynds wynns wyted wytes
W in the second position
await awake award aware awash awful awing awned awoke awols bwana dwarf dweeb dwell dwelt dwine ewers lweis owing owlet owned owner owsen swabs swage swags swail swain swale swami swamp swamy swang swank swans swaps sward sware swarf swarm swart swash swath swats sways swear sweat swede sweep sweer sweet swell swept swift swigs swill swims swine swing swink swipe swirl swish swiss swith swive swobs swoon swoop swops sword swore sworn swots swoun swung twaes twain twang twats tweak tweed tween tweet twerp twice twier twigs twill twine twins twiny twirl twirp twist twits twixt twyer
W in the third position
alway bawds bawdy bawls bawty bewig bowed bowel bower bowls bowse byway cawed cowed cower cowls cowry crwth dawed dawen dawks dawns dawts dewan dewar dewax dewed diwan dowdy dowed dowel dower dowie downs downy dowry dowse etwee fawns fawny fewer fowls gawks gawky gawps gawsy gowan gowds gowks gowns hawed hawks hawse hewed hewer howdy howes howff howfs howks howls jawan jawed jewed jewel jowar jowed jowls jowly kiwis lawed lawns lawny lewis lowed lower lowes lowly lowse mawed mewed mewls mowed mower nawab newel newer newie newly newsy newts ngwee noway nowts pawed pawer pawky pawls pawns pewee pewit power rawer rawin rawly rewan rewax rewed rewet rewin rewon rowan rowdy rowed rowel rowen rower rowth sawed sawer sewan sewar sewed sewer sowar sowed sower tawed tawer tawie tawny tawse tewed towed towel tower towie towns towny unwed unwit unwon vowed vowel vower yawed yawls yawns yawps yowed yowes yowie yowls zowie
W in the fourth position
adown avows blawn blaws blown blows blowy brawl brawn braws brews brown brows chaws chews chewy chows claws clews clown crawl craws crews crowd crown crows dhows drawl drawn draws drown enows fatwa flaws flawy flews flown flows frown frows glows gnawn gnaws growl grown grows known knows meows plews plows prawn prowl prows schwa scowl scows shawl shawm shawn shaws shewn shews shown shows showy skews slaws slews slows smews snaws snows snowy spawn spews stews stowp stows thaws thews thewy trawl trews trows views viewy vrows
W in the fifth position
aglow allow arrow askew bedew below bylaw cahow elbow embow endow indow kotow macaw miaow nohow oxbow papaw pilaw pshaw renew resaw resew resow screw serow shrew sinew squaw straw strew strow thraw threw throw unmew unsew upbow vrouw