5 letter words with W
There are 675 valid 5-letter words containing the letter W. The highest scoring is WHIZZ at 29 Scrabble points. Because every entry is exactly five letters, this list doubles as a Wordle shortlist once you know the puzzle contains a W. Run it yourself on https://www.lexorawords.com/words/5-letter-words-with-w.
Highest scoring 5 letter words with W
All 5 letter words with W
- ADOWN — 9 pts
- AGLOW — 9 pts
- ALLOW — 8 pts
- ALWAY — 11 pts
- ARROW — 8 pts
- ASKEW — 12 pts
- AVOWS — 11 pts
- AWAIT — 8 pts
- AWAKE — 12 pts
- AWARD — 9 pts
- AWARE — 8 pts
- AWASH — 11 pts
- AWFUL — 11 pts
- AWING — 9 pts
- AWNED — 9 pts
- AWOKE — 12 pts
- AWOLS — 8 pts
- BAWDS — 11 pts
- BAWDY — 14 pts
- BAWLS — 10 pts
- BAWTY — 13 pts
- BEDEW — 11 pts
- BELOW — 10 pts
- BEWIG — 11 pts
- BLAWN — 10 pts
- BLAWS — 10 pts
- BLOWN — 10 pts
- BLOWS — 10 pts
- BLOWY — 13 pts
- BOWED — 11 pts
- BOWEL — 10 pts
- BOWER — 10 pts
- BOWLS — 10 pts
- BOWSE — 10 pts
- BRAWL — 10 pts
- BRAWN — 10 pts
- BRAWS — 10 pts
- BREWS — 10 pts
- BROWN — 10 pts
- BROWS — 10 pts
- BWANA — 10 pts
- BYLAW — 13 pts
- BYWAY — 16 pts
- CAHOW — 13 pts
- CAWED — 11 pts
- CHAWS — 13 pts
- CHEWS — 13 pts
- CHEWY — 16 pts
- CHOWS — 13 pts
- CLAWS — 10 pts
- CLEWS — 10 pts
- CLOWN — 10 pts
- COWED — 11 pts
- COWER — 10 pts
- COWLS — 10 pts
- COWRY — 13 pts
- CRAWL — 10 pts
- CRAWS — 10 pts
- CREWS — 10 pts
- CROWD — 11 pts
- CROWN — 10 pts
- CROWS — 10 pts
- CRWTH — 13 pts
- DAWED — 10 pts
- DAWEN — 9 pts
- DAWKS — 13 pts
- DAWNS — 9 pts
- DAWTS — 9 pts
- DEWAN — 9 pts
- DEWAR — 9 pts
- DEWAX — 16 pts
- DEWED — 10 pts
- DHOWS — 12 pts
- DIWAN — 9 pts
- DOWDY — 13 pts
- DOWED — 10 pts
- DOWEL — 9 pts
- DOWER — 9 pts
- DOWIE — 9 pts
- DOWNS — 9 pts
- DOWNY — 12 pts
- DOWRY — 12 pts
- DOWSE — 9 pts
- DRAWL — 9 pts
- DRAWN — 9 pts
- DRAWS — 9 pts
- DROWN — 9 pts
- DWARF — 12 pts
- DWEEB — 11 pts
- DWELL — 9 pts
- DWELT — 9 pts
- DWINE — 9 pts
- ELBOW — 10 pts
- EMBOW — 12 pts
- ENDOW — 9 pts
- ENOWS — 8 pts
- ETWEE — 8 pts
- EWERS — 8 pts
- FATWA — 11 pts
- FAWNS — 11 pts
- FAWNY — 14 pts
- FEWER — 11 pts
- FLAWS — 11 pts
- FLAWY — 14 pts
- FLEWS — 11 pts
- FLOWN — 11 pts
- FLOWS — 11 pts
- FOWLS — 11 pts
- FROWN — 11 pts
- FROWS — 11 pts
- GAWKS — 13 pts
- GAWKY — 16 pts
- GAWPS — 11 pts
- GAWSY — 12 pts
- GLOWS — 9 pts
- GNAWN — 9 pts
- GNAWS — 9 pts
- GOWAN — 9 pts
- GOWDS — 10 pts
- GOWKS — 13 pts
- GOWNS — 9 pts
- GROWL — 9 pts
- GROWN — 9 pts
- GROWS — 9 pts
- HAWED — 12 pts
- HAWKS — 15 pts
- HAWSE — 11 pts
- HEWED — 12 pts
- HEWER — 11 pts
- HOWDY — 15 pts
- HOWES — 11 pts
- HOWFF — 17 pts
- HOWFS — 14 pts
- HOWKS — 15 pts
- HOWLS — 11 pts
- INDOW — 9 pts
- JAWAN — 15 pts
- JAWED — 16 pts
- JEWED — 16 pts
- JEWEL — 15 pts
- JOWAR — 15 pts
- JOWED — 16 pts
- JOWLS — 15 pts
- JOWLY — 18 pts
- KIWIS — 12 pts
- KNOWN — 12 pts
- KNOWS — 12 pts
- KOTOW — 12 pts
- LAWED — 9 pts
- LAWNS — 8 pts
- LAWNY — 11 pts
- LEWIS — 8 pts
- LOWED — 9 pts
- LOWER — 8 pts
- LOWES — 8 pts
- LOWLY — 11 pts
- LOWSE — 8 pts
- LWEIS — 8 pts
- MACAW — 12 pts
- MAWED — 11 pts
- MEOWS — 10 pts
- MEWED — 11 pts
- MEWLS — 10 pts
- MIAOW — 10 pts
- MOWED — 11 pts
- MOWER — 10 pts
- NAWAB — 10 pts
- NEWEL — 8 pts
- NEWER — 8 pts
- NEWIE — 8 pts
- NEWLY — 11 pts
- NEWSY — 11 pts
- NEWTS — 8 pts
- NGWEE — 9 pts
- NOHOW — 11 pts
- NOWAY — 11 pts
- NOWTS — 8 pts
- OWING — 9 pts
- OWLET — 8 pts
- OWNED — 9 pts
- OWNER — 8 pts
- OWSEN — 8 pts
- OXBOW — 17 pts
- PAPAW — 12 pts
- PAWED — 11 pts
- PAWER — 10 pts
- PAWKY — 17 pts
- PAWLS — 10 pts
- PAWNS — 10 pts
- PEWEE — 10 pts
- PEWIT — 10 pts
- PILAW — 10 pts
- PLEWS — 10 pts
- PLOWS — 10 pts
- POWER — 10 pts
- PRAWN — 10 pts
- PROWL — 10 pts
- PROWS — 10 pts
- PSHAW — 13 pts
- RAWER — 8 pts
- RAWIN — 8 pts
- RAWLY — 11 pts
- RENEW — 8 pts
- RESAW — 8 pts
- RESEW — 8 pts
- RESOW — 8 pts
- REWAN — 8 pts
- REWAX — 15 pts
- REWED — 9 pts
- REWET — 8 pts
- REWIN — 8 pts
- REWON — 8 pts
- ROWAN — 8 pts
- ROWDY — 12 pts
- ROWED — 9 pts
- ROWEL — 8 pts
- ROWEN — 8 pts
- ROWER — 8 pts
- ROWTH — 11 pts
- SAWED — 9 pts
- SAWER — 8 pts
- SCHWA — 13 pts
- SCOWL — 10 pts
- SCOWS — 10 pts
- SCREW — 10 pts
- SEROW — 8 pts
- SEWAN — 8 pts
- SEWAR — 8 pts
- SEWED — 9 pts
- SEWER — 8 pts
- SHAWL — 11 pts
- SHAWM — 13 pts
- SHAWN — 11 pts
- SHAWS — 11 pts
- SHEWN — 11 pts
- SHEWS — 11 pts
- SHOWN — 11 pts
- SHOWS — 11 pts
- SHOWY — 14 pts
- SHREW — 11 pts
- SINEW — 8 pts
- SKEWS — 12 pts
- SLAWS — 8 pts
- SLEWS — 8 pts
- SLOWS — 8 pts
- SMEWS — 10 pts
- SNAWS — 8 pts
- SNOWS — 8 pts
- SNOWY — 11 pts
- SOWAR — 8 pts
- SOWED — 9 pts
- SOWER — 8 pts
- SPAWN — 10 pts
- SPEWS — 10 pts
- SQUAW — 17 pts
- STEWS — 8 pts
- STOWP — 10 pts
- STOWS — 8 pts
- STRAW — 8 pts
- STREW — 8 pts
- STROW — 8 pts
- SWABS — 10 pts
- SWAGE — 9 pts
- SWAGS — 9 pts
- SWAIL — 8 pts
- SWAIN — 8 pts
- SWALE — 8 pts
- SWAMI — 10 pts
- SWAMP — 12 pts
- SWAMY — 13 pts
- SWANG — 9 pts
- SWANK — 12 pts
- SWANS — 8 pts
- SWAPS — 10 pts
- SWARD — 9 pts
- SWARE — 8 pts
- SWARF — 11 pts
- SWARM — 10 pts
- SWART — 8 pts
- SWASH — 11 pts
- SWATH — 11 pts
- SWATS — 8 pts
- SWAYS — 11 pts
- SWEAR — 8 pts
- SWEAT — 8 pts
- SWEDE — 9 pts
- SWEEP — 10 pts
- SWEER — 8 pts
- SWEET — 8 pts
- SWELL — 8 pts
- SWEPT — 10 pts
- SWIFT — 11 pts
- SWIGS — 9 pts
- SWILL — 8 pts
- SWIMS — 10 pts
- SWINE — 8 pts
- SWING — 9 pts
- SWINK — 12 pts
- SWIPE — 10 pts
- SWIRL — 8 pts
- SWISH — 11 pts
- SWISS — 8 pts
- SWITH — 11 pts
- SWIVE — 11 pts
- SWOBS — 10 pts
- SWOON — 8 pts
- SWOOP — 10 pts
- SWOPS — 10 pts
- SWORD — 9 pts
- SWORE — 8 pts
- SWORN — 8 pts
- SWOTS — 8 pts
- SWOUN — 8 pts
- SWUNG — 9 pts
- TAWED — 9 pts
- TAWER — 8 pts
- TAWIE — 8 pts
- TAWNY — 11 pts
- TAWSE — 8 pts
- TEWED — 9 pts
- THAWS — 11 pts
- THEWS — 11 pts
- THEWY — 14 pts
- THRAW — 11 pts
- THREW — 11 pts
- THROW — 11 pts
- TOWED — 9 pts
- TOWEL — 8 pts
- TOWER — 8 pts
- TOWIE — 8 pts
- TOWNS — 8 pts
- TOWNY — 11 pts
- TRAWL — 8 pts
- TREWS — 8 pts
- TROWS — 8 pts
- TWAES — 8 pts
- TWAIN — 8 pts
- TWANG — 9 pts
- TWATS — 8 pts
- TWEAK — 12 pts
- TWEED — 9 pts
- TWEEN — 8 pts
- TWEET — 8 pts
- TWERP — 10 pts
- TWICE — 10 pts
- TWIER — 8 pts
- TWIGS — 9 pts
- TWILL — 8 pts
- TWINE — 8 pts
- TWINS — 8 pts
- TWINY — 11 pts
- TWIRL — 8 pts
- TWIRP — 10 pts
- TWIST — 8 pts
- TWITS — 8 pts
- TWIXT — 15 pts
- TWYER — 11 pts
- UNMEW — 10 pts
- UNSEW — 8 pts
- UNWED — 9 pts
- UNWIT — 8 pts
- UNWON — 8 pts
- UPBOW — 12 pts
- VIEWS — 11 pts
- VIEWY — 14 pts
- VOWED — 12 pts
- VOWEL — 11 pts
- VOWER — 11 pts
- VROUW — 11 pts
- VROWS — 11 pts
- WACKE — 14 pts
- WACKO — 14 pts
- WACKS — 14 pts
- WACKY — 17 pts
- WADDY — 13 pts
- WADED — 10 pts
- WADER — 9 pts
- WADES — 9 pts
- WADIS — 9 pts
- WAFER — 11 pts
- WAFFS — 14 pts
- WAFTS — 11 pts
- WAGED — 10 pts
- WAGER — 9 pts
- WAGES — 9 pts
- WAGON — 9 pts
- WAHOO — 11 pts
- WAIFS — 11 pts
- WAILS — 8 pts
- WAINS — 8 pts
- WAIRS — 8 pts
- WAIST — 8 pts
- WAITS — 8 pts
- WAIVE — 11 pts
- WAKED — 13 pts
- WAKEN — 12 pts
- WAKER — 12 pts
- WAKES — 12 pts
- WALED — 9 pts
- WALER — 8 pts
Frequently asked questions
How many 5 letter words contain W?
675 5-letter words in the TWL Scrabble dictionary contain the letter W.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word with W?
WHIZZ scores 29 tile points, the highest among 5-letter words containing W.
Can I use this list for Wordle?
Yes. Every answer here is exactly five letters and contains W, so once Wordle confirms a W you can work straight down this list.
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Source: Lexora — https://www.lexorawords.com/words/5-letter-words-with-w. Machine-readable index: /llms.txt · typed actions: /agents.json · agent runbook: /agent-instructions.md.