5-Letter Words With W
673 five-letter words contain W; 217 of them are common words, shown in bold. Common words are where Wordle answers come from.
Best Wordle guesses
Ranked by how many green and yellow tiles each word turns up, on average, against the common words Wordle answers come from.
| # | Word | Green | Yellow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | water | 0.50 | 1.16 |
| 2 | swear | 0.41 | 1.21 |
| 3 | wares | 0.44 | 1.19 |
| 4 | wears | 0.36 | 1.26 |
| 5 | tower | 0.47 | 1.08 |
| 6 | wrote | 0.50 | 1.06 |
| 7 | sweat | 0.42 | 1.12 |
| 8 | waste | 0.46 | 1.08 |
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675 words containing W
- whichcommon
- wouldcommon
- wherecommon
- worldcommon
- whilecommon
- womencommon
- powercommon
- watercommon
- whitecommon
- wholecommon
- knowncommon
- wrongcommon
- womancommon
- watchcommon
- workscommon
- wordscommon
- wantscommon
- showscommon
- weekscommon
- worthcommon
- lowercommon
- knowscommon
- whosecommon
- belowcommon
- wrotecommon
- writecommon
- allowcommon
- browncommon
- worstcommon
- sweetcommon
- showncommon
- worsecommon
- awardcommon
- twicecommon
- worrycommon
- ownercommon
- throwcommon
- viewscommon
- wastecommon
- weirdcommon
- awarecommon
- ownedcommon
- crowdcommon
- growncommon
- wallscommon
- walescommon
- crowncommon
- drawncommon
- swearcommon
- towercommon
- wheelcommon
- lewiscommon
- awfulcommon
- threwcommon
- woodscommon
- wingscommon
- newlycommon
- townscommon
- swordcommon
- wavescommon
All 673 five-letter words
Starting with A 17
adown aglow allow alway arrow askew avows await awake award aware awash awful awing awned awoke awols
Starting with B 26
bawds bawdy bawls bawty bedew below bewig blawn blaws blown blows blowy bowed bowel bower bowls bowse brawl brawn braws brews brown brows bwana bylaw byway
Starting with C 20
cahow cawed chaws chews chewy chows claws clews clown cowed cower cowls cowry crawl craws crews crowd crown crows crwth
Starting with D 29
dawed dawen dawks dawns dawts dewan dewar dewax dewed dhows diwan dowdy dowed dowel dower dowie downs downy dowry dowse drawl drawn draws drown dwarf dweeb dwell dwelt dwine
Starting with E 6
elbow embow endow enows etwee ewers
Starting with F 12
fatwa fawns fawny fewer flaws flawy flews flown flows fowls frown frows
Starting with G 14
gawks gawky gawps gawsy glows gnawn gnaws gowan gowds gowks gowns growl grown grows
Starting with H 11
hawed hawks hawse hewed hewer howdy howes howff howfs howks howls
Starting with I 1
indow
Starting with J 8
jawan jawed jewed jewel jowar jowed jowls jowly
Starting with K 4
kiwis known knows kotow
Starting with L 10
lawed lawns lawny lewis lowed lower lowes lowly lowse lweis
Starting with M 8
macaw mawed meows mewed mewls miaow mowed mower
Starting with N 11
nawab newel newer newie newly newsy newts ngwee nohow noway nowts
Starting with O 6
owing owlet owned owner owsen oxbow
Starting with P 16
papaw pawed pawer pawky pawls pawns pewee pewit pilaw plews plows power prawn prowl prows pshaw
Starting with R 20
rawer rawin rawly renew resaw resew resow rewan rewax rewed rewet rewin rewon rowan rowdy rowed rowel rowen rower rowth
Starting with S 95
sawed sawer schwa scowl scows screw serow sewan sewar sewed sewer shawl shawm shawn shaws shewn shews shown shows showy shrew sinew skews slaws slews slows smews snaws snows snowy sowar sowed sower spawn spews squaw stews stowp stows straw strew strow 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
Starting with T 42
tawed tawer tawie tawny tawse tewed thaws thews thewy thraw threw throw towed towel tower towie towns towny trawl trews trows twaes twain twang tweak tweed tween tweet twerp twice twier twigs twill twine twins twiny twirl twirp twist twits twixt twyer
Starting with U 6
unmew unsew unwed unwit unwon upbow
Starting with V 7
views viewy vowed vowel vower vrouw vrows
Starting with W 295
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 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
Starting with Y 8
yawed yawls yawns yawps yowed yowes yowie yowls
Starting with Z 1
zowie
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Questions people ask
How many five-letter words contain W?
Our list has 673. 217 of them are common everyday words; the rest are rarer words you are more likely to meet in Scrabble or a crossword than in conversation. The list is a public-domain English word list, sorted by how often each word appears in everyday writing.
What are the most common five-letter words that contain W?
WHICH, WOULD, WHERE, WORLD, WHILE — in that order, by how often they appear in everyday English.
What is the best Wordle guess that contains W?
WATER. Against the common five-letter words Wordle draws its answers from, it turns up 0.5 green and 1.16 yellow tiles on average — more than any other word on this list. The method is the same as on our Best Wordle Starting Words page.