How many five-letter words containing W are there?

There are 1152 five-letter words that containing the letter W in the English language. Examples include ablow, abwab, adawe, adawn, adown.

How can I use five-letter words containing W in Wordle?

When you've confirmed that W is in the word but not sure of its position, use this list to find valid guesses. Focus on words with common letters like E, A, R, S, and T to maximise your chances. Good starting guesses from this list include ablow and abwab.

Are these five-letter words valid in Scrabble?

Yes, all 1152 five-letter words containing W on this page are valid for Scrabble and most other word games. They can be played directly or used to extend existing words on the board.

Five-Letter Words Containing W

1152 words

Below you'll find 1152 five-letter words that end with the letter W, including words like "ablow", "abwab", "adawe". Whether you're solving today's Wordle, building a high-scoring Scrabble play, or working through a crossword, this list has you covered. W is worth 4 points in Scrabble — a mid-range tile that rewards strategic placement on premium squares.

Updated February 2026

Ablow Abwab Adawe Adawn Adown Aflow Aglow Ahwal Aiwan Aknow Alawi Allow Alowe Alway Amowt Arawa Arrow Askew Asway Aswim Atwin Aview Avowe Avows Awabi Awacs Awaft Await Awake Awald Awalt Awane Award Aware Awarn Awash Awave Aways Awber Aweek Aweel Awest Aweto Awful Awhet Awhir Awide Awing Awink Awiwi Awkly Awned Awner Awoke Awols Awork Balow Batwa Bawds Bawdy Bawke Bawls Bawly Bawra Bawty Bedew Behew Below Bepaw Besew Bewet Bewig Bewit Bewry Blawn Blaws Blown Blows Blowy Bowed Bowel Bower Bowet Bowge Bowie Bowla Bowle Bowls Bowly Bowne Bowse Brawl Brawn Braws Brews Browd Brown Brows Bwana Bylaw Byway Cadew Cahow Cawed Cawky Cawny Chawk Chawl Chawn Chaws Chews Chewy Chivw Chowk Chows Chwas Clawk Claws Clews Clown Cohow Cowal Cowan Cowed Cower Cowle Cowls Cowry Crawl Crawm Craws Crewe Crews Crowd Crowl Crown Crows Crwth Datsw Dawdy Dawed Dawen Dawks Dawns Dawny Dawts Dawut Delaw Devow Dewal Dewan Dewar Dewax Dewed Dewer Dewey Dhows Diwan Dowdy Dowed Dowel Dower Dowie Dowly Downs Downy Dowry Dowse Dowve Drawk Drawl Drawn Draws Drown Dwale Dwalm Dwang Dwarf Dwell Dwelt Dwine Dwyka Edwin Elbow Embow Emmew Endew Endow Enmew Ennew Enows Enweb Erwin Etwas Etwee Ewder Ewers Ewery Ewest Ewhow Ewing Expwy Fanwe Fatwa Fawns Fawny Fetwa Fewer Finew Flawn Flaws Flawy Flews Flowe Flowk Flown Flows Fowls Frawn Frowl Frown Frows Frowy Fulwa Futwa Gawby Gawks Gawky Gawsy Glows Gnawn Gnaws Gowan Gowds Gowdy Gowks Gowns Grewt Groow Growl Grown Grows Gweed Gwely Gwine Halwe Hawed Hawer Hawks Hawky Hawok Hawse Hewed Hewel Hewer Hewgh Howdy Howea Howel Howes Howff Howfs Howks Howls Howso Ignaw Immew Inbow Indew Indow Inlaw Inmew Inwit Iowan Irwin Isawa Jawab Jawan Jawed Jewel Jewis Jewry Jowar Jowed Jowel Jower Jowls Jowly Jowpy Kaiwi Keawe Keywd Kiowa Kiswa Kiwai Kiwis Knowe Known Knows Korwa Kotow Kwapa Kwela Lawed Lawks Lawns Lawny Lawzy Lerwa Lewie Lewis Lewth Lewty Liwan Lowan Lowed Lower Lowes Lowly Lowry Lowse Lowth Macaw Mahwa Malwa Mawed Mawks Mawky Menow Meows Mewed Mewer Mewls Miaow Miauw Minow Mohwa Mowch Mowed Mower Mowha Mowie Mowra Mowse Mowth Navew Nawab Nawle Nawob Newar Newel Newer Newly Newsy Newts Ngwee Nohow Noway Nowch Nowed Nowel Nowts Orrow Owght Owing Owler Owlet Owned Owner Owsen Owser Oxbow Paauw Palew Papaw Pawaw Pawed Pawer Pawky Pawls Pawns Pelew Pewee Pewit Pilaw Piwut Plows Powan Power Powny Prawn Prowl Prows Pshaw Quawk Ratwa Rawer Rawin Rawky Rawly Renew Reown Repew Rerow Resaw Resew Resow Rewan Rewax Rewed Rewet Rewin Rewon Rowan Rowdy Rowed Rowel Rowen Rower Rowet Rowte Rowth Rowty Sawah Sawan Sawed Sawer Sawny Scawd Scawl Schwa Sclaw Scowl Scows Scraw Screw Scrow Seqwl Seraw Serow Sewan Sewar Sewed Sewen Sewer Sewin Shawl Shawm Shawn Shaws Shawy Shewa Shewn Shews Showd Shown Shows Showy Shrew Sinew Siwan Skewl Skews Skewy Skiwy Slaws Slews Slows Smews Snaws Snowk Snowl Snows Snowy Sowan Sowar Sowed Sowel Sower Sowle Sowse Sowte Spawl Spawn Spews Spewy Sprew Starw Stawn Stews Stewy Stowp Stows Straw Strew Strow Swabs Swack Swage Swags Swail Swain Swale Swami Swamp Swamy Swang Swank Swans Swape Swaps Sward Sware Swarf Swarm Swart Swash Swath Swati Swats Sways Swazi Sweal Swear Sweat Swede Sweep Sweer Sweet Swego Swell Swelp Swelt Swept Swerd Swick Swift Swigs Swile Swill Swims Swimy Swine Swing Swink Swipe Swipy Swird Swire Swirl Swish Swiss Swith Swive Swizz Swobs Swoln Swonk Swoon Swoop Swops Sword Swore Sworn Swosh Swots Swoun Swung Swure Sybow Tawed Tawer Tawgi Tawie Tawny Tawpi Tawpy Tawse Tcawi Tchwi Tewed Tewel Tewer Tewit Tewly Thawn Thaws Thawy Theow Thews Thewy Thowt Thraw Threw Throw Tiwaz Towai Towan Towed Towel Tower Towie Towns Towny Towsy Trawl Trews Trows Twaes Twain Twait Twale Twalt Twana Twang Twank Twant Tweag Tweak Tweed Tweeg Tweel Tween Tweet Tweil Twere Twerp Twice Twick Twier Twigs Twill Twilt Twine Twins Twint Twiny Twire Twirk Twirl Twirp Twist Twite Twits Twixt Twoes Twyer Unbow Uncow Unfew Unlaw Unmew Unnew Unown Unrow Unsew Unwan Unwax Unweb Unwed Unwet Unwig Unwit Unwon Unwry Upwax Upway Valew Views Viewy Vinew Volow Vowed Vowel Vower Vrouw Vrows Waapa Waasi Wabby Wacke Wacks Wacky Waddy Waded Wader Wades Wadge Wadis Wadna Waefu Wafer Waffs Wafts Wafty Waged Wager Wages Waget Wagga Waggy Wagon Wahoo Waifs Wails Waily Wains Waird Wairs Waise Waist Waits Waive Wakan Wakas Waked Waken Waker Wakes Wakhi Wakif Wakon Waled Waler Wales Walks Walla Walls Wally Walsh Walth Walty Waltz Wamel Wames Wamus Wands Wandy Waned Wanes Waney Wanga Wanle Wanly Wanna Wanny Wants Wanty Wanze Wappo Warch Wards Wared Wares Warks Warly Warms Warns Warnt Warps Warri Warse Warst Warth Warts Warty Warua Warve Wasat Wasco Wasel Washo Washy Wasir Wasnt Wasps Waspy Waste Wasts Wasty Watap Watch Water Watts Wauch Waugh Wauks Wauls Wauns Waura Wauve Waved Waver Waves Wavey Wawah Wawls Waxed Waxen Waxer Waxes Wayao Wayne Wazir Weaky Weald Weals Weans Wears Weary Weave Webby Weber Wecht Wedel Wedge Wedgy Weeda Weeds Weedy Weeks Weens Weent Weeny Weeps Weepy Weesh Weest Weets Weety Weeze Wefts Wefty Wehee Weigh Weird Weirs Weism Wekas Wekau Welch Welds Wells Welly Welsh Welts Wemmy Wende Wendi Wends Wendy Wenny Weren Wersh Weste Wests Westy Wetly Wevet Wezen Whack Whale Whalm Whalp Whaly Whame Whamp Whams Whand Whang Whank Whaps Whare Wharf Wharl Wharp Whart Whase Whata Whatd Whats Whauk Whaup Whaur Wheal Wheam Wheat Wheel Wheem Wheen Wheep Wheer Wheft Whein Wheki Whelk Whelm Whelp Whens Where Whets Whewl Whews Whewt Wheys Whiba Which Whick Whids Whiff Whift Whigs While Whilk Whill Whils Whims Whine Whing Whins Whiny Whips Whipt Whirl Whirr Whirs Whish Whisk Whisp Whiss Whist White Whits Whity Whizz Whole Wholl Whomp Whone Whoof Whoop Whoot Whops Whorl Whort Whory Whose Whoso Whsle Whuff Whulk Whump Whush Whute Wicca Wicht Wicks Wicky Widdy Widen Wider Wides Widow Width Wield Wierd Wifed Wifes Wifie Wigan Wiggy Wight Wilco Wilds Wiled Wiles Wilga Willi Wills Wilts Wince Winch Winds Windy Windz Wined Winer Wines Winey Wings Wingy Winks Winly Winna Winos Winze Wiped Wiper Wipes Wired Wirer Wires Wiros Wirra Wised Wisen Wiser Wises Wisha Wisht Wishy Wisps Wispy Wisse Wiste Wists Witan Witch Wited Witen Wites Withe Withy Witty Wived Wiver Wives Wiyat Wiyot Wizen Wizes Wlity Wloka Woads Woady Woald Wocas Woden Wodge Wodgy Woful Wogul Woibe Wokas Woken Wolds Woldy Wolfs Wolly Wolof Wolve Woman Wombs Womby Women Wonga Wonky Wonna Wonts Woods Woody Wooed Wooer Woofs Woofy Woold Woolf Wools Wooly Woomp Woons Woops Woosh Wootz Woozy Wopsy Words Wordy Works Worky World Worms Wormy Worry Worse Worst Worth Worts Wouch Wough Would Wound Woven Wowed Wrack Wramp Wrang Wraps Wrapt Wrast Wrath Wrawl Wreak Wreat Wreck Wrens Wrest Wrick Wride Wried Wrier Wries Wring Wrist Write Writh Writs Wrive Wroke Wrong Wroot Wrote Wroth Wrung Wryer Wryly Wudge Wunna Wurly Wurst Wuzzy Wyled Wyles Wynds Wynne Wynns Wyson Wysty Wyted Wytes Wyver Yawed Yawey Yawls Yawns Yawny Yawps Yowed Yowes Yowie Yowls Zowie

Tips for Using These Words

• Wordle: Confirmed W is somewhere in the word? There are 1152 five-letter words containing W. Use strategic guesses to pin down its exact position.
• Scrabble: W is worth 4 points in Scrabble. Words containing W are versatile — they can be placed in various board positions to maximise scoring.
• Crosswords: Use the word list to find answers that fit your clue pattern. Words containing W are common in crossword construction.

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Highest Scoring Words in Scrabble

Base tile values only — board multipliers not included.

Rank	Word	Score
1	whizz	29
2	wuzzy	29
3	swizz	26
4	quawk	21
5	expwy	20
6	jowpy	20
7	lawzy	20
8	woozy	20
9	hawky	18
10	jewry	18

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