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Five-letter words containing W
All 509 five-letter words that have W somewhere inside. Useful when Wordle says the letter is in the word but not where.
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A
15 wordsB
21 wordsC
18 wordsD
20 wordsE
4 wordsF
10 wordsG
10 wordsH
7 wordsJ
4 wordsK
3 wordsL
6 wordsM
6 wordsN
9 wordsO
5 wordsP
11 wordsR
10 wordsS
77 wordsT
32 wordsU
2 wordsV
5 wordsW
229 wordsY
5 wordsAbout this list
509 5-letter words contain W. The highest scorer on tile values is WHIZZ, at 29 points. 54 of them have a double letter, and 2 have no A, E, I, O or U.
Change the pattern, add an ending or leave out letters you have ruled out, and the list redraws to match. Words come from a British English list of about 110,000, so spellings like colour and grey are in.
Questions, answered briefly
How many 5-letter words contain W?
509. They begin ADOWN, AGLOW, ALLOW, ARROW.
Which word scores highest in Scrabble?
WHIZZ, worth 29 points on tile values, before any bonus squares.
Can I narrow the list down?
Yes. Change the pattern above, or use the starts with, ends with and contains boxes, then press Update list. A question mark stands for any letter.
Does this include plurals?
Yes. Plurals and verb forms are in, because they are valid in most word games. The Wordle style list leaves them out.
Which five letter words are used in Wordle?
Wordle picks everyday words. Our Wordle style list has 2,011 of them, with no plurals. It is linked below.