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5-letter words with W as the fifth letter

There are 62 five-letter words with W as the fifth letter in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring are OXBOW and SQUAW, tied at 17 points. S is the most common first letter among them (13), and the average score is 10.6 points.

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Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green W in the fifth position leaves these 62 words as candidates. Every word below is exactly five letters with W in slot 5, shown with its Scrabble score, and examples include OXBOW, SQUAW, YAKOW, EWHOW and BYLAW. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a puzzle with a W in slot 5 further.

For Wordle, ENDOW is a strong guess from this list: of the familiar words with five different letters, it uses the letters found in the most of these 62 words.

5-letter words with W as the fifth letter in numbers

Words
62
Highest scoring
OXBOW 17 pts
Average score
10.6 pts
With a definition
27 (44%)
Words by first letter
  1. A6
  2. B4
  3. C1
  4. E8
  5. I3
  6. K1
  7. M2
  8. N2
  9. O1
  10. P5
  11. R4
  12. S13
  13. T4
  14. U4
  15. V2
  16. W1
  17. Y1

Highest-scoring 5-letter words with w as the fifth letter

WordScoreLength
oxbow175
squaw175
yakow155
ewhow145
bylaw135
cahow135
pawaw135
pshaw135
sybow135
advew125

5-letter words with W as the fifth letter (62)

All 62 are listed: the 50 highest scoring first, then the rest, taken in turn from every first letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first.

oxbow17squaw17yakow15ewhow14bylaw13cahow13pawaw13pshaw13sybow13askew12macaw12papaw12widow12kotow12advew12embow12emmew12immew12upbow12throw11bedew11nohow11shrew11navew11shrow11theow11thraw11threw11vinew11vrouw11below10elbow10screw10miaow10pilaw10ablow10besaw10enmew10pilow10scraw10scrow10sprew10unmew10aglow9endow9endew9indew9indow9allow8arrow8renew8resew8straw8strew8serow8sinew8resaw8unlaw8resow8unsew8ensew8strow8

Frequently asked questions

How many 5 letter words have W as the fifth letter?

Unscrambly's list has 62 five-letter words with W in the fifth position, 0.5% of all five-letter words.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your fifth tile turned green as W, these 62 words are your candidates. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters, such as ENDOW.

What is the highest scoring 5 letter word with W as the fifth letter?

OXBOW and SQUAW tie at 17 points in Scrabble. Next come YAKOW (15), EWHOW (14) and BYLAW (13). The average is 10.6 points.

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