5-letter words with W as the fourth letter
There are 126 five-letter words with W as the fourth letter in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring are CHAWK and CHOWK, tied at 17 points. S is the most common first letter among them (37), 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 fourth position leaves these 126 words as candidates. Every word below is exactly five letters with W in slot 4, shown with its Scrabble score, and examples include CHAWK, CHOWK, CHEWY, SHOWY and FLAWY. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a puzzle with a W in slot 4 further.
For Wordle, SCOWL 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 126 words.
5-letter words with W as the fourth letter in numbers
- Words
- 126
- Highest scoring
- CHAWK 17 pts
- Average score
- 10.6 pts
- With a definition
- 73 (58%)
- A6
- B11
- C17
- D8
- E2
- F11
- G8
- K5
- M3
- P5
- S37
- T8
- V3
- W2
Highest-scoring 5-letter words with w as the fourth letter
5-letter words with W as the fourth letter (126)
All 126 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.
Frequently asked questions
How many 5 letter words have W as the fourth letter?
Unscrambly's list has 126 five-letter words with W in the fourth position, 1% of all five-letter words.
How do I use this list for Wordle?
If your fourth tile turned green as W, these 126 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 SCOWL.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word with W as the fourth letter?
CHAWK and CHOWK tie at 17 points in Scrabble. Next come CHEWY (16), FLAWY (14) and FROWY (14). The average is 10.6 points.