5-letter words with W as the second letter
There are 156 five-letter words with W as the second letter in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is SWIZZ at 26 points. S is the most common first letter among them (72), and the average score is 9.7 points.
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Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green W in the second position leaves these 156 words as candidates. Every word below is exactly five letters with W in slot 2, shown with its Scrabble score, and examples include SWIZZ, BWAZI, CWTCH, TWIXT and EWHOW. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a puzzle with a W in slot 2 further.
For Wordle, SWEAT 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 156 words.
5-letter words with W as the second letter in numbers
- Words
- 156
- Highest scoring
- SWIZZ 26 pts
- Average score
- 9.7 pts
- With a definition
- 83 (53%)
- A20
- B2
- C1
- D12
- E4
- G1
- H1
- K1
- L1
- O10
- S72
- T31
Highest-scoring 5-letter words with w as the second letter
5-letter words with W as the second letter (156)
All 156 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 second letter?
Unscrambly's list has 156 five-letter words with W in the second position, 1.2% of all five-letter words.
How do I use this list for Wordle?
If your second tile turned green as W, these 156 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 SWEAT.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word with W as the second letter?
SWIZZ scores 26 points in Scrabble. Next come BWAZI (19), CWTCH (15) and TWIXT (15). The average is 9.7 points.