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5-letter words with W as the third letter

There are 265 five-letter words with W as the third letter in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is TOWZY at 20 points. D is the most common first letter among them (29), 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 third position leaves these 265 words as candidates. Every word below is exactly five letters with W in slot 3, shown with its Scrabble score, and examples include TOWZY, JOWLY, PAWKY, HOWFF and MAWKY. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a puzzle with a W in slot 3 further.

For Wordle, DOWSE 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 265 words.

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

Words
265
Highest scoring
TOWZY 20 pts
Average score
10.6 pts
With a definition
117 (44%)
Words by first letter
  1. A4
  2. B20
  3. C11
  4. D29
  5. E1
  6. F5
  7. G12
  8. H16
  9. I1
  10. J9
  11. K4
  12. L19
  13. M10
  14. N14
  15. P17
  16. R21
  17. S25
  18. T22
  19. U4
  20. V4
  21. W5
  22. Y11
  23. Z1

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

WordScoreLength
towzy205
jowly185
howff175
mawky175
pawky175
towze175
zowie175
byway165
dewax165
gawky165

5-letter words with W as the third letter (265)

All 265 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.

towzy20jowly18pawky17howff17mawky17towze17zowie17byway16gawky16jawed16jewed16dewax16jowed16howdy15jewel15hawks15jawan15jowls15ajwan15hewgh15howks15jewie15jowar15rewax15bawdy14cawks14cowks14fawny14fowth14gawcy14howfs14mawks14pawks14sowff14yawey14yawny14dowdy13cowry13gawks13yawps13bawty13crwth13dawks13gowks13hawms13howbe13kawed13pawaw13powny13downy12lowly11newly11unwed9vowel11wowed12kiwis12lowry11newsy11rowdy12sewed9vowed12fewer11lewis8mower10nawab10rowan8sewer8tawny11vower11bowed11lower8mowed11ngwee9rower8sower8towel8yawns11bowel10cower10dowry12gowns9lawns8newel8power10rowed9sawed9tower8bower10cowed11dewar9lowan8newer8pawed11rowel8sowed9towny11bowie10dowel9lowes8newts8pawer10towed9bowls10dower9pawns10tawse8bowse10dowse9hewer11pewee10towns8bawls10dawah12hawse11pewit10bowes10dawns9howes11diwan9howls11downs9etwee8inwit8alway11unwet8wawes11asway11kawas12unwit8wawls11aswim10fawns11kawau12unwon8vawte11wawas11fowls11mawed11wowee11yawed12gawps11mewed11yawls11cawed11gawsy12mewls10rawer8shwas11yowls11cowls10gowfs12lawed9mawrs10newed9rawly11sawer8yowed12cowps12gawds10lowed9mowas10nowed9rewth11sawah11yewen11cowal10gowds10lawer8mowra10noway11rowth11sowfs11tawed9yowes11cowan10gowan9lawks12nowty11pawls10rowme10sowth11tawer8yowie11bawds11gowls9lawny11newie8pownd11rewed9sowce10towsy11bewig11hawed12lowps10nowls8pawas10rownd9sowms10tewed9bawns10dawed10hewed12lownd9nowts8powan10rawin8sowps10tawai8bawrs10dewed10howre11lawin8powin10rawns8sownd9tawas8bewet10dowly12howso11lowne8powns10rewan8sewan8tawie8bowat10dowps11lowns8powre10rewet8sewar8tawts8bowet10dawds10lowse8rewin8sewel8tewel8bowne10dowds10lowts8rewon8sewen8tewit8bowrs10dowed10rowen8sewin8towie8dawen9rowts8sowar8towse8dawts9sowle8towts8dewan9sowls8dowar9sowne8dowie9sowse8dowle9dowls9downa9dowts9

Frequently asked questions

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

Unscrambly's list has 265 five-letter words with W in the third position, 2.1% of all five-letter words.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your third tile turned green as W, these 265 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 DOWSE.

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

TOWZY scores 20 points in Scrabble. Next come JOWLY (18), HOWFF (17) and MAWKY (17). The average is 10.6 points.

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