5-Letter Words With U and W
Looking for five-letter words with U and W in them? There are 26 of them in the tournament word lists, and every one is on this page. The most common, like WOULD, WOUND, AWFUL, sit right at the top.
Unlike alphabetical lists that bury likely answers in the middle, this list is sorted by how often each word appears in everyday English. Scan the first rows for probable answers; dig deeper for rare, high-scoring plays.
26 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- would 9
- wound 9
- awful 11
- waugh 12
- swung 9
- vrouw 11
- squaw 17
- wushu 11
- unwed 9
- wrung 9
- wurst 8
- wussy 11
- wauls 8
- whump 15
- whups 13
- swoun 8
- unmew 10
- unsew 8
- unwet 8
- unwit 8
- unwon 8
- upbow 12
- wamus 10
- wauks 12
- whaup 13
- woful 11
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words are there with U and W in them?
There are 26 five-letter words with U and W in them in the tournament word lists. The most common are WOULD, WOUND, AWFUL.
What are common five-letter words with U and W in them?
WOULD, WOUND, AWFUL, WAUGH, SWUNG are the most frequently used. The full list of 26 words on this page is sorted by everyday frequency, so the common ones come first.
Are these valid Wordle words?
Nearly all of them. Wordle draws its answers from a curated list of common five-letter words, but it accepts almost any dictionary word as a guess, including the words on this page.