5-Letter Words With W as the Second Letter
Looking for five-letter words with W as the second letter? There are 99 of them in the tournament word lists, and every one is on this page. The most common, like AWARD, OWNER, OWNED, 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.
Most common
- award9
- owner8
- owned9
- sweet8
- aware8
- swiss8
- twice10
- swing9
- sword9
- twins8
- twist8
- swift11
- awful11
- sweat8
- twain8
- sweep10
- awake12
- swear8
- dwarf12
- swept10
All 99 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- swamp 12
- owing 9
- sworn 8
- swell 8
- dwell 9
- await 8
- tweak 12
- tweed 9
- swine 8
- twill 8
- swirl 8
- swarm 10
- swaps 10
- swans 8
- tween 8
- swish 11
- swami 10
- swung 9
- swain 8
- swank 12
- awoke 12
- swore 8
- swipe 10
- dwelt 9
- swoop 10
- twigs 9
- swath 11
- twine 8
- swims 10
- swede 9
- swabs 10
- awash 11
- swash 11
- swoon 8
- twang 9
- twirl 8
- swale 8
- tweet 8
- swart 8
- twats 8
- swags 9
- swamy 13
- swill 8
- sward 9
- sways 11
- twixt 15
- bwana 10
- twits 8
- swink 12
- dweeb 11
- sware 8
- ewers 8
- swith 11
- owlet 8
- swage 9
- swats 8
- twerp 10
- gwine 9
- swigs 9
- swang 9
- awned 9
- swarf 11
- swail 8
- awing 9
- awols 8
- dwine 9
- lweis 8
- owsen 8
- sweer 8
- swive 11
- swobs 10
- swops 10
- swots 8
- swoun 8
- twaes 8
- twier 8
- twiny 11
- twirp 10
- twyer 11
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words are there with W as the second letter?
There are 99 five-letter words with W as the second letter in the tournament word lists. The most common are AWARD, OWNER, OWNED.
What are common five-letter words with W as the second letter?
AWARD, OWNER, OWNED, SWEET, AWARE are the most frequently used. The full list of 99 words on this page is sorted by everyday frequency, so the common ones come first.
Can I play these words in Scrabble?
Yes. The list combines ENABLE and the North American tournament list (TWL), so these words are playable in Scrabble-style games, including Words With Friends.