5-Letter Words With W as the Third Letter
Looking for five-letter words with W as the third letter? There are 159 of them in the tournament word lists, and every one is on this page. The most common, like POWER, LOWER, LEWIS, 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
- power10
- lower8
- lewis8
- newly11
- tower8
- towns8
- fewer11
- newer8
- jewel15
- sewer8
- towel8
- downs9
- bowls10
- hawks15
- bowel10
- gowns9
- rowan8
- mower10
- vowel11
- lawns8
All 159 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- bowed 11
- vowed 12
- bower 10
- howdy 15
- towed 9
- lowes 8
- tawny 11
- lowly 11
- rowdy 12
- dewar 9
- howes 11
- kiwis 12
- pawns 10
- downy 12
- dowel 9
- dowry 12
- byway 16
- mowed 11
- rower 8
- howls 11
- alway 11
- dawns 9
- dower 9
- sewed 9
- lowed 9
- dewan 9
- sawed 9
- rowed 9
- dowdy 13
- bawdy 14
- fowls 11
- jawed 16
- sower 8
- wowed 12
- unwed 9
- diwan 9
- sowed 9
- gowan 9
- rowen 8
- yawns 11
- cower 10
- cowed 11
- newts 8
- newel 8
- fawns 11
- pewee 10
- newsy 11
- zowie 17
- nawab 10
- bawls 10
- dowie 9
- dowse 9
- cowls 10
- rowth 11
- yowie 11
- hewed 12
- pawed 11
- gawky 16
- jowls 15
- hewer 11
- noway 11
- jawan 15
- cowry 13
- hawse 11
- rawer 8
- hawed 12
- bawds 11
- bawty 13
- bewig 11
- bowse 10
- cawed 11
- crwth 13
- dawed 10
- dawen 9
- dawks 13
- dawts 9
- dewax 16
- dewed 10
- dowed 10
- etwee 8
- fawny 14
- gawks 13
- gawps 11
- gawsy 12
- gowds 10
- gowks 13
- howff 17
- howfs 14
- howks 15
- jewed 16
- jowar 15
- jowed 16
- jowly 18
- lawed 9
- lawny 11
- lowse 8
- mawed 11
- mewed 11
- mewls 10
- newie 8
- ngwee 9
- nowts 8
- pawer 10
- pawky 17
- pawls 10
- pewit 10
- rawin 8
- rawly 11
- rewan 8
- rewax 15
- rewed 9
- rewet 8
- rewin 8
- rewon 8
- rowel 8
- sawer 8
- sewan 8
- sewar 8
- shwas 11
- sowar 8
- tawed 9
- tawer 8
- tawie 8
- tawse 8
- tewed 9
- towie 8
- towny 11
- unwet 8
- unwit 8
- unwon 8
- vower 11
- wawls 11
- yawed 12
- yawey 14
- yawls 11
- yawps 13
- yowed 12
- yowes 11
- yowls 11
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words are there with W as the third letter?
There are 159 five-letter words with W as the third letter in the tournament word lists. The most common are POWER, LOWER, LEWIS.
What are common five-letter words with W as the third letter?
POWER, LOWER, LEWIS, NEWLY, TOWER are the most frequently used. The full list of 159 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.