Five Letter Words with Middle Letter 'W'

High-scoring words: JOWLY (18 pts), HOWFF (17 pts), PAWKY (17 pts), ZOWIE (17 pts), BYWAY (16 pts)

This page lists all 159 valid five-letter Scrabble words with W as the middle (position 3) letter (TWL06 dictionary — North American Scrabble). Each word is shown with its Scrabble point value. Knowing the middle letter is an essential Wordle strategy — when you reveal a yellow or green middle tile, this list helps you instantly narrow candidates. All words are sourced from the official TWL06 tournament word list.

159 Total Words
10.7 Avg Score (pts)
JOWLY Top Word (18 pts)
97 Words ≥ 10 pts
ALWAY11 BAWDS11 BAWDY14 BAWLS10 BAWTY13 BEWIG11 BOWED11 BOWEL10 BOWER10 BOWLS10 BOWSE10 BYWAY16 CAWED11 COWED11 COWER10 COWLS10 COWRY13 CRWTH13 DAWED10 DAWEN9 DAWKS13 DAWNS9 DAWTS9 DEWAN9 DEWAR9 DEWAX16 DEWED10 DIWAN9 DOWDY13 DOWED10 DOWEL9 DOWER9 DOWIE9 DOWNS9 DOWNY12 DOWRY12 DOWSE9 ETWEE8 FAWNS11 FAWNY14 FEWER11 FOWLS11 GAWKS13 GAWKY16 GAWPS11 GAWSY12 GOWAN9 GOWDS10 GOWKS13 GOWNS9 HAWED12 HAWKS15 HAWSE11 HEWED12 HEWER11 HOWDY15 HOWES11 HOWFF17 HOWFS14 HOWKS15 HOWLS11 JAWAN15 JAWED16 JEWED16 JEWEL15 JOWAR15 JOWED16 JOWLS15 JOWLY18 KIWIS12 LAWED9 LAWNS8 LAWNY11 LEWIS8 LOWED9 LOWER8 LOWES8 LOWLY11 LOWSE8 MAWED11 MEWED11 MEWLS10 MOWED11 MOWER10 NAWAB10 NEWEL8 NEWER8 NEWIE8 NEWLY11 NEWSY11 NEWTS8 NGWEE9 NOWAY11 NOWTS8 PAWED11 PAWER10 PAWKY17 PAWLS10 PAWNS10 PEWEE10 PEWIT10 POWER10 RAWER8 RAWIN8 RAWLY11 REWAN8 REWAX15 REWED9 REWET8 REWIN8 REWON8 ROWAN8 ROWDY12 ROWED9 ROWEL8 ROWEN8 ROWER8 ROWTH11 SAWED9 SAWER8 SEWAN8 SEWAR8 SEWED9 SEWER8 SHWAS11 SOWAR8 SOWED9 SOWER8 TAWED9 TAWER8 TAWIE8 TAWNY11 TAWSE8 TEWED9 TOWED9 TOWEL8 TOWER8 TOWIE8 TOWNS8 TOWNY11 UNWED9 UNWET8 UNWIT8 UNWON8 VOWED12 VOWEL11 VOWER11 WAWLS11 WOWED12 YAWED12 YAWEY14 YAWLS11 YAWNS11 YAWPS13 YOWED12 YOWES11 YOWIE11 YOWLS11 ZOWIE17

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many five-letter words have W as the middle letter?

There are 159 valid five-letter Scrabble words with W as the middle letter in the TWL06 (North American Scrabble) tournament dictionary.

What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word (five-letter) matching 'Middle letter 'W''?

The highest-scoring word is JOWLY with 18 Scrabble points. Out of 159 words, 97 score 10 or more points.

What is the average Scrabble score for words on this list?

The average Scrabble score is 10.7 points per word. 0 words score 5 points or less, 62 score between 6 and 9 points, and 97 score 10 or more points.

Are all five-letter words on this list valid in Words with Friends?

Most words from the TWL06 dictionary are also valid in Words with Friends, but the two games use slightly different dictionaries. TWL06 is the official North American Scrabble tournament word list. Always verify unusual words in the Words with Friends app before playing them.