5-Letter Words With B and W
There are 38 five-letter words containing both B and W in our dictionary; 23 of them are common words.
Type your own letters to find only the 5-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.
All 38 words
- below10 points
- brown10 points
- blown10 points
- blows10 points
- byway16 points
- bawdy14 points
- wombs12 points
- bowed11 points
- bawls10 points
- bowel10 points
- bowls10 points
- brawl10 points
- brawn10 points
- brews10 points
- brows10 points
- elbow10 points
- swabs10 points
- bylaw13 points
- oxbow17 points
- dweeb11 points
- bower10 points
- blowy13 points
- bawds11 points
- webby15 points
- embow12 points
- bedew11 points
- bowse10 points
- bwana10 points
- nawab10 points
- weber10 points
- womby15 points
- bawty13 points
- upbow12 points
- bewig11 points
- blawn10 points
- blaws10 points
- braws10 points
- swobs10 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 38
- By usage: 17 very common, 6 common, 15 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- oxbow 17
- byway 16
- webby 15
- womby 15
- bawdy 14
- bawty 13
- blowy 13
- bylaw 13
- embow 12
- upbow 12
Most common
- below
- brown
- blown
- blows
- byway
- bawdy
- wombs
- bowed
- bawls
- bowel
Definitions
- below (adverb)
- In or to a place that is lower.
- brown (adjective)
- Of a color similar to that of wood or earth.
- blown (adjective)
- Being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor.
- byway (noun)
- A side road little traveled (as in the countryside).
There are 38 five-letter words containing both B and W, and 23 of them are words you would expect to see in everyday writing. The rest are technical terms, plurals, variant spellings and the odd loanword, all of which are legal in most tile games. The highest-scoring entry is OXBOW at 17 points. Scan the common words first, then dip into the rare ones when the board leaves you no other option.
How to use this page
Use this list in two ways. Browse it to learn the words that contain both B and W, common ones first, or search it by typing your own letters, with question marks for blanks, to see only the words you can make. Every word shows its classic tile score, and linked words open a page with all their sub-words.
Tips
A balanced rack has roughly three vowels and four consonants, and a lopsided rack is the most common reason players get stuck. If you are drowning in vowels, look for the words on this page with the most vowels and use them to reset. If you have too many consonants, a word with a single vowel will do the same job. When you cannot find a decent play, it is often better to swap tiles or play a short word that dumps the surplus than to force a poor score and keep the bad rack.
Questions
Which five-letter words containing both B and W are the most common?
BELOW, BROWN and BLOWN are among the most familiar. The list is sorted with everyday words first, and the very common ones carry a small dot, so you can read the top of the page and skip the obscure entries at the bottom.
Can I search this list with my own letters?
Yes. Type your letters into the search box at the top of the page, using a question mark for a blank, and the tool will show only the five-letter words containing both B and W you can actually spell from that rack, with scores.