5-Letter Words With D and W
There are 131 five-letter words containing both D and W in our dictionary; 91 of them are common words.
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All 131 words
- award9 points
- drawn9 points
- draws9 points
- weird9 points
- wider9 points
- words9 points
- world9 points
- would9 points
- waked13 points
- waved12 points
- width12 points
- crowd11 points
- wiped11 points
- waded10 points
- drown9 points
- owned9 points
- sword9 points
- wades9 points
- winds9 points
- wired9 points
- woods9 points
- wound9 points
- jawed16 points
- waxed16 points
- bawdy14 points
- dowdy13 points
- downy12 points
- dowry12 points
- dwarf12 points
- hewed12 points
- rowdy12 points
- vowed12 points
- weedy12 points
- widow12 points
- windy12 points
- woody12 points
- wordy12 points
- wowed12 points
- bowed11 points
- cawed11 points
- cowed11 points
- mewed11 points
- mowed11 points
- pawed11 points
- waged10 points
- wedge10 points
- dawns9 points
- downs9 points
- drawl9 points
- dwell9 points
- dwelt9 points
- endow9 points
- lowed9 points
- rowed9 points
- sawed9 points
- sewed9 points
- sowed9 points
- towed9 points
- tweed9 points
- wands9 points
- waned9 points
- wards9 points
- weeds9 points
- welds9 points
- widen9 points
- wield9 points
- wilds9 points
- wined9 points
- wooed9 points
- howdy15 points
- hawed12 points
- yawed12 points
- dweeb11 points
- dowel9 points
- dowse9 points
- sward9 points
- unwed9 points
- wader9 points
- wadis9 points
- waled9 points
- wends9 points
- wiled9 points
- dhows12 points
- wodge10 points
- swede9 points
- wised9 points
- wolds9 points
- wived12 points
- bawds11 points
- dower9 points
- rewed9 points
- bedew11 points
- adown9 points
- awned9 points
- dewan9 points
- diwan9 points
- dowie9 points
- weald9 points
- wides9 points
- woald9 points
- dewax16 points
- jewed16 points
- jowed16 points
- dawks13 points
- waddy13 points
- wedgy13 points
- widdy13 points
- whids12 points
- wifed12 points
- wyled12 points
- wynds12 points
- wyted12 points
- yowed12 points
- mawed11 points
- dawed10 points
- dewed10 points
- dowed10 points
- gowds10 points
- dawen9 points
- dawts9 points
- dewar9 points
- dwine9 points
- indow9 points
- lawed9 points
- tawed9 points
- tewed9 points
- wared9 points
- wedel9 points
- wited9 points
- woads9 points
- wried9 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 131
- By usage: 69 very common, 22 common, 40 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- dewax 16
- jawed 16
- jewed 16
- jowed 16
- waxed 16
- howdy 15
- bawdy 14
- dawks 13
- dowdy 13
- waddy 13
Most common
- award
- drawn
- draws
- weird
- wider
- words
- world
- would
- waked
- waved
Definitions
- award (noun)
- A grant made by a law court.
- drawn (adjective)
- Showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering.
- weird (adjective)
- Suggesting the operation of supernatural influences.
- words (noun)
- The words that are spoken.
Every word in this list has five letters and contain both D and W. We count 131 of them, with 91 in common use. The score shown on each chip uses classic tile values, so DEWAX at 16 points is the one to remember when a premium square is open. Words with their own page, such as AWARD, link through to a full breakdown of the shorter words hidden inside them.
How to use this page
Start by scanning the common words at the top; they are the ones most likely to be accepted and remembered. Then check the quick facts for the highest-scoring options. If you have a rack in front of you, the search box applies this page's constraint to your letters and returns only what you can play.
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
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words containing both D and W?
DEWAX scores 16 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.
Why are some of these words unfamiliar?
40 of the 131 words on this page are tagged rare, meaning they fall outside the usual spell-check vocabulary. They are still real words, and many are legal plays, but you should expect a challenge if someone asks you to define them.