5-Letter Words With E and W
There are 309 five-letter words containing both E and W in our dictionary; 201 of them are common words.
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All 309 words
- awake12 points
- weeks12 points
- fewer11 points
- threw11 points
- views11 points
- wheel11 points
- where11 points
- while11 points
- white11 points
- whole11 points
- whose11 points
- below10 points
- power10 points
- twice10 points
- women10 points
- weird9 points
- wider9 points
- aware8 points
- lower8 points
- owner8 points
- waste8 points
- water8 points
- wears8 points
- worse8 points
- write8 points
- wrote8 points
- wreck14 points
- chews13 points
- waked13 points
- wakes12 points
- waved12 points
- weigh12 points
- woken12 points
- newly11 points
- vowel11 points
- waves11 points
- weary11 points
- whale11 points
- wiped11 points
- wives11 points
- screw10 points
- sweep10 points
- swept10 points
- waded10 points
- wipes10 points
- owned9 points
- wades9 points
- wages9 points
- wired9 points
- newer8 points
- renew8 points
- swear8 points
- sweat8 points
- sweet8 points
- swore8 points
- tower8 points
- wines8 points
- wires8 points
- wiser8 points
- chewy16 points
- jawed16 points
- waxed16 points
- jewel15 points
- waxes15 points
- askew12 points
- awoke12 points
- hewed12 points
- skews12 points
- tweak12 points
- vowed12 points
- waken12 points
- weedy12 points
- wowed12 points
- wreak12 points
- bowed11 points
- cawed11 points
- cowed11 points
- mewed11 points
- mowed11 points
- newsy11 points
- pawed11 points
- shrew11 points
- wafer11 points
- waive11 points
- waver11 points
- weave11 points
- wheat11 points
- whens11 points
- whets11 points
- whine11 points
- whore11 points
- woven11 points
- wryer11 points
- bowel10 points
- brews10 points
- cower10 points
- crews10 points
- elbow10 points
- meows10 points
- mower10 points
- spews10 points
- swipe10 points
- waged10 points
- wedge10 points
- weeps10 points
- wince10 points
- wiper10 points
- dwell9 points
- dwelt9 points
- endow9 points
- lowed9 points
- rowed9 points
- sawed9 points
- sewed9 points
- sowed9 points
- towed9 points
- tweed9 points
- wager9 points
- waned9 points
- weeds9 points
- welds9 points
- widen9 points
- wield9 points
- wined9 points
- wooed9 points
- newts8 points
- rawer8 points
- sewer8 points
- sinew8 points
- slews8 points
- stews8 points
- strew8 points
- swell8 points
- swine8 points
- towel8 points
- tweet8 points
- twine8 points
- wanes8 points
- weans8 points
- weest8 points
- wells8 points
- welts8 points
- wises8 points
- wrens8 points
- wrest8 points
- welsh11 points
- twerp10 points
- wares8 points
- wiles8 points
- waxen15 points
- whelk15 points
- weepy13 points
- wench13 points
- whelp13 points
- hawed12 points
- yawed12 points
- dweeb11 points
- hewer11 points
- wefts11 points
- wetly11 points
- wheal11 points
- bower10 points
- clews10 points
- mewls10 points
- pewee10 points
- dowel9 points
- dowse9 points
- unwed9 points
- wader9 points
- waled9 points
- wends9 points
- wiled9 points
- ewers8 points
- newel8 points
- owlet8 points
- rowel8 points
- rower8 points
- sower8 points
- wales8 points
- weals8 points
- weirs8 points
- wooer8 points
- weeny11 points
- welly11 points
- wodge10 points
- swede9 points
- wised9 points
- trews8 points
- whelm13 points
- wived12 points
- shewn11 points
- shews11 points
- thews11 points
- withe11 points
- pewit10 points
- dower9 points
- rewed9 points
- resew8 points
- resow8 points
- tween8 points
- weens8 points
- winze17 points
- wizen17 points
- webby15 points
- thewy14 points
- viewy14 points
- wacke14 points
- embow12 points
- wekas12 points
- bedew11 points
- flews11 points
- hawse11 points
- vower11 points
- wheen11 points
- bowse10 points
- smews10 points
- weber10 points
- awned9 points
- dewan9 points
- dowie9 points
- ngwee9 points
- swage9 points
- weald9 points
- wides9 points
- lewis8 points
- lweis8 points
- sawer8 points
- serow8 points
- sewan8 points
- swale8 points
- wirer8 points
- wizes17 points
- zowie17 points
- dewax16 points
- jewed16 points
- jowed16 points
- rewax15 points
- waxer15 points
- wavey14 points
- whews14 points
- wheys14 points
- wecht13 points
- wedgy13 points
- welch13 points
- wheep13 points
- waker12 points
- wifed12 points
- wyled12 points
- wyted12 points
- yowed12 points
- bewig11 points
- howes11 points
- mawed11 points
- swive11 points
- twyer11 points
- waney11 points
- wenny11 points
- wifes11 points
- winey11 points
- wiver11 points
- wyles11 points
- wytes11 points
- yowes11 points
- yowie11 points
- dawed10 points
- dewed10 points
- dowed10 points
- pawer10 points
- plews10 points
- unmew10 points
- wames10 points
- dawen9 points
- dewar9 points
- dwine9 points
- lawed9 points
- tawed9 points
- tewed9 points
- wared9 points
- wedel9 points
- wited9 points
- wried9 points
- enows8 points
- etwee8 points
- lowes8 points
- lowse8 points
- newie8 points
- owsen8 points
- resaw8 points
- rewan8 points
- rewet8 points
- rewin8 points
- rewon8 points
- rowen8 points
- sewar8 points
- sware8 points
- sweer8 points
- tawer8 points
- tawie8 points
- tawse8 points
- towie8 points
- twaes8 points
- twier8 points
- unsew8 points
- waler8 points
- weets8 points
- wests8 points
- wites8 points
- wrier8 points
- wries8 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 309
- By usage: 145 very common, 56 common, 108 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- winze 17
- wizen 17
- wizes 17
- zowie 17
- chewy 16
- dewax 16
- jawed 16
- jewed 16
- jowed 16
- waxed 16
Most common
- awake
- weeks
- fewer
- threw
- views
- wheel
- where
- while
- white
- whole
Definitions
- awake (adjective)
- Not in a state of sleep; completely conscious.
- fewer (adjective)
- (comparative of ‘few’ used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of.
- wheel (noun)
- A simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines).
- while (noun)
- A period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition.
This page lists every one of the 309 five-letter words containing both E and W in our dictionary. Each word links to its own unscramble page when one exists, and the score badge shows its value with classic tiles. Common words come first, so AWAKE, WEEKS and FEWER sit near the top while the rare entries wait further down. If you are holding a specific rack, type it into the search box and the list narrows to the words you can actually play.
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
Which five-letter words containing both E and W are the most common?
AWAKE, WEEKS and FEWER 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 E and W you can actually spell from that rack, with scores.