5-Letter Words With G and W
There are 47 five-letter words containing both G and W in our dictionary; 30 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 47 words
- grown9 points
- grows9 points
- owing9 points
- wrong9 points
- weigh12 points
- glows9 points
- swing9 points
- wages9 points
- wings9 points
- gawky16 points
- gawks13 points
- waged10 points
- wedge10 points
- aglow9 points
- awing9 points
- gnaws9 points
- gowns9 points
- growl9 points
- swigs9 points
- swung9 points
- twang9 points
- twigs9 points
- wager9 points
- wagon9 points
- wring9 points
- wrung9 points
- wight12 points
- swags9 points
- gawps11 points
- wodge10 points
- gowan9 points
- ngwee9 points
- swage9 points
- gowks13 points
- wedgy13 points
- wiggy13 points
- gawsy12 points
- waugh12 points
- whang12 points
- whigs12 points
- wingy12 points
- bewig11 points
- gowds10 points
- gnawn9 points
- swang9 points
- wigan9 points
- wrang9 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 47
- By usage: 26 very common, 4 common, 17 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- gawky 16
- gawks 13
- gowks 13
- wedgy 13
- wiggy 13
- gawsy 12
- waugh 12
- weigh 12
- whang 12
- whigs 12
Most common
- grown
- grows
- owing
- wrong
- weigh
- glows
- swing
- wages
- wings
- gawky
Definitions
- grown (adjective)
- (of animals) fully developed.
- owing (adjective)
- Owed as a debt.
- wrong (adjective)
- Not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth.
- weigh (verb)
- Have a certain weight.
Here is the complete list of five-letter words containing both G and W: 47 words in total. We sort common words to the top because they are the ones you are most likely to be looking for, whether you are solving a puzzle or checking a play. Words such as GROWN and GROWS lead the way. If you need something more specific, the search box accepts your own letters with question marks for blanks and applies this page's constraint automatically.
How to use this page
This page works as both a reference and a tool. As a reference, it lists every word that contain both G and W, sorted by familiarity. As a tool, it accepts your own letters in the search box and returns the subset you can play, with scores. The related links at the end cover neighbouring letters and lengths.
Tips
A blank tile is the most powerful piece on your rack because it stands in for any letter. When you search this list with a blank, the tool underlines the letter the blank replaced so you know which tile to lay down. Spend a blank only when it unlocks a long word or a premium square; using it for a three-letter play is almost always a waste. If you hold two blanks, look for a word from this list that needs both, because a seven-tile play with the bonus outscores nearly everything else.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words containing both G and W?
GAWKY 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?
17 of the 47 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.