5-Letter Words With I and W
There are 155 five-letter words containing both I and W in our dictionary; 94 of them are common words.
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All 155 words
- which16 points
- views11 points
- while11 points
- white11 points
- twice10 points
- owing9 points
- weird9 points
- wider9 points
- waits8 points
- wills8 points
- write8 points
- witch13 points
- weigh12 points
- width12 points
- wiped11 points
- witty11 points
- wives11 points
- swims10 points
- wipes10 points
- swing9 points
- winds9 points
- wings9 points
- wired9 points
- await8 points
- twins8 points
- twist8 points
- wines8 points
- wires8 points
- wiser8 points
- wrist8 points
- whiff17 points
- whisk15 points
- wicks14 points
- whims13 points
- whips13 points
- winch13 points
- wispy13 points
- kiwis12 points
- widow12 points
- windy12 points
- winks12 points
- swift11 points
- swish11 points
- waifs11 points
- waive11 points
- whine11 points
- whirl11 points
- whirs11 points
- swipe10 points
- wince10 points
- wiper10 points
- wisps10 points
- awing9 points
- swigs9 points
- twigs9 points
- widen9 points
- wield9 points
- wilds9 points
- wined9 points
- wring9 points
- sinew8 points
- swill8 points
- swine8 points
- swirl8 points
- twine8 points
- twirl8 points
- wails8 points
- waist8 points
- wilts8 points
- wises8 points
- writs8 points
- wimpy15 points
- wimps12 points
- twits8 points
- wiles8 points
- winos8 points
- whiny14 points
- wight12 points
- whist11 points
- whits11 points
- swami10 points
- wadis9 points
- wiled9 points
- swain8 points
- twain8 points
- twill8 points
- weirs8 points
- twixt15 points
- willy11 points
- wised9 points
- wived12 points
- withe11 points
- pewit10 points
- wains8 points
- winze17 points
- wizen17 points
- viewy14 points
- whish14 points
- whity14 points
- withy14 points
- whipt13 points
- swink12 points
- whins11 points
- diwan9 points
- dowie9 points
- wides9 points
- lewis8 points
- lweis8 points
- wirer8 points
- wirra8 points
- whizz29 points
- wizes17 points
- zowie17 points
- wifty14 points
- wrick14 points
- widdy13 points
- wiggy13 points
- whids12 points
- whigs12 points
- wifed12 points
- wingy12 points
- bewig11 points
- swith11 points
- swive11 points
- twiny11 points
- whirr11 points
- wifes11 points
- winey11 points
- wisha11 points
- wiver11 points
- yowie11 points
- miaow10 points
- pilaw10 points
- twirp10 points
- wilco10 points
- dwine9 points
- indow9 points
- wigan9 points
- wited9 points
- wried9 points
- newie8 points
- rawin8 points
- rewin8 points
- swail8 points
- swiss8 points
- tawie8 points
- towie8 points
- twier8 points
- unwit8 points
- wairs8 points
- wists8 points
- witan8 points
- wites8 points
- wrier8 points
- wries8 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 155
- By usage: 71 very common, 23 common, 61 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- whizz 29
- whiff 17
- winze 17
- wizen 17
- wizes 17
- zowie 17
- which 16
- twixt 15
- whisk 15
- wimpy 15
Most common
- which
- views
- while
- white
- twice
- owing
- weird
- wider
- waits
- wills
Definitions
- while (noun)
- A period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition.
- white (adjective)
- Being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light.
- twice (adverb)
- Two times.
- owing (adjective)
- Owed as a debt.
Below you will find all 155 five-letter words containing both I and W from our dictionary, grouped in one list with the common words first. Each chip shows the word and its classic tile score, and a small dot marks the words that appear in everyday English. WHICH, VIEWS and WHILE are typical of the familiar entries. To check which of these you can spell right now, enter your letters in the box above and press search.
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 word list is also a study tool. Reading through the five-letter words containing both I and W once or twice is enough to make the unusual ones familiar, and familiarity is what lets you spot a play under time pressure. Try covering the list and writing down as many as you can, then compare. Use the definitions on this page to attach meaning to the words you did not know, since a word with a meaning sticks far better than a string of letters. Return to the list after a few days and repeat.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words containing both I and W?
WHIZZ scores 29 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?
61 of the 155 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.