5-Letter Words With L and W
There are 127 five-letter words containing both L and W in our dictionary; 95 of them are common words.
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All 127 words
- walks12 points
- awful11 points
- flown11 points
- wheel11 points
- while11 points
- whole11 points
- below10 points
- world9 points
- would9 points
- allow8 points
- lower8 points
- walls8 points
- wills8 points
- flaws11 points
- flows11 points
- newly11 points
- vowel11 points
- whale11 points
- blown10 points
- blows10 points
- crawl10 points
- glows9 points
- slows8 points
- waltz17 points
- jewel15 points
- fowls11 points
- howls11 points
- lowly11 points
- shawl11 points
- whirl11 points
- wolfs11 points
- yowls11 points
- bawls10 points
- bowel10 points
- bowls10 points
- brawl10 points
- claws10 points
- clown10 points
- elbow10 points
- plows10 points
- prowl10 points
- scowl10 points
- aglow9 points
- drawl9 points
- dwell9 points
- dwelt9 points
- growl9 points
- lowed9 points
- welds9 points
- wield9 points
- wilds9 points
- lawns8 points
- slews8 points
- swell8 points
- swill8 points
- swirl8 points
- towel8 points
- trawl8 points
- twirl8 points
- wails8 points
- wells8 points
- welts8 points
- wilts8 points
- jowls15 points
- wryly14 points
- bylaw13 points
- welsh11 points
- wiles8 points
- whelk15 points
- whelp13 points
- wanly11 points
- wetly11 points
- wheal11 points
- whorl11 points
- yawls11 points
- clews10 points
- cowls10 points
- mewls10 points
- pawls10 points
- dowel9 points
- waled9 points
- wiled9 points
- newel8 points
- owlet8 points
- rowel8 points
- twill8 points
- wales8 points
- weals8 points
- jowly18 points
- blowy13 points
- wally11 points
- welly11 points
- willy11 points
- wolds9 points
- whelm13 points
- flawy14 points
- flews11 points
- weald9 points
- woald9 points
- lewis8 points
- lweis8 points
- swale8 points
- wools8 points
- welch13 points
- wyled12 points
- alway11 points
- lawny11 points
- rawly11 points
- wawls11 points
- woful11 points
- wooly11 points
- wyles11 points
- blawn10 points
- blaws10 points
- pilaw10 points
- plews10 points
- wilco10 points
- lawed9 points
- wedel9 points
- awols8 points
- lowes8 points
- lowse8 points
- slaws8 points
- swail8 points
- waler8 points
- walla8 points
- wauls8 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 127
- By usage: 63 very common, 32 common, 32 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- jowly 18
- waltz 17
- jewel 15
- jowls 15
- whelk 15
- flawy 14
- wryly 14
- blowy 13
- bylaw 13
- welch 13
Most common
- walks
- awful
- flown
- wheel
- while
- whole
- below
- world
- would
- allow
Definitions
- awful (adjective)
- Exceptionally bad or displeasing.
- 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.
- whole (adjective)
- Including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete.
Every word in this list has five letters and contain both L and W. We count 127 of them, with 95 in common use. The score shown on each chip uses classic tile values, so JOWLY at 18 points is the one to remember when a premium square is open. Words with their own page, such as WALKS, link through to a full breakdown of the shorter words hidden inside them.
How to use this page
Read the list from the top if you want the everyday words, or jump to the quick facts for the highest scorers. Click any word with a link to see every shorter word hidden inside it. When you have a specific rack, the search box at the top filters the list down to the words you can play right now.
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 L and W?
JOWLY scores 18 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?
32 of the 127 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.