5-Letter Words With M and W
There are 34 five-letter words containing both M and W in our dictionary; 21 of them are common words.
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All 34 words
- woman10 points
- women10 points
- swamp12 points
- swims10 points
- warms10 points
- worms10 points
- whims13 points
- wombs12 points
- mewed11 points
- mowed11 points
- meows10 points
- mower10 points
- swarm10 points
- wimpy15 points
- whams13 points
- wimps12 points
- wormy13 points
- macaw12 points
- mewls10 points
- swami10 points
- whelm13 points
- whomp15 points
- shawm13 points
- embow12 points
- smews10 points
- whump15 points
- womby15 points
- swamy13 points
- whamo13 points
- mawed11 points
- miaow10 points
- unmew10 points
- wames10 points
- wamus10 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 34
- By usage: 13 very common, 8 common, 13 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- whomp 15
- whump 15
- wimpy 15
- womby 15
- shawm 13
- swamy 13
- whamo 13
- whams 13
- whelm 13
- whims 13
Most common
- woman
- women
- swamp
- swims
- warms
- worms
- whims
- wombs
- mewed
- mowed
Definitions
- woman (noun)
- An adult female person (as opposed to a man).
- swamp (noun)
- Low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog.
This page lists every one of the 34 five-letter words containing both M 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 WOMAN, WOMEN and SWAMP 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
The quickest route to an answer is the search box: enter your letters, use a question mark for a blank, and the list shrinks to the playable words. If you would rather browse, the chips below are sorted with common words first, and the related links lead to neighbouring lists for other letters and lengths.
Tips
A word list is also a study tool. Reading through the five-letter words containing both M 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 M and W?
WHOMP scores 15 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?
13 of the 34 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.