5-Letter Words With R and W
There are 178 five-letter words containing both R and W in our dictionary; 125 of them are common words.
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All 178 words
- works12 points
- fewer11 points
- threw11 points
- throw11 points
- where11 points
- worry11 points
- worth11 points
- brown10 points
- power10 points
- award9 points
- drawn9 points
- draws9 points
- grown9 points
- grows9 points
- weird9 points
- wider9 points
- words9 points
- world9 points
- wrong9 points
- aware8 points
- lower8 points
- owner8 points
- warns8 points
- water8 points
- wears8 points
- worse8 points
- worst8 points
- write8 points
- wrote8 points
- wreck14 points
- crowd11 points
- frown11 points
- weary11 points
- wrath11 points
- crawl10 points
- crown10 points
- screw10 points
- warms10 points
- warps10 points
- worms10 points
- wraps10 points
- drown9 points
- sword9 points
- wired9 points
- arrow8 points
- newer8 points
- renew8 points
- straw8 points
- swear8 points
- swore8 points
- sworn8 points
- tower8 points
- wires8 points
- wiser8 points
- wrist8 points
- wharf14 points
- dowry12 points
- dwarf12 points
- rowdy12 points
- wordy12 points
- wreak12 points
- shrew11 points
- wafer11 points
- waver11 points
- whirl11 points
- whirs11 points
- whore11 points
- wryer11 points
- brawl10 points
- brawn10 points
- brews10 points
- brows10 points
- cower10 points
- crews10 points
- crows10 points
- mower10 points
- prawn10 points
- prowl10 points
- prows10 points
- swarm10 points
- wiper10 points
- drawl9 points
- growl9 points
- rowed9 points
- wager9 points
- wards9 points
- wring9 points
- wrung9 points
- rawer8 points
- sewer8 points
- strew8 points
- swirl8 points
- trawl8 points
- twirl8 points
- warts8 points
- wrens8 points
- wrest8 points
- writs8 points
- wryly14 points
- twerp10 points
- wares8 points
- wrack14 points
- wormy13 points
- hewer11 points
- warty11 points
- whorl11 points
- wroth11 points
- bower10 points
- craws10 points
- sward9 points
- wader9 points
- ewers8 points
- rowel8 points
- rower8 points
- sower8 points
- weirs8 points
- wooer8 points
- rowan8 points
- trews8 points
- dower9 points
- rewed9 points
- resew8 points
- resow8 points
- trows8 points
- wurst8 points
- crwth13 points
- vower11 points
- weber10 points
- sawer8 points
- serow8 points
- strow8 points
- swart8 points
- wirer8 points
- wirra8 points
- jowar15 points
- rewax15 points
- waxer15 points
- wrick14 points
- cowry13 points
- waker12 points
- warks12 points
- frows11 points
- rawly11 points
- rowth11 points
- swarf11 points
- thraw11 points
- twyer11 points
- vrouw11 points
- vrows11 points
- whirr11 points
- whort11 points
- wiver11 points
- braws10 points
- pawer10 points
- twirp10 points
- wrapt10 points
- dewar9 points
- wared9 points
- wrang9 points
- wried9 points
- rawin8 points
- resaw8 points
- rewan8 points
- rewet8 points
- rewin8 points
- rewon8 points
- rowen8 points
- sewar8 points
- sowar8 points
- sware8 points
- sweer8 points
- tawer8 points
- twier8 points
- wairs8 points
- waler8 points
- worts8 points
- wrier8 points
- wries8 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 178
- By usage: 98 very common, 27 common, 53 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- jowar 15
- rewax 15
- waxer 15
- wharf 14
- wrack 14
- wreck 14
- wrick 14
- wryly 14
- cowry 13
- crwth 13
Most common
- works
- fewer
- threw
- throw
- where
- worry
- worth
- brown
- power
- award
Definitions
- works (noun)
- Buildings for carrying on industrial labor.
- fewer (adjective)
- (comparative of ‘few’ used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of.
- throw (noun)
- The act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist).
- worry (noun)
- Something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness.
There are 178 five-letter words containing both R and W, and 125 of them are words you would expect to see in everyday writing. The rest are technical terms, plurals, variant spellings and the odd loanword, all of which are legal in most tile games. The highest-scoring entry is JOWAR at 15 points. Scan the common words first, then dip into the rare ones when the board leaves you no other option.
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 R and W are the most common?
WORKS, FEWER and THREW 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 R and W you can actually spell from that rack, with scores.