5-Letter Words With T and W
There are 129 five-letter words containing both T and W in our dictionary; 83 of them are common words.
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All 129 words
- watch13 points
- threw11 points
- throw11 points
- white11 points
- worth11 points
- twice10 points
- waits8 points
- wants8 points
- waste8 points
- water8 points
- worst8 points
- write8 points
- wrote8 points
- witch13 points
- width12 points
- witty11 points
- wrath11 points
- swept10 points
- await8 points
- straw8 points
- sweat8 points
- sweet8 points
- tower8 points
- towns8 points
- twins8 points
- twist8 points
- wrist8 points
- waltz17 points
- tweak12 points
- swift11 points
- tawny11 points
- thaws11 points
- wafts11 points
- whats11 points
- wheat11 points
- whets11 points
- dwelt9 points
- towed9 points
- twang9 points
- tweed9 points
- twigs9 points
- newts8 points
- stews8 points
- stows8 points
- strew8 points
- swats8 points
- towel8 points
- trawl8 points
- tweet8 points
- twine8 points
- twirl8 points
- waist8 points
- warts8 points
- watts8 points
- weest8 points
- welts8 points
- wilts8 points
- wrest8 points
- writs8 points
- twerp10 points
- twits8 points
- wight12 points
- swath11 points
- warty11 points
- wefts11 points
- wetly11 points
- whist11 points
- whits11 points
- wroth11 points
- owlet8 points
- twain8 points
- twill8 points
- twixt15 points
- fatwa11 points
- swots8 points
- trews8 points
- twats8 points
- thews11 points
- withe11 points
- pewit10 points
- trows8 points
- tween8 points
- wurst8 points
- thewy14 points
- whity14 points
- withy14 points
- crwth13 points
- whipt13 points
- strow8 points
- swart8 points
- wifty14 points
- bawty13 points
- wecht13 points
- kotow12 points
- wyted12 points
- rowth11 points
- swith11 points
- thraw11 points
- towny11 points
- twiny11 points
- twyer11 points
- whort11 points
- wytes11 points
- stowp10 points
- twirp10 points
- watap10 points
- wrapt10 points
- dawts9 points
- tawed9 points
- tewed9 points
- wited9 points
- etwee8 points
- nowts8 points
- rewet8 points
- tawer8 points
- tawie8 points
- tawse8 points
- towie8 points
- twaes8 points
- twier8 points
- unwit8 points
- wasts8 points
- weets8 points
- wests8 points
- wists8 points
- witan8 points
- wites8 points
- wonts8 points
- worts8 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 129
- By usage: 59 very common, 24 common, 46 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- waltz 17
- twixt 15
- thewy 14
- whity 14
- wifty 14
- withy 14
- bawty 13
- crwth 13
- watch 13
- wecht 13
Most common
- watch
- threw
- throw
- white
- worth
- twice
- waits
- wants
- waste
- water
Definitions
- watch (noun)
- A small portable timepiece.
- throw (noun)
- The act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist).
- white (adjective)
- Being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light.
- worth (adjective)
- (often used ironically) worthy of being treated in a particular way.
Every word in this list has five letters and contain both T and W. We count 129 of them, with 83 in common use. The score shown on each chip uses classic tile values, so WALTZ at 17 points is the one to remember when a premium square is open. Words with their own page, such as WATCH, link through to a full breakdown of the shorter words hidden inside them.
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 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 T and W?
WALTZ scores 17 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?
46 of the 129 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.