5-Letter Words With U and W
There are 23 five-letter words containing both U and W in our dictionary; 9 of them are common words.
Type your own letters to find only the 5-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.
All 23 words
- awful11 points
- would9 points
- wound9 points
- swung9 points
- wrung9 points
- squaw17 points
- unwed9 points
- wussy11 points
- wurst8 points
- unwon8 points
- whump15 points
- whaup13 points
- upbow12 points
- waugh12 points
- wauks12 points
- vrouw11 points
- woful11 points
- unmew10 points
- wamus10 points
- swoun8 points
- unsew8 points
- unwit8 points
- wauls8 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 23
- By usage: 5 very common, 4 common, 14 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- squaw 17
- whump 15
- whaup 13
- upbow 12
- waugh 12
- wauks 12
- awful 11
- vrouw 11
- woful 11
- wussy 11
Most common
- awful
- would
- wound
- swung
- wrung
- squaw
- unwed
- wussy
- wurst
- unwon
Definitions
- awful (adjective)
- Exceptionally bad or displeasing.
- wound (adjective)
- Put in a coil.
- squaw (noun)
- Derogatory terms for an American Indian woman.
- unwed (adjective)
- Of someone who has not been married.
This page lists every one of the 23 five-letter words containing both U 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 AWFUL, WOULD and WOUND 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
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
If you know some letters of a word and their positions, a pattern search finds it faster than scanning a list. Open the word finder, type the word with question marks for the unknown letters, and every match appears immediately. You can combine a pattern with the starts-with and ends-with filters to narrow the set further. This works for crosswords, for daily five-letter puzzles and for any tile game where a board word gives you two or three fixed letters.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words containing both U and W?
SQUAW 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?
14 of the 23 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.