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10-letter words with W as the 5th letter

A curated list of 10-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Use this when W is fixed in the 5th slot; rotate high-frequency consonants elsewhere to prune fast. For example: aardwolves, allowanced, allowances.

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147 words

Word	Length	Syllables
aardwolves	10	3
allowanced	10	4
allowances	10	4
arrowheads	10	3
arrowroots	10	3
arrowwoods	10	3
arrowworms	10	3
autoworker	10	4
backwardly	10	3
backwashed	10	3
backwashes	10	3
backwaters	10	3
backwoodsy	10	3
bandwagons	10	3
bandwidths	10	2
bathwaters	10	3
becowarded	10	4
bejeweling	10	4
bejewelled	10	4
bellwether	10	3
belowdecks	10	3
bratwursts	10	2
buckwheats	10	2
bushwhacks	10	2
cakewalked	10	4
cakewalker	10	4
cartwheels	10	2
caseworker	10	4
codswallop	10	3
copywriter	10	4
cordwainer	10	3
coxswained	10	3
deadweight	10	2
demiworlds	10	3
dishwasher	10	3
dishwaters	10	3
disownment	10	3
dockworker	10	3
downwardly	10	3
downwashes	10	3
duckwalked	10	3
dumbwaiter	10	3
elbowrooms	10	3
emboweling	10	4
embowelled	10	4
embowering	10	4
empowering	10	4
endowments	10	3
farewelled	10	4
farmworker	10	3
firewaters	10	4
flatwashes	10	3
flyswatter	10	3
forewarned	10	4
freewheels	10	2
gearwheels	10	2
goodwilled	10	3
graywackes	10	3
guidwillie	10	2
handwheels	10	2
handworker	10	3
handwrites	10	3
hardwiring	10	3
headwaiter	10	3
headwaters	10	3
highwayman	10	3
highwaymen	10	3
hoodwinked	10	3
hoodwinker	10	3
imbowering	10	4
impowering	10	4
ironworker	10	4
limewaters	10	4
lintwhites	10	3
lukewarmly	10	4
makeweight	10	3
meanwhiles	10	3
meltwaters	10	3
millwright	10	2
misawarded	10	4
newsweekly	10	3
newsworthy	10	3
nonswimmer	10	3
nosewheels	10	3
noteworthy	10	4
overwarmed	10	4
overwaters	10	4
overweened	10	4
overweighs	10	3
overweight	10	3
overwetted	10	4
overwhelms	10	3
overwinter	10	4
overworked	10	4
overwrites	10	4
periwigged	10	4
periwinkle	10	3
playwright	10	2
polywaters	10	4
presweeten	10	3
racewalker	10	4
rainwashed	10	3
rainwashes	10	3
rainwaters	10	3
repowering	10	4
roadworthy	10	3
ropewalker	10	4
rottweiler	10	3
sandwiched	10	3
sandwiches	10	3
scrawliest	10	2
scrawniest	10	2
screwballs	10	2
screwbeans	10	2
screwiness	10	3
screwworms	10	2
semiweekly	10	4
shipwrecks	10	2
shipwright	10	2
shopwindow	10	3
shrewdness	10	2
shrewishly	10	3
sidewinder	10	4
somewheres	10	4
songwriter	10	3
sprawliest	10	2
squawroots	10	2
stalwartly	10	3
stalworths	10	2
strawberry	10	3
strewments	10	2
tailwaters	10	3
throwaways	10	3
throwbacks	10	2
throwsters	10	2
tidewaters	10	4
timeworker	10	4
typewriter	10	4
typewrites	10	4
unlawfully	10	4
unrewarded	10	4
untowardly	10	4
wageworker	10	4
wainwright	10	2
werewolves	10	4
widowhoods	10	3
woodworker	10	3

FAQs

How do I play around a fixed W in the 5th slot?
Try mixing common consonant clusters (ST, TR, CH) in other positions while keeping W locked.

Why are uncommon words included?
We compile from a broad English list. Skim the top rows for more common picks.