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5-letter words with W as the 3rd letter

A curated list of 5-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Use this when W is fixed in the 3rd slot; rotate high-frequency consonants elsewhere to prune fast. For example: alway, bawds, bawdy.

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156 words
Word Definition Length Syllables
alway52
bawds51
bawdy52
bawls51
bawty52
bewig52
bowed52
bowel52
bower52
bowls51
bowse51
byway52
cawed52
cowed52
cower52
cowls51
cowry52
crwth51
dawed52
dawen52
dawks51
dawns51
dawts51
dewan52
dewar52
dewax52
dewed52
diwan52
dowdy52
dowed52
dowel52
dower52
dowie51
downs51
downy52
dowry52
dowse51
etwee51
fawns51
fawny52
fewer52
fowls51
gawks51
gawky52
gawps51
gawsy52
gowan52
gowds51
gowks51
gowns51
hawed52
hawks51
hawse51
hewed52
hewer52
howdy52
howes52
howff51
howfs51
howks51
howls51
jawan52
jawed52
jewel52
jowar52
jowed52
jowls51
jowly52
kiwis52
lawed52
lawns51
lawny52
lewis52
lowed52
lower52
lowes52
lowly52
lowse51
mawed52
mewed52
mewls51
mowed52
mower52
nawab52
newel52
newer52
newie51
newly52
newsy52
newts51
ngwee51
noway52
nowts51
pawed52
pawer52
pawky52
pawls51
pawns51
pewee51
pewit52
power52
rawer52
rawin52
rawly52
rewan52
rewax52
rewed52
rewet52
rewin52
rewon52
rowan52
rowdy52
rowed52
rowel52
rowen52
rower52
rowth51
sawed52
sawer52
sewan52
sewar52
sewed52
sewer52
shwas51
sowar52
sowed52
sower52
tawed52
tawer52
tawie51
tawny52
tawse51
tewed52
towed52
towel52
tower52
towie51
towns51
towny52
unwed52
unwit52
unwon52
vowed52
vowel52
vower52
wawls51
wowed52
yawed52
yawls51
yawns51
yawps51
yowed52
yowes52
yowie51
yowls51
zowie51

FAQs

How do I play around a fixed W in the 3rd 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.