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8-letter words with W as the 5th letter

A curated list of 8-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: aardwolf, advowson, agalwood.

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412 words

Word	Length	Syllables
aardwolf	8	2
advowson	8	3
agalwood	8	3
agueweed	8	3
allowing	8	3
antiwear	8	3
antiweed	8	3
archways	8	2
areaways	8	3
armyworm	8	3
arrowing	8	3
backward	8	2
backwash	8	2
backwood	8	2
backwrap	8	2
barbwire	8	2
basswood	8	2
beadwork	8	2
bearwood	8	2
becoward	8	3
bedewing	8	3
beefwood	8	2
beeswing	8	2
behowled	8	3
bejewels	8	3
bellwort	8	2
beltways	8	2
bendways	8	2
bendwise	8	2
bentwood	8	2
bikeways	8	3
bindweed	8	2
bitewing	8	3
blueweed	8	2
bluewood	8	2
bodywork	8	3
bollworm	8	2
bookworm	8	2
buhlwork	8	2
bullweed	8	2
bullwhip	8	2
bushwahs	8	2
busywork	8	3
buzzwigs	8	2
buzzword	8	2
cakewalk	8	3
caneware	8	3
capework	8	3
caraways	8	3
careworn	8	3
casework	8	3
caseworm	8	3
catawbas	8	3
cityward	8	3
citywide	8	3
clamworm	8	2
clayware	8	2
colewort	8	3
cookware	8	2
cordwain	8	2
cordwood	8	2
corkwood	8	2
coxswain	8	2
crabwise	8	2
cribwork	8	2
cussword	8	2
cutaways	8	3
damewort	8	3
daneweed	8	3
danewort	8	3
deadwood	8	2
deerweed	8	2
dishware	8	2
disowned	8	3
doorways	8	2
downward	8	2
downwash	8	2
downwind	8	2
dropwort	8	2
duckwalk	8	2
duckweed	8	2
ductwork	8	2
eastward	8	2
edgeways	8	3
edgewise	8	3
elbowing	8	3
embowels	8	3
embowers	8	3
embowing	8	3
empowers	8	3
endowers	8	3
endowing	8	3
fairways	8	2
farewell	8	3
farmwife	8	2
farmwork	8	2
fesswise	8	2
fireweed	8	3
firewood	8	3
firework	8	3
fireworm	8	3
firmware	8	2
fishways	8	2
fishwife	8	2
fishworm	8	2
flatware	8	2
flatwash	8	2
flatways	8	2
flatwise	8	2
flatwork	8	2
flatworm	8	2
fleawort	8	2
flyaways	8	2
folkways	8	2
foodways	8	2
footwall	8	2
footways	8	2
footwear	8	2
footwork	8	2
footworn	8	2
forewarn	8	3
forewent	8	3
forewing	8	3
foreword	8	3
foreworn	8	3
formwork	8	2
forswear	8	2
forswore	8	2
forsworn	8	2
freeways	8	2
freewill	8	2
fretwork	8	2
fuelwood	8	2
gangways	8	2
gapeworm	8	3
gateways	8	3
getaways	8	3
giftware	8	2
gigawatt	8	3
glowworm	8	2
goalward	8	2
goodwife	8	2
goodwill	8	2
gromwell	8	2
grubworm	8	2
gulfweed	8	2
hackwork	8	2
hairwork	8	2
hairworm	8	2
hallways	8	2
handwork	8	2
handwrit	8	2
hardware	8	2
hardwire	8	2
hardwood	8	2
hawkweed	8	2
headways	8	2
headwind	8	2
headword	8	2
headwork	8	2
hempweed	8	2
herewith	8	3
highways	8	2
homeward	8	3
homework	8	3
honewort	8	3
hoodwink	8	2
hookworm	8	2
hornworm	8	2
hornwort	8	2
imbowers	8	3
impawned	8	3
impowers	8	3
inchworm	8	2
indowing	8	3
ironware	8	3
ironweed	8	3
ironwood	8	3
ironwork	8	3
kalewife	8	3
kilowatt	8	3
kingwood	8	2
knapweed	8	2
knitwear	8	2
knotweed	8	2
kotowers	8	3
kotowing	8	3
lacewing	8	3
lacewood	8	3
lacework	8	3
landward	8	2
laneways	8	3
latewood	8	3
lathwork	8	2
layaways	8	2
leadwork	8	2
leadwort	8	2
leafworm	8	2
leftward	8	2
leftwing	8	2
lifeways	8	3
lifework	8	3
likewise	8	3
linkwork	8	2
loanword	8	2
locoweed	8	3
longways	8	2
longwise	8	2
lukewarm	8	3
lungworm	8	2
lungwort	8	2
mealworm	8	2
megawatt	8	3
menswear	8	2
meshwork	8	2
miaowing	8	2
micawber	8	3
milkweed	8	2
milkwood	8	2
milkwort	8	2
millwork	8	2
misaward	8	3
moldwarp	8	2
moonwalk	8	2
moonward	8	2
moonwort	8	2
moorwort	8	2
muckworm	8	2
nanowatt	8	3
neckwear	8	2
nonowner	8	3
openwork	8	3
outsware	8	2
outswear	8	2
outswims	8	2
outswore	8	2
outsworn	8	2
ovenware	8	3
overwarm	8	3
overwary	8	4
overweak	8	3
overwear	8	3
overween	8	3
overwets	8	3
overwide	8	3
overwily	8	4
overwind	8	3
overwise	8	3
overword	8	3
overwore	8	3
overwork	8	3
overworn	8	3
paleways	8	3
palewise	8	3
parawing	8	3
parkways	8	2
password	8	2
pathways	8	2
peesweep	8	2
peetweet	8	2
periwigs	8	3
pickwick	8	2
pilewort	8	3
pinewood	8	3
playwear	8	2
pokeweed	8	3
poleward	8	3
pondweed	8	2
porkwood	8	2
pshawing	8	2
pulpwood	8	2
raceways	8	3
rackwork	8	2
railways	8	2
rainwash	8	2
rainwear	8	2
rearward	8	2
renewals	8	3
renewers	8	3
renewing	8	3
renowned	8	3
repowers	8	3
rereward	8	3
resawing	8	3
resewing	8	3
resowing	8	3
richweed	8	2
ringworm	8	2
roadways	8	2
roadwork	8	2
rockweed	8	2
rockwork	8	2
rollways	8	2
ropewalk	8	3
ropeways	8	3
rosewood	8	3
runaways	8	3
sahiwals	8	3
saltwork	8	2
saltwort	8	2
sandwich	8	2
sandworm	8	2
sandwort	8	2
sasswood	8	2
scrawled	8	2
scrawler	8	2
screwers	8	2
screwier	8	2
screwing	8	2
screwups	8	2
seatwork	8	2
selfward	8	2
semiwild	8	3
shipways	8	2
shipworm	8	2
shopworn	8	2
shrewder	8	2
shrewdie	8	1
shrewdly	8	2
shrewing	8	2
shrewish	8	2
sidewalk	8	3
sidewall	8	3
sideward	8	3
sideways	8	3
sidewise	8	3
silkweed	8	2
silkworm	8	2
sinewing	8	3
skidways	8	2
slipware	8	2
slipways	8	2
slopwork	8	2
slowworm	8	2
snapweed	8	2
soapwort	8	2
software	8	2
softwood	8	2
someways	8	3
somewhat	8	3
somewhen	8	3
somewise	8	3
sourwood	8	2
spanworm	8	2
sprawled	8	2
sprawler	8	2
squawked	8	2
squawker	8	2
stalwart	8	2
starwort	8	2
stemware	8	2
stepwise	8	2
strawhat	8	2
strawier	8	2
strawing	8	2
strewers	8	2
strewing	8	2
strowing	8	2
studwork	8	2
sumpweed	8	2
swimwear	8	2
tailwind	8	2
tapeworm	8	3
taskwork	8	2
taxiways	8	3
teakwood	8	2
teamwork	8	2
terawatt	8	3
thrawart	8	2
thrawing	8	2
thrawnly	8	2
throwers	8	2
throwing	8	2
thruways	8	2
tideways	8	3
timework	8	3
timeworn	8	3
toilworn	8	2
tollways	8	2
towaways	8	3
townwear	8	2
tramways	8	2
tripwire	8	2
tubework	8	3
ungowned	8	3
unlawful	8	3
unmewing	8	3
unsewing	8	3
untoward	8	3
uptowner	8	3
walkways	8	2
warpwise	8	2
weftwise	8	2
werewolf	8	3
westward	8	2
whipworm	8	2
widowers	8	3
widowing	8	3
wildwood	8	2
windward	8	2
windways	8	2
wireways	8	3
wirework	8	3
wireworm	8	3
woodwind	8	2
woodwork	8	2
woodworm	8	2
woolwork	8	2
workweek	8	2
wormwood	8	2
yardwand	8	2
yardwork	8	2

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.