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9-letter words with W as the 5th letter

A curated list of 9-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: advowsons, agalwoods, agueweeds.

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350 words

Word	Length	Syllables
advowsons	9	3
agalwoods	9	3
agueweeds	9	3
allowable	9	3
allowably	9	4
allowance	9	3
allowedly	9	4
antiwhite	9	3
antiwoman	9	4
armyworms	9	3
arrowhead	9	3
arrowroot	9	3
arrowwood	9	3
arrowworm	9	3
askewness	9	3
backwards	9	2
backwater	9	3
backwoods	9	2
backwraps	9	2
bandwagon	9	3
bandwidth	9	2
barbwires	9	3
basswoods	9	2
bathwater	9	3
beadworks	9	2
bearwoods	9	2
becowards	9	3
beefwoods	9	2
beeswaxes	9	3
beeswings	9	2
behowling	9	3
bejeweled	9	4
bellworts	9	2
bentwoods	9	2
bindweeds	9	2
bitewings	9	3
blueweeds	9	2
bluewoods	9	2
bodyworks	9	3
bollworms	9	2
bondwoman	9	3
bondwomen	9	3
bookworms	9	2
bratwurst	9	2
buckwheat	9	2
buhlworks	9	2
bullweeds	9	2
bullwhips	9	2
bushwhack	9	2
busyworks	9	3
buzzwords	9	2
cakewalks	9	3
canewares	9	4
capeworks	9	3
cartwheel	9	2
caseworks	9	3
caseworms	9	3
charwoman	9	3
charwomen	9	3
clamworms	9	2
claywares	9	3
coleworts	9	3
cookwares	9	3
cordwains	9	2
cordwoods	9	2
corkwoods	9	2
coxswains	9	2
cribworks	9	2
cusswords	9	2
dameworts	9	3
daneweeds	9	3
daneworts	9	3
deadwoods	9	2
deepwater	9	3
deerweeds	9	2
demiworld	9	3
dishwares	9	3
dishwater	9	3
disowning	9	3
downwards	9	2
dropworts	9	2
duckwalks	9	2
duckweeds	9	2
ductworks	9	2
eastwards	9	2
edelweiss	9	3
elbowroom	9	3
elsewhere	9	3
emboweled	9	4
embowered	9	4
empowered	9	4
endowment	9	3
erstwhile	9	2
farewells	9	3
farmwives	9	3
farmworks	9	2
firewater	9	4
fireweeds	9	3
firewoods	9	3
fireworks	9	3
fireworms	9	3
firmwares	9	3
fishwives	9	3
fishworms	9	2
flatwares	9	3
flatworks	9	2
flatworms	9	2
fleaworts	9	2
footwalls	9	2
footworks	9	2
forewarns	9	3
forewings	9	3
forewoman	9	4
forewomen	9	4
forewords	9	3
formworks	9	2
forswears	9	2
freewheel	9	2
fretworks	9	2
fuelwoods	9	2
gapeworms	9	3
gearwheel	9	2
giftwares	9	3
gigawatts	9	3
glowworms	9	2
goodwills	9	2
goodwives	9	3
graywacke	9	2
gromwells	9	2
grubworms	9	2
gulfweeds	9	2
hackworks	9	2
hairworks	9	2
hairworms	9	2
handwheel	9	2
handworks	9	2
handwoven	9	3
handwrite	9	2
handwrote	9	2
hardwares	9	3
hardwired	9	3
hardwires	9	3
hardwoods	9	2
hawkweeds	9	2
headwater	9	3
headwinds	9	2
headwords	9	2
headworks	9	2
hempweeds	9	2
homewards	9	3
homeworks	9	3
honeworts	9	3
hoodwinks	9	2
hookworms	9	2
hornworms	9	2
hornworts	9	2
imbowered	9	4
impawning	9	3
impowered	9	4
inchworms	9	2
ironwares	9	4
ironweeds	9	3
ironwoods	9	3
ironworks	9	3
jerkwater	9	3
kalewives	9	4
kilowatts	9	3
kingwoods	9	2
kinswoman	9	3
kinswomen	9	3
knapweeds	9	2
knotweeds	9	2
lacewings	9	3
lacewoods	9	3
laceworks	9	3
latewoods	9	3
lathworks	9	2
leadworks	9	2
leadworts	9	2
leafworms	9	2
lifeworks	9	3
limewater	9	4
linkworks	9	2
lintwhite	9	2
loanwords	9	2
locoweeds	9	3
lungworms	9	2
lungworts	9	2
mealworms	9	2
meanwhile	9	2
megawatts	9	3
meltwater	9	3
meshworks	9	2
micawbers	9	3
milkweeds	9	2
milkwoods	9	2
milkworts	9	2
millworks	9	2
misawards	9	3
moldwarps	9	2
moonwalks	9	2
moonworts	9	2
moorworts	9	2
muckworms	9	2
nanowatts	9	3
newswoman	9	3
newswomen	9	3
nonowners	9	3
nosewheel	9	3
oarswoman	9	3
oarswomen	9	3
openworks	9	3
outswears	9	2
ovenwares	9	4
overwarms	9	3
overwater	9	4
overwears	9	3
overweary	9	4
overweens	9	3
overweigh	9	3
overwhelm	9	3
overwinds	9	3
overwords	9	3
overworks	9	3
overwound	9	3
overwrite	9	3
overwrote	9	3
packwaxes	9	3
parawings	9	3
passwords	9	2
peesweeps	9	2
peetweets	9	2
pickwicks	9	2
pileworts	9	3
pinewoods	9	3
pokeweeds	9	3
polywater	9	4
pondweeds	9	2
porkwoods	9	2
pulpwoods	9	2
rackworks	9	2
rainwater	9	3
rearwards	9	2
renewable	9	3
renewably	9	4
renowning	9	3
repowered	9	4
rerewards	9	3
richweeds	9	2
ringworms	9	2
roadworks	9	2
rockweeds	9	2
rockworks	9	2
ropewalks	9	3
rosewater	9	4
rosewoods	9	3
saltwater	9	3
saltworks	9	2
saltworts	9	2
sandworms	9	2
sandworts	9	2
sasswoods	9	2
scrawlers	9	2
scrawlier	9	2
scrawling	9	2
scrawnier	9	2
screwball	9	2
screwbean	9	2
screwiest	9	2
screwlike	9	2
screwworm	9	2
seatworks	9	2
semiworks	9	3
shipworms	9	2
shipwreck	9	2
shrewdest	9	2
shrewdies	9	2
shrewlike	9	2
sidewalks	9	3
sidewalls	9	3
sidewards	9	3
silkweeds	9	2
silkworms	9	2
slipwares	9	3
slopworks	9	2
slowworms	9	2
snapweeds	9	2
soapworts	9	2
softwares	9	3
softwoods	9	2
somewhats	9	3
somewhere	9	3
sourwoods	9	2
spanworms	9	2
sprawlers	9	2
sprawlier	9	2
sprawling	9	2
squawfish	9	2
squawkers	9	2
squawking	9	2
squawroot	9	2
stalwarts	9	2
stalworth	9	2
starworts	9	2
stemwares	9	3
stopwatch	9	2
strawiest	9	2
strewment	9	2
studworks	9	2
sumpweeds	9	2
tailwater	9	3
tailwinds	9	2
tapeworms	9	3
taskworks	9	2
teakwoods	9	2
teamworks	9	2
terawatts	9	3
throwaway	9	3
throwback	9	2
throwster	9	2
tidewater	9	4
timeworks	9	3
tripwires	9	3
tubeworks	9	3
typewrite	9	3
typewrote	9	3
uptowners	9	3
washwoman	9	3
washwomen	9	3
westwards	9	2
whipworms	9	2
widowhood	9	3
wildwoods	9	2
windwards	9	2
wireworks	9	3
wireworms	9	3
wisewoman	9	4
wisewomen	9	4
woadwaxes	9	3
woodwaxes	9	3
woodwinds	9	2
woodworks	9	2
woodworms	9	2
woolworks	9	2
workweeks	9	2
workwoman	9	3
workwomen	9	3
wormwoods	9	2
yardwands	9	2
yardworks	9	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.