5-letter words containing W

There are 687 5-letter words that contain W in the Scrabble dictionary, about 8% of all 8,909 5-letter words. Every one is valid in US Scrabble play.

Words like Dewan, Resaw, Tweed, Welsh and Wonts are on the list. W is most often the first letter, in 301 of the words. 4 of them use W more than once. The highest scoring is Woozy and Yowza, worth 20 points without any bonuses.

If Wordle has shown you a yellow or green W, this is the list to scan. The Scrabble dictionary is bigger than Wordle's own word lists, so not every word here will be a Wordle answer; our Wordle Cheat narrows the list down with the other clues you have.