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5 Letter Words With W as the Third Letter
159 words. That is how many five-letter words with W as the third letter our dictionary accepts, 1.8% of all 9,032 five-letter words. 17 of them are everyday words (power, tower, towel, jewel), and only those can be the answer in our daily 5-letter puzzle.
The letter before the W is most often O (69 words), and the one after it E (65 words). On average a word here has 1.7 vowels, and the most frequent vowel is E (in 92 words). 22% repeat a letter, like jewel. The most common first letter is D (19 words).
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Common 5-letter words with W as the third letter (17)
Everyday words, most common first. Only these can be the answer in our daily puzzle.
- power
- tower
- towel
- jewel
- sewer
- vowel
- lowly
- rowdy
- dowry
- rower
- mower
- bower
- tawny
- downy
- bawdy
- cower
- unwed
Tip: try tower as your next guess. It tests 5 different letters that are common in this group. Since 22% of these words repeat a letter, try a double when nothing else fits.
All 5-letter words with W as the third letter (159)
From A to Z, including plurals and other forms that count as guesses.
alway bawds bawdy bawls bawty bewig bowed bowel bower bowls bowse byway cawed cowed cower cowls cowry crwth dawed dawen dawks dawns dawts dewan dewar dewax dewed diwan dowdy dowed dowel dower dowie downs downy dowry dowse etwee fawns fawny fewer fowls gawks gawky gawps gawsy gowan gowds gowks gowns hawed hawks hawse hewed hewer howdy howes howff howfs howks howls jawan jawed jewed jewel jowar jowed jowls jowly kiwis lawed lawks lawns lawny lewis lowed lower lowes lowly lowse mawed mewed mewls mowed mower nawab newel newer newie newly newsy newts ngwee noway nowts pawed pawer pawky pawls pawns pewee pewit power rawer rawin rawly rewan rewax rewed rewet rewin rewon rowan rowdy rowed rowel rowen rower rowth sawed sawer sewan sewar sewed sewer shwas sowar sowed sower tawed tawer tawie tawny tawse tewed towed towel tower towie towns towny unwed unwit unwon vowed vowel vower wawls wowed wowee yawed yawls yawns yawps yowed yowes yowie yowls zowie
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Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words have W as the third letter?
Our dictionary has 159, which is 1.8% of all five-letter words. 17 of them are common words that can be the daily answer; the rest are valid guesses.
What is the most common five-letter word with W as the third letter?
Going by how often words appear in everyday English, power, followed by lower and tower.
What is a good guess from this list?
Try tower. It has 5 different letters, all common in this group, so one guess tells you a lot. 22% of these words repeat a letter, so keep doubles in mind later.