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5 Letter Words With A and W
261 words. That is how many five-letter words with A and W our dictionary accepts, 2.9% of all 9,032 five-letter words. 53 of them are everyday words (water, woman, watch, allow), and only those can be the answer in our daily 5-letter puzzle.
A and W sit side by side in 225 of these words (86%), most often as WA. On average a word here has 1.6 vowels, and the most frequent other vowel is E (in 83 words). 18% repeat a letter, like allow. The most common first letter is W (111 words).
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Common 5-letter words with A and W (53)
Everyday words, most common first. Only these can be the answer in our daily puzzle.
- water
- woman
- watch
- allow
- award
- waste
- aware
- drawn
- swear
- awful
- awake
- sweat
- arrow
- wheat
- straw
- whale
- waist
- wagon
- swamp
- crawl
- dwarf
- wrath
- await
- weary
- brawl
- weave
- wharf
- swarm
- wager
- whack
- twain
- spawn
- waltz
- wacky
- tweak
- waive
- shawl
- wafer
- swami
- swain
- wreak
- prawn
- swath
- tawny
- awash
- brawn
- waver
- askew
- swank
- trawl
- bylaw
- bawdy
- twang
Tip: try swear as your next guess. It tests 5 different letters that are common in this group. Since 18% of these words repeat a letter, try a double when nothing else fits.
All 5-letter words with A and W (261)
From A to Z, including plurals and other forms that count as guesses.
adown aglow allow alway arrow askew avows await awake award aware awash awful awing awned awoke awols bawds bawdy bawls bawty blawn blaws brawl brawn braws bwana bylaw byway cahow cawed chaws claws crawl craws dawed dawen dawks dawns dawts dewan dewar dewax diwan drawl drawn draws dwaal dwarf fatwa fawns fawny flaws flawy gawks gawky gawps gawsy gnawn gnaws gowan halwa hawed hawks hawse jawan jawed jowar kwela lawed lawks lawns lawny macaw mawed miaow nawab noway papaw pawed pawer pawky pawls pawns pilaw prawn pshaw rawer rawin rawly resaw rewan rewax rowan sawed sawer schwa sewan sewar shawl shawm shawn shaws shwas slaws snaws sowar spawn straw swabs swage swags swail swain swale swami swamp swamy swang swank swans swaps sward sware swarf swarm swart swash swath swats sways swear sweat tawed tawer tawie tawny tawse thaws thraw trawl twaes twain twang twats tweak wacke wacko wacks wacky waddy waded wader wades wadge wadis wafer waffs wafts waged wager wages wagon wahoo waifs wails wains wairs waist waits waive waked waken waker wakes waled waler wales walks walla walls wally waltz wames wamus wands waned wanes waney wanks wanly wanna wants wards wared wares warks warms warns warps warts warty washy wasps waspy waste wasts watap watch water watts waugh wauks wauls waved waver waves wavey wawls waxed waxen waxer waxes wazir wazoo weald weals weans wears weary weave wekas whack whale whamo whams whang whaps wharf whats whaup wheal wheat wigan wirra wisha witan woads woald woman wonga wrack wrang wraps wrapt wrath wreak yawed yawls yawns yawps
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Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words have both A and W?
Our dictionary has 261, which is 2.9% of all five-letter words. 53 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 both A and W?
Going by how often words appear in everyday English, water, followed by woman and watch.
What is a good guess from this list?
Try swear. It has 5 different letters, all common in this group, so one guess tells you a lot. 18% of these words repeat a letter, so keep doubles in mind later.