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5 Letter Words With E and W

Most people think of where, while, power, water first. The full list of five-letter words with E and W is longer: 316 words. Of those, 64 are common words that can be a daily answer; the other 252 are valid guesses only.

Tip: test the vowels first, starting with A. Once they are in place, the consonants around them usually follow. A guess that covers common letters here: swear.

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Common 5-letter words with E and W (64)

Everyday words, most common first. Only these can be the answer in our daily puzzle.

E and W sit side by side in 187 of these words (59%), most often as WE. On average a word here has 1.8 vowels, and the most frequent other vowel is A (in 83 words). 24% repeat a letter, like where. The most common first letter is W (145 words).

All 5-letter words with E and W (316)

From A to Z, including plurals and other forms that count as guesses.

askew awake aware awned awoke bedew below bewig bowed bowel bower bowse brews cawed chews chewy clews cowed cower crews dawed dawen dewan dewar dewax dewed dowed dowel dower dowie dowse dweeb dwell dwelt dwine elbow embow endow enows etwee ewers fewer flews hawed hawse hewed hewer howes jawed jewed jewel jowed kwela lawed lewis lowed lower lowes lowse lweis mawed meows mewed mewls mowed mower newel newer newie newly newsy newts ngwee owlet owned owner owsen pawed pawer pewee pewit plews power pwned rawer renew resaw resew resow rewan rewax rewed rewet rewin rewon rowed rowel rowen rower sawed sawer screw serow sewan sewar sewed sewer shewn shews shrew sinew skews slews smews sowed sower spews stews strew swage swale sware swear sweat swede sweep sweer sweet swell swept swine swipe swive swore tawed tawer tawie tawse tewed thews thewy threw towed towel tower towie trews twaes tweak tweed tween tweet twerk twerp twice twier twine twyer unmew unsew unwed views viewy vowed vowel vower wacke waded wader wades wadge wafer waged wager wages waive waked waken waker wakes waled waler wales wames waned wanes waney wared wares waste water waved waver waves wavey waxed waxen waxer waxes weald weals weans wears weary weave webby weber wecht wedel wedge wedgy weeds weedy weeks weens weeny weeps weepy weest weets wefts weigh weird weirs wekas welch welds wells welly welsh welts wench wends wenny wersh wests wetly whale wheal wheat wheel wheen wheep whelk whelm whelp whens where whets whews wheys while whine white whole whore whose widen wider wides wield wifed wifes wiled wiles wince wined wines winey winze wiped wiper wipes wired wirer wires wised wiser wises wited wites withe wived wiver wives wizen wizes wodge woken woker women wooed wooer worse woven wowed wowee wreak wreck wrens wrest wried wrier wries write wrote wryer wyled wyles wyted wytes yawed yowed yowes yowie zowie

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More 5-letter word lists with E or W

Starting with E (202)Starting with W (307)Ending in E (967)Ending in W (39) With E and S (1,645)With E and R (1,363)With A and E (1,283)With D and E (926)With E and L (923)With E and T (896)With E and I (879)With E and O (844)With E and N (745)With E and P (560)With C and E (533)With E and M (505)

Frequently asked questions

How many five-letter words have both E and W?

Our dictionary has 316, which is 3.5% of all five-letter words. 64 of them are common words that can be the daily answer; the rest are valid guesses.

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. 24% of these words repeat a letter, so keep doubles in mind later.

How often do E and W sit side by side?

E and W sit side by side in 187 of these words (59%), most often as WE.

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