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5 Letter Words With I and W
159 words. That is how many five-letter words with I and W our dictionary accepts, 1.8% of all 9,032 five-letter words. 42 of them are everyday words (which, while, white, write), and only those can be the answer in our daily 5-letter puzzle.
I and W sit side by side in 107 of these words (67%), most often as WI. On average a word here has 1.6 vowels, and the most frequent other vowel is E (in 62 words). 19% repeat a letter, like which. The most common first letter is W (103 words).
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Common 5-letter words with I and W (42)
Everyday words, most common first. Only these can be the answer in our daily puzzle.
- which
- while
- white
- write
- twice
- weird
- swing
- twist
- swift
- witch
- widow
- width
- wrist
- weigh
- waist
- await
- swipe
- windy
- witty
- swine
- twain
- whine
- widen
- waive
- wight
- whiff
- wield
- swirl
- whisk
- swami
- winch
- swain
- whirl
- twine
- swish
- whiny
- wiper
- wimpy
- wring
- twirl
- twill
- wince
Tip: try swine as your next guess. It tests 5 different letters that are common in this group. Since 19% of these words repeat a letter, try a double when nothing else fits.
All 5-letter words with I and W (159)
From A to Z, including plurals and other forms that count as guesses.
await awing bewig diwan dowie dwine indow kiwis lewis lweis miaow newie owing pewit pilaw rawin rewin sinew swail swain swami swift swigs swill swims swine swing swink swipe swirl swish swiss swith swive swizz tawie towie twain twice twier twigs twill twine twink twins twiny twirl twirp twist twits twixt unwit views viewy wadis waifs wails wains wairs waist waits waive wazir weigh weird weirs which whids whiff whigs while whims whine whins whiny whips whipt whirl whirr whirs whish whisk whist white whits whity whizz wicks widdy widen wider wides widow width wield wifed wifes wifty wigan wiggy wight wikis wilco wilds wiled wiles wills willy wilts wimps wimpy wince winch winds windy wined wines winey wings wingy winks winos winze wiped wiper wipes wired wirer wires wirra wised wiser wises wisha wisps wispy wists witan witch wited wites withe withy witty wived wiver wives wizen wizes wrick wried wrier wries wring wrist write writs yowie zowie
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Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words have both I and W?
Our dictionary has 159, which is 1.8% of all five-letter words. 42 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 I and W?
Going by how often words appear in everyday English, which, followed by while and white.
What is a good guess from this list?
Try swine. It has 5 different letters, all common in this group, so one guess tells you a lot. 19% of these words repeat a letter, so keep doubles in mind later.