5-Letter Words With W as the Third Letter

All 246 five-letter words with the letter W in the third position. Position-locked filtering is the core mechanic of Wordle — this list shows every valid word where W occupies position 3.

246 words found
AJWAN ALWAY ASWAY ASWIM BAWDS BAWDY BAWLS BAWNS BAWRS BAWTY BEWET BEWIG BOWAT BOWED BOWEL BOWES BOWET BOWIE BOWLS BOWNE BOWRS BOWSE BYWAY CAWED CAWKS COWAL COWAN COWED COWKS COWLS COWPS COWRY CRWTH DAWAH DAWDS DAWED DAWEN DAWKS DAWNS DAWTS DEWAN DEWAR DEWAX DEWED DIWAN DOWAR DOWDS DOWDY DOWED DOWEL DOWIE DOWLE DOWLS DOWLY DOWNA DOWNS DOWNY DOWPS DOWRY DOWSE DOWTS ETWEE FAWNS FAWNY FOWLS FOWTH GAWCY GAWDS GAWKS GAWKY GAWPS GAWSY GOWAN GOWDS GOWFS GOWKS GOWLS GOWNS HAWED HAWKS HAWMS HAWSE HEWED HEWGH HOWBE HOWDY HOWES HOWFF HOWFS HOWKS HOWLS HOWRE HOWSO INWIT JAWAN JAWED JEWED JEWEL JEWIE JOWAR JOWED JOWLS JOWLY KAWAS KAWAU KAWED KIWIS LAWED LAWIN LAWKS LAWNS LAWNY LEWIS LOWAN LOWED LOWES LOWLY LOWND LOWNE LOWNS LOWPS LOWRY LOWSE LOWTS MAWED MAWKS MAWKY MAWRS MEWED MEWLS MOWAS MOWED MOWRA NAWAB NEWED NEWEL NEWIE NEWLY NEWSY NEWTS NGWEE NOWAY NOWED NOWLS NOWTS NOWTY PAWAS PAWAW PAWED PAWKS PAWKY PAWLS PAWNS PEWEE PEWIT POWAN POWIN POWND POWNS POWNY POWRE RAWIN RAWLY RAWNS REWAN REWAX REWED REWET REWIN REWON REWTH ROWAN ROWDY ROWED ROWEL ROWEN ROWME ROWND ROWTH ROWTS SAWAH SAWED SEWAN SEWAR SEWED SEWEL SEWEN SEWIN SHWAS SOWAR SOWCE SOWED SOWFF SOWFS SOWLE SOWLS SOWMS SOWND SOWNE SOWPS SOWSE SOWTH TAWAI TAWAS TAWED TAWIE TAWNY TAWSE TAWTS TEWED TEWEL TEWIT TOWED TOWEL TOWIE TOWNS TOWNY TOWSE TOWSY TOWTS TOWZE TOWZY UNWED UNWET UNWIT UNWON VAWTE VOWED VOWEL WAWAS WAWES WAWLS WOWED WOWEE YAWED YAWEY YAWLS YAWNS YAWNY YAWPS YEWEN YOWED YOWES YOWIE YOWLS ZOWIE
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Frequently asked questions

How many 5-letter words have W in position 3?
There are 246 five-letter words with W as the third letter. Examples include: AJWAN, ALWAY, ASWAY.
How does knowing a letter position help in Wordle?
A green tile in Wordle confirms the exact position of a letter. This list filters to every word with W locked in position 3, giving you a precise shortlist for your next guess.
Are position 3 words with W valid in Scrabble?
Yes — all words in this list come from a verified English dictionary corpus and are valid for standard word games including Scrabble.