4-letter words containing W

475 words, everyday words first.

475 wordsTop pick WITHHighest score WHIZ 19

148 of 475 are everyday words (31%). A friendly list: most players will know the top picks.

A appears in the most 4-letter words (1,965); Q appears in the fewest (23). W ranks #20 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Common words 148 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 148 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 475

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • ADAW8
  • ALEW7
  • ALOW7
  • ANEW7
  • ANOW7
  • AREW7
  • AROW7
  • AVOW10
  • AWAY10
  • AWDL8
  • AWED8
  • AWEE7
  • AWES7
  • AWLS7
  • AWNS7
  • AWNY10
  • AWOL7
  • AWRY10
  • BAWD10
  • BAWK13
  • BAWL9
  • BAWN9
  • BAWR9
  • BLAW9
  • BLEW9
  • BLOW9
  • BOWL9
  • BOWR9
  • BOWS9
  • BRAW9
  • BREW9
  • BROW9
  • CAWK13
  • CAWS9
  • CHAW12
  • CHEW12
  • CHOW12
  • CLAW9
  • CLEW9
  • CLOW9
  • COWK13
  • COWL9
  • COWP11
  • COWS9
  • COWY12
  • CRAW9
  • CREW9
  • CROW9
  • CWMS11
  • DAWD9
  • DAWK12
  • DAWN8
  • DAWS8
  • DAWT8
  • DEAW8
  • DEWS8
  • DEWY11
  • DHOW11
  • DOWD9
  • DOWF11
  • DOWL8
  • DOWN8
  • DOWP10
  • DOWS8
  • DOWT8
  • DRAW8
  • DREW8
  • DROW8
  • DWAM10
  • EEEW7
  • ENEW7
  • ENOW7
  • EWER7
  • EWES7
  • EWKS11
  • EWTS7
  • FAWN10
  • FAWS10
  • FLAW10
  • FLEW10
  • FLOW10
  • FOWL10
  • FROW10
  • GAWD9
  • GAWK12
  • GAWP10
  • GLOW8
  • GNAW8
  • GNOW8
  • GOWD9
  • GOWF11
  • GOWK12
  • GOWL8
  • GOWN8
  • GREW8
  • GROW8
  • HAWK14
  • HAWM12
  • HAWS10
  • HEWN10
  • HEWS10
  • HOWE10
  • HOWF13
  • HOWK14
  • HOWL10
  • HOWS10
  • HWAN10
  • HWYL13
  • IWIS7
  • JAWS14
  • JEWS14
  • JOWL14
  • JOWS14
  • KAWA11
  • KAWS11
  • KEWL11
  • KIWI11
  • KNEW11
  • KNOW11
  • KOWS11
  • LAWK11
  • LAWN7
  • LAWS7
  • LEWD8
  • LEWK11
  • LOWE7
  • LOWN7
  • LOWP9
  • LOWS7
  • LOWT7
  • LWEI7
  • MAWK13
  • MAWN9
  • MAWR9
  • MAWS9
  • MEOW9
  • MEWL9
  • MEWS9
  • MOWA9
  • MOWN9
  • MOWS9
  • NEWB9
  • NEWS7
  • NEWT7
  • NOWL7
  • NOWN7
  • NOWS7
  • NOWT7
  • NOWY10
  • OWED8
  • OWER7
  • OWES7
  • OWIE7
  • OWLS7
  • OWLY10
  • OWNS7
  • OWRE7
  • OWSE7
  • OWTS7
  • PAWA9
  • PAWK13
  • PAWL9
  • PAWN9
  • PAWS9
  • PEWS9
  • PHEW12
  • PLEW9
  • PLOW9
  • POWN9
  • POWS9
  • PROW9
  • PWNS9
  • RAWN7
  • RAWS7
  • REWS7
  • ROWS7
  • ROWT7
  • SAWN7
  • SAWS7
  • SCAW9
  • SCOW9
  • SEWN7
  • SEWS7
  • SHAW10
  • SHEW10
  • SHOW10
  • SHWA10
  • SKAW11
  • SKEW11
  • SLAW7
  • SLEW7
  • SLOW7
  • SMEW9
  • SNAW7
  • SNOW7
  • SOWF10
  • SOWL7
  • SOWM9
  • SOWN7
  • SOWP9
  • SOWS7
  • SPAW9
  • SPEW9
  • STAW7
  • STEW7
  • STOW7
  • SWAB9
  • SWAD8
  • SWAG8
  • SWAM9
  • SWAN7
  • SWAP9
  • SWAT7
  • SWAY10
  • SWEE7
  • SWEY10
  • SWIG8
  • SWIM9
  • SWIZ16
  • SWOB9
  • SWOP9
  • SWOT7
  • SWUM9
  • TAWA7
  • TAWS7
  • TAWT7
  • TEWS7
  • THAW10
  • THEW10
  • TOWN7
  • TOWS7
  • TOWT7
  • TOWY10
  • TREW7
  • TROW7
  • TWAE7
  • TWAL7
  • TWAS7
  • TWAT7
  • TWAY10
  • TWEE7
  • TWIG8
  • TWIN7
  • TWIT7
  • TWOS7
  • VAWS10
  • VIEW10
  • VOWS10
  • VROW10
  • WAAC9
  • WAAH10
  • WABS9
  • WACK13
  • WADD9
  • WADE8
  • WADI8
  • WADS8
  • WADT8
  • WADY11
  • WAES7
  • WAFF13
  • WAFT10
  • WAGE8
  • WAGS8
  • WAID8
  • WAIF10
  • WAIL7
  • WAIN7
  • WAIR7
  • WAIS7
  • WAIT7
  • WAKA11
  • WAKE11
  • WAKF14
  • WALD8
  • WALE7
  • WALI7
  • WALK11
  • WALL7
  • WALY10
  • WAME9
  • WAND8
  • WANE7
  • WANG8
  • WANK11
  • WANS7
  • WANT7
  • WANY10
  • WAPS9
  • WAQF19
  • WARB9
  • WARD8
  • WARE7
  • WARK11
  • WARM9
  • WARN7
  • WARP9
  • WARS7
  • WART7
  • WARY10
  • WASE7
  • WASH10
  • WASM9
  • WASP9
  • WAST7
  • WATE7
  • WATS7
  • WATT7
  • WAUK11
  • WAUL7
  • WAUR7
  • WAVE10
  • WAVY13
  • WAWA10
  • WAWE10
  • WAWL10
  • WAWS10
  • WAXY17
  • WAYS10
  • WEAK11
  • WEAL7
  • WEAN7
  • WEAR7
  • WEBS9
  • WEDS8
  • WEED8
  • WEEK11
  • WEEL7
  • WEEM9
  • WEEN7
  • WEEP9
  • WEER7
  • WEES7
  • WEET7
  • WEFT10
  • WEID8
  • WEIL7
  • WEIR7
  • WEKA11
  • WELD8
  • WELK11
  • WELL7
  • WELP9
  • WELT7
  • WEMB11
  • WEMS9
  • WENA7
  • WEND8
  • WENS7
  • WENT7
  • WEPT9
  • WERE7
  • WERO7
  • WERT7
  • WEST7
  • WETA7
  • WETS7
  • WEXE14
  • WEYS10
  • WHAE10
  • WHAM12
  • WHAP12
  • WHAT10
  • WHEE10
  • WHEN10
  • WHET10
  • WHEW13
  • WHEY13
  • WHID11
  • WHIG11
  • WHIM12
  • WHIN10
  • WHIO10
  • WHIP12
  • WHIR10
  • WHIT10
  • WHIZ19
  • WHOA10
  • WHOM12
  • WHOP12
  • WHOT10
  • WHOW13
  • WHUP12
  • WHYS13
  • WICE9
  • WICH12
  • WICK13
  • WIDE8
  • WIEL7
  • WIFE10
  • WIGS8
  • WIKI11
  • WILD8
  • WILE7
  • WILI7
  • WILL7
  • WILT7
  • WILY10
  • WIMP11
  • WIND8
  • WINE7
  • WING8
  • WINK11
  • WINN7
  • WINO7
  • WINS7
  • WINY10
  • WIPE9
  • WIRE7
  • WIRY10
  • WISE7
  • WISH10
  • WISP9
  • WISS7
  • WIST7
  • WITE7
  • WITH10
  • WITS7
  • WIVE10
  • WOAD8
  • WOCK13
  • WOES7
  • WOFS10
  • WOGS8
  • WOKE11
  • WOKS11
  • WOLD8
  • WOLF10
  • WOMB11
  • WONK11
  • WONS7
  • WONT7
  • WOOD8
  • WOOF10
  • WOOL7
  • WOON7
  • WOOS7
  • WOOT7
  • WOPS9
  • WORD8
  • WORE7
  • WORK11
  • WORM9
  • WORN7
  • WORT7
  • WOST7
  • WOTS7
  • WOVE10
  • WOWF13
  • WOWS10
  • WRAP9
  • WREN7
  • WRIT7
  • WUDS8
  • WUDU8
  • WULL7
  • WUSS7
  • WYCH15
  • WYES10
  • WYLE10
  • WYND11
  • WYNN10
  • WYNS10
  • WYTE10
  • YAWL10
  • YAWN10
  • YAWP12
  • YAWS10
  • YAWY13
  • YEOW10
  • YEWS10
  • YOWE10
  • YOWL10
  • YOWS10
  • YWIS10
Letters by positionIn 45% of these words the 1st letter is W.
1st letter
  1. W45%
  2. S10%
  3. T5%
2nd letter
  1. A25%
  2. O19%
  3. E13%
3rd letter
  1. W28%
  2. E12%
  3. A10%
4th letter
  1. S19%
  2. W16%
  3. E8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 7 in Scrabble; WHIZ tops the list with 19. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 155 words
  2. 8 points: 56 words
  3. 99 points: 83 words
  4. 10 points: 91 words
  5. 1111 points: 41 words
  6. 12 points: 18 words
  7. 1313 points: 18 words
  8. 14 points: 8 words
  9. 1515 points: 1 words
  10. 16 points: 1 words
  11. 1717 points: 1 words
  12. 18 points: 0 words
  13. 1919 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
WHIZ1918All three
WAQF1919Collins only
WAXY1716All three
SWIZ1616Collins only
WYCH1514All three
HAWK1413All three
JAWS1416All three
JOWL1417All three
WAKF1414Collins only
HOWK1413All three
JOWS1416All three
WEXE1414Collins only

About these words

There are 475 4-letter words that contain W in ENABLE, Collins/SOWPODS or NWL2023, and 148 of them are common in everyday English.

The most common first letters are W (215), S (46), T (22).

The most common last letters are S (91), W (74), E (40).

Tip

The average word here scores 9 in Scrabble. WHIZ tops the list with 19.

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