5-letter words with W as the 2nd letter and L as the 5th letter

This is a tight pattern: every entry has W in position two and ends in L. Seven words start with S, while the remaining entries begin with T, A, or D. Familiar picks such as SWELL and DWELL sit beside less common forms, so the opening letter is a useful first filter when you scan the possibilities.

5-letter words with W as the 2nd letter and L as the 5th letter

• Fourteen tournament-dictionary words match the W-second, L-final pattern.
• S leads the first-letter group with 7; T has 3, while A and D have 2 each.
• AWFUL and SWAYL tie for the highest score at 11 points.
• Four entries are classed as common, including familiar options such as SWELL and DWELL.
• All 14 are Wordle-allowed guesses, and 6 also appear in the answer list.

How does this pattern fit Wordle?

Six of these words match the Wordle answer list, while all 14 are accepted as allowed guesses. That gives you a compact set to check when W is confirmed in the second slot and L is fixed at the end.

Use the first letter to narrow the search: S accounts for half the set, but familiar choices are not the whole story. The pattern includes less common entries too, so treat a valid guess as a candidate, not proof that it is an answer.

Which matching words score highest?

AWFUL and SWAYL each score 11 points, ahead of DWELL and DWAAL at 9. SWELL, SWIRL, TWIRL, TWILL, SWILL, and SWAIL each score 8. Those are base word scores; board premiums change the total in play.

The small count is striking beside nearby patterns: putting O in the second position while keeping final L yields 69 matches. Here, only 4 of the 14 entries are common, so unusual forms make up much of the search. Check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar option; Collins includes all 14, while NWL2023 and ENABLE include 8 each.