5-letter words with W as the 4th letter and L as the 5th letter

This pattern leaves little room for guesswork: every match ends in WL, and only four of the 11 count as common English words. CRAWL and BRAWL are familiar choices; THOWL and WRAWL are less likely to spring to mind. The dictionaries also differ: Collins has all 11, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each have 8.

5-letter words with W as the 4th letter and L as the 5th letter

• There are 11 tournament-dictionary matches, and every one ends in WL.
• CRAWL, BRAWL, SHAWL, and GROWL are familiar examples.
• SHAWL, THOWL, and WRAWL tie for the top score at 11 points.
• Eight matches appear in the Wordle answer list; all eight are in tournament dictionaries.
• Four matches meet the common-word cutoff.

Which letters start these W-L words?

S is the most frequent opening letter, with three matches: SHAWL, SCAWL, and SPAWL. T follows with two, THOWL and TRAWL. B, C, D, G, P, and W each start one word, so the other six openings are singletons.

That spread makes the first letter a strong narrowing clue. If your board or puzzle already rules out S and T, check CRAWL, DRAWL, GROWL, PROWL, or WRAWL. The less familiar forms matter in a word game, but they are not equally likely in everyday writing.

How should you use this pattern in a game?

For Wordle, eight of these words are answers and all 11 are allowed guesses. The answer pool is therefore smaller than the guess pool, but the W-L ending still gives you a useful filter. Try the familiar options first when the opening letters fit; keep the rarer forms in reserve for checking a stubborn pattern.

For Scrabble, SHAWL, THOWL, and WRAWL lead at 11 points, while CRAWL, BRAWL, PROWL, SCOWL, and SPAWL score 10. GROWL and DRAWL score 9. The three top scorers share the same point total, so board placement—not a higher face-value score—decides which is better on a particular turn.