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

These words share a tight pattern (_ _ _ W N) and mix familiar forms such as BROWN, CROWN, and SHOWN with older or uncommon entries such as SHEWN and GNAWN. Thirteen entries are common English words, and 14 also appear in the Wordle answer list. That overlap makes the pattern more practical than its narrow spelling suggests.

How many 5-letter words have W fourth and N fifth?

• Exactly 21 tournament-dictionary words match W in position four and N at the end.
• Collins accepts all 21; ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 19.
• Fourteen matches occur in the Wordle answer list, and all 14 are dictionary-listed.
• Thirteen entries are common English words.
• S is the most frequent opening letter with 5 words; B follows with 4.

Which starting letters and scores stand out?

The opening letters are not evenly spread: S accounts for 5 matches, B for 4, and F for 3. C, D, and G contribute 2 apiece; A and K appear once each. When the clue leaves the first tile open, testing S, B, or F covers more candidates than starting with A or K.

Recognizable options include SHOWN, GROWN, CROWN, DRAWN, BLOWN, and FROWN. Those familiar spellings sit beside SHEWN, ADOWN, and GNAWN, which are less likely to come to mind. KNOWN leads the score list at 12 points; SHOWN and FLOWN each score 11, so KNOWN wins by one tile point, not by a large gap.

Can you use every match as a Wordle answer?

Wordle has 14 answer-list matches for this pattern, while its allowed-guess count is 21. Once W and final N are confirmed, the first three positions still distinguish familiar candidates such as BROWN, CROWN, and SHOWN. Don’t assume every legal guess is a possible answer; those counts describe different Wordle lists.

For 5-letter words with W as the 4th letter and N as the 5th letter, dictionary choice matters more than the ending. Collins has 21 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each have 19. Two Collins entries therefore fall outside those other lists; check your game’s dictionary before relying on an uncommon form such as SHEWN.