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6-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and W as the 4th letter

6-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and W as the 4th letter have 14 matches, including earwax, fatwas, and salwar.

14 wordsTop pick EARWAXHighest score PAXWAX 25

With A in 2nd place, I is the most common 4th letter (510 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 14 · most-used first

  • EARWAX16
  • FATWAS12
  • SALWAR9
  • EARWIG10
  • NARWAL9
  • FATWAH15
  • QAWWAL21
  • BAGWIG13
  • BAYWOP16
  • HALWAS12
  • MAHWAS14
  • MALWAS11
  • PAXWAX25
  • TALWEG10
All valid words 14

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

  • BAGWIG13
  • BAYWOP16
  • EARWAX16
  • EARWIG10
  • FATWAH15
  • FATWAS12
  • HALWAS12
  • MAHWAS14
  • MALWAS11
  • NARWAL9
  • PAXWAX25
  • QAWWAL21
  • SALWAR9
  • TALWEG10
Letters by positionIn 71% of these words the 5th letter is A.
1st letter
  1. B14%
  2. M14%
  3. E14%
3rd letter
  1. L29%
  2. R21%
  3. T14%
5th letter
  1. A71%
  2. I14%
  3. E7%
6th letter
  1. S29%
  2. G21%
  3. X14%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
PAXWAX2526All three
QAWWAL2122Collins only
EARWAX1616All three
BAYWOP1617NWL only
FATWAH1514Collins only
MAHWAS1414Collins · NWL
BAGWIG1316All three
FATWAS1212All three
HALWAS1212NWL only
MALWAS1113Collins only
EARWIG1011All three
TALWEG1012Collins only

The fixed pattern is _A_W__, and none of its 14 tournament-list entries counts as common in English. Earwax and earwig are easy to recognize; other matches include qawwal, halwas, and talweg. The total is 14 distinct words, not the sum of overlapping dictionary counts.

At a glance

  • Fourteen distinct words match _A_W__; each appears in at least one tournament dictionary.
  • Collins includes 12 matches, NWL2023 includes 10, and ENABLE includes 6; the lists overlap.
  • Four words end in S, while G is next with 3 endings.
  • PAXWAX leads the score table at 25 points, ahead of QAWWAL at 21.
  • The common-word count is zero, so expect specialist vocabulary rather than everyday choices.

Which matches score highest?

PAXWAX is the scoring standout at 25 points, with QAWWAL at 21. EARWAX and BAYWOP each score 16, then FATWAH reaches 15; the average score across the pattern is 13.8. Expensive letters drive the top of this ranking, so compare rack value rather than assuming a familiar word will score more.

PAXWAX is a strong play when its letters and board position line up, but its 25-point score is not a guaranteed turn total: premium squares and tile placement change the result. QAWWAL gives a second premium-letter option; EARWAX is the more recognizable 16-point choice.

6-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and W as the 4th letter

The first letters are spread thinly: B, E, F, and M each start 2 entries, while H, N, P, and Q each start 1. That distribution makes the first letter a useful filter after A and W are fixed in place.

The endings cluster more: S closes 4 words, G closes 3, and L and X close 2 apiece. FATWAS and HALWAS illustrate the S group; EARWAX supplies one of the X endings.

For comparison, fixing R second and W fourth yields 57 six-letter matches, while A second with I fourth yields 510. This A-and-W combination is a narrow clue, not a broad word-building route. None of its entries meets the common-word cutoff, so verify specialist forms such as QAWWAL before playing.

Questions people ask

Is QAWWAL one of the 14 words?
Yes, QAWWAL matches the pattern: A is second and W is fourth. It is one of 14 tournament-dictionary entries, and its 21-point score ranks behind PAXWAX at 25. The spelling is easy to misread because it contains two consecutive Ws.
Which word ending is most common among these matches?
S is the most frequent final letter, appearing on 4 of the 14 words. G follows with 3, while L and X each finish 2. FATWAS and HALWAS illustrate the S group; EARWAX supplies one of the X endings.
Are all 14 words accepted in every Scrabble dictionary?
No. The set combines tournament dictionaries with overlapping coverage: Collins has 12 matches, NWL2023 has 10, and ENABLE has 6. Those are per-dictionary counts, not three separate groups, so the lists do not all contain the same words.

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