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6-letter words with I as the 1st letter and W as the 3rd letter

6-letter words with I as the 1st letter and W as the 3rd letter number only 10, and every one of them opens with INW.

10 wordsTop pick INWARDHighest score INWICK 15

1 of 10 are everyday words (10%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With I in 1st place, D is the most common 3rd letter (32 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 10 · most-used first

  • INWARD10
  • INWITH12
  • INWIND10
  • INWORK13
  • INWALL9
  • INWICK15
  • INWITS9
  • INWORN9
  • INWOVE12
  • INWRAP11
All valid words 10

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

  • INWALL9
  • INWARD10
  • INWICK15
  • INWIND10
  • INWITH12
  • INWITS9
  • INWORK13
  • INWORN9
  • INWOVE12
  • INWRAP11

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
INWICK1517Collins only
INWORK1314Collins only
INWITH1212Collins only
INWOVE1214All three
INWRAP1113All three
INWARD1011All three
INWIND1012All three
INWALL912All three
INWITS910Collins only
INWORN911Collins only

W is a rare letter to meet in the third slot, so the pool holds just 10 matches: INWARD, INWICK, INWITH, INWORK, INWALL, INWIND, INWITS, INWORN, INWOVE and INWRAP. Half of them appear only in Collins, which makes the set a trap for North American players. INWARD is the one match most people already know.

Ten words, and they all start INW

  • 10 six-letter matches put I first and W third, and all 10 begin with INW.
  • INWARD is the only common match; the other nine are rare forms.
  • 5 matches appear in Collins alone, and 5 also appear in NWL2023 and ENABLE.
  • Every match scores at least 9 points, and INWICK tops the set on 15.
  • 6 matches carry a definition, so several are bare list entries.

6-letter words with I as the 1st letter and W as the 3rd letter

Neighbouring third letters show how thin this corner of the list is. With I first, B carries 44 matches, T carries 42, S carries 39 and D carries 37, while W holds 10. The reason is spelling: six-letter English almost never lets W sit that early unless it is forming part of a cluster.

Because every match begins INW, the letters after the W decide the word. Forms such as INWARD, INWALL and INWOVE read like ordinary vocabulary, while INWI- forms such as INWITS and INWIND are the ones a grid is least likely to show.

Which of these words does your game accept?

Collins takes all 10 matches, but the two North American lists are stricter. INWALL, INWARD, INWIND, INWOVE and INWRAP appear in both NWL2023 and ENABLE, while INWICK, INWITH, INWITS, INWORK and INWORN sit in Collins alone.

That split matters because the Collins-only half holds the best scores. Excluding it leaves a five-word set whose highest play is INWRAP on 11, so the value of this pattern depends entirely on which list your game uses.

Points come cheaply in the INW- group

Tip

INWICK tops the set on 15, INWORK reaches 13, and INWITH and INWOVE both score 12. Every one of the 10 matches scores at least 9, which is a high floor for a pattern this small.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words have I first and W third?
There are 10 matches. All of them begin with the letters INW, and the group runs from INWARD through INWICK and INWORK to INWRAP. Only INWARD falls inside the top 25,000 English words, so most of the set is specialist vocabulary.
Are these INW- words allowed in Scrabble?
It depends on the list. Collins accepts all 10. NWL2023 and ENABLE accept five of them, namely INWALL, INWARD, INWIND, INWOVE and INWRAP. The other five are Collins-only, so check the rules your table follows before playing one.
How do the INW- words score in Scrabble?
Well above average. INWICK leads on 15 points, INWORK follows on 13, and INWITH and INWOVE each reach 12. The lowest score in the whole group is 9, shared by INWALL, INWITS and INWORN, because W alone adds four points to every word.

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