6-letter words with W as the 3rd letter and E as the 6th letter
6-letter words with W as the 3rd letter and E as the 6th letter number 44 in Collins; every match ends in E.
3 of 44 are everyday words (7%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.
With W in 3rd place, S is the most common 6th letter (111 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Best words to play first
- BEWARE11
- SEWAGE10
- NEWBIE11
- UNWISE9
- PAWNEE11
- REWIRE9
- LOWRIE9
- TOWNIE9
- ADWARE10
- DAWDLE11
- COWRIE11
- KEWPIE15
- TOWHEE12
- TOWAGE10
- NOWISE9
- NEWSIE9
- HAWKIE16
- HOWDIE13
- COWPIE13
- TOWNEE9
- UNWIRE9
- UNWOVE12
- UNWARE9
- LAWINE9
- BOWSIE11
- BAWBEE13
- BAWBLE13
- BAWTIE11
- COWAGE12
- DAWTIE10
- DOWLNE10
- GAWSIE10
- INWOVE12
- MOWDIE12
- PAWNCE13
- POWNIE11
- REWAKE13
- REWOKE13
- REWORE9
- REWOVE12
- SOWSSE9
- TAWPIE11
- TAWTIE9
- UNWIVE12
All valid words 44
- ADWARE10
- BAWBEE13
- BAWBLE13
- BAWTIE11
- BEWARE11
- BOWSIE11
- COWAGE12
- COWPIE13
- COWRIE11
- DAWDLE11
- DAWTIE10
- DOWLNE10
- GAWSIE10
- HAWKIE16
- HOWDIE13
- INWOVE12
- KEWPIE15
- LAWINE9
- LOWRIE9
- MOWDIE12
- NEWBIE11
- NEWSIE9
- NOWISE9
- PAWNCE13
- PAWNEE11
- POWNIE11
- REWAKE13
- REWIRE9
- REWOKE13
- REWORE9
- REWOVE12
- SEWAGE10
- SOWSSE9
- TAWPIE11
- TAWTIE9
- TOWAGE10
- TOWHEE12
- TOWNEE9
- TOWNIE9
- UNWARE9
- UNWIRE9
- UNWISE9
- UNWIVE12
- UNWOVE12
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAWKIE | 16 | 15 | All three |
| KEWPIE | 15 | 16 | Collins · NWL |
| HOWDIE | 13 | 12 | All three |
| COWPIE | 13 | 15 | All three |
| BAWBEE | 13 | 15 | All three |
| REWAKE | 13 | 13 | All three |
| REWOKE | 13 | 13 | All three |
| BAWBLE | 13 | 16 | Collins only |
| PAWNCE | 13 | 16 | Collins only |
| TOWHEE | 12 | 11 | All three |
| UNWOVE | 12 | 15 | All three |
| COWAGE | 12 | 14 | All three |
The fixed slots leave only the first, second, fourth, and fifth letters open, and 44 tournament-list entries fit. This is a compact pattern rather than a broad six-letter search: Collins has all 44, compared with 32 in NWL2023 and 28 in ENABLE. BEWARE and SEWAGE are easy anchors; unusual entries such as LOWRIE show why checking your game's dictionary matters.
6-letter words with W third and E sixth at a glance
- 44 matches satisfy the W-third, E-sixth pattern.
- All 44 finish with E, leaving no variation at the final slot.
- Six start with T; B, R, and U each start five.
- Collins counts 44, NWL2023 counts 32, and ENABLE counts 28.
- HAWKIE scores 16 points, ahead of KEWPIE at 15.
Which words fit this six-letter pattern?
BEWARE, SEWAGE, NEWBIE, UNWISE, and REWIRE show how varied the fixed W/E frame can be: W sits third in each, while E closes the word. TOWNIE and ADWARE also fit, but entries such as LOWRIE, HAWKIE, and TOWHEE are less familiar.
Opening letters narrow the search. T leads with six matches; B, R, and U each have five, while C, D, N, and P each have three. The contrast with another ending is sharp: 111 six-letter words with W third end in S, compared with 44 ending in E.
The seven-letter version of the W-third, E-sixth pattern has 134 matches. That larger count makes the six-letter set a comparatively tight filter, even before you sort by its starting letters.
Which matching words score the most?
HAWKIE leads the score list at 16 points, followed by KEWPIE at 15. HOWDIE, COWPIE, BAWBEE, REWAKE, REWOKE, BAWBLE, and PAWNCE each score 13, giving you several tied options behind the leader.
Dictionary coverage is not identical across games: Collins has 44 matches, NWL2023 has 32, and ENABLE has 28. The list is tournament-dictionary based, not a promise that every game accepts every entry; check your game's word list before playing a less familiar option like LOWRIE.
Questions people ask
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