6-letter words with W as the 3rd letter and G as the 6th letter

There are 35 6-letter words with W as the 3rd letter and G as the 6th letter, including sewing, rowing, and towing.

35 wordsTop pick SEWINGHighest score JAWING 17

4 of 35 are everyday words (11%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

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.

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Best words to play first 35 · most-used first

  • SEWING10
  • ROWING10
  • TOWING10
  • BOWING12
  • MOWING12
  • SOWING10
  • SAWING10
  • VOWING13
  • PAWING12
  • LOWING10
  • WOWING13
  • MEWING12
  • JAWING17
  • HEWING13
  • CAWING12
  • HAWING13
  • DEWING11
  • YAWING13
  • COWING12
  • LAWING10
  • MAWING12
  • NEWING10
  • ASWING10
  • BOWLEG12
  • DAWING11
  • DOWING11
  • JOWING17
  • KAWING14
  • RAWING10
  • SAWLOG10
  • SOWBUG12
  • TAWING10
  • TEWING10
  • YOWING13

Showing the top 34 of 35 words. See every valid word

All valid words 35

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

  • ASWING10
  • BOWING12
  • BOWLEG12
  • CAWING12
  • COWING12
  • DAWING11
  • DEWING11
  • DOWING11
  • HAWING13
  • HEWING13
  • JAWING17
  • JEWING17
  • JOWING17
  • KAWING14
  • LAWING10
  • LOWING10
  • MAWING12
  • MEWING12
  • MOWING12
  • NEWING10
  • PAWING12
  • RAWING10
  • ROWING10
  • SAWING10
  • SAWLOG10
  • SEWING10
  • SOWBUG12
  • SOWING10
  • TAWING10
  • TEWING10
  • TOWING10
  • VOWING13
  • WOWING13
  • YAWING13
  • YOWING13
Letters by positionIn 91% of these words the 4th letter is I.
1st letter
  1. S14%
  2. D9%
  3. J9%
2nd letter
  1. O40%
  2. A37%
  3. E20%
4th letter
  1. I91%
  2. L6%
  3. B3%
5th letter
  1. N91%
  2. E3%
  3. O3%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; JAWING tops the list with 17. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1010 points: 13 words
  2. 11 points: 3 words
  3. 1212 points: 9 words
  4. 13 points: 6 words
  5. 1414 points: 1 words
  6. 15 points: 0 words
  7. 1616 points: 0 words
  8. 17 points: 3 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
JAWING1721All three
JOWING1721All three
KAWING1416Collins only
VOWING1316All three
WOWING1315All three
HEWING1314All three
HAWING1314All three
YAWING1314All three
YOWING1314All three
BOWING1215All three
MOWING1215All three
PAWING1215All three

That fixed pattern produces a compact, unusually verb-heavy group: sewing, rowing, towing, bowing, mowing, and sowing all finish with the familiar -ing sequence. Only 4 entries fall within the common-word frequency band, so the total of 35 is much larger than the everyday subset. The pattern is exact: the third tile is W and the final tile is G.

6-letter words with W as the 3rd letter and G as the 6th letter

  • 35 tournament-dictionary entries match the two fixed letter positions.
  • Every match ends in G because the sixth tile is fixed.
  • Collins accepts 34; ENABLE and NWL2023 each accept 30.
  • Four matches fall within the common-word frequency band.
  • Jawing and jowing top the score list at 17 points each; the average is 11.8.

Which matches are easiest to recognize?

Start with sewing, rowing, towing, bowing, mowing, and sowing: these familiar forms make the repeated -ing pattern easy to spot. Sawing, vowing, pawing, lowing, and mewing extend that cluster, with W in slot three and G closing each word.

Not every match feels equally ordinary. Only 4 of the 35 meet the common-word frequency threshold, and the examples also include less familiar forms such as aswing and bowleg. Collins includes 34 entries, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 30; check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar form.

S is the most frequent opening letter, with 5 matches. D, J, M, and T each open 3, giving you several different first-letter branches to test after the fixed W and G.

How can you use the pattern and score well?

Jawing and jowing each score 17 points on the listed letter values, ahead of kawing at 14. Vowing, wowing, hewing, hawing, yawing, and yowing each score 13. The average is 11.8, so the two J words stand out rather than representing a typical score.

When a puzzle fixes W third and G sixth, test familiar -ing forms against the remaining letters first, then consider less common options. A candidate does not match just because it contains W and ends in G: W must sit in the third square.

Questions people ask

How many words match W in the third position and G at the end?
There are 35 matches in the tournament-dictionary count. Collins accepts 34, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each accept 30, so validity depends on the word list your game uses. Sewing and towing are familiar examples among the matches.
Which matching word has the highest score?
Jawing and jowing tie at 17 points each under the listed letter values. Kawing follows at 14, and vowing, wowing, hewing, hawing, yawing, and yowing score 13 apiece. Board premiums can change a play's total, but not these base scores.
Why are some matching words unfamiliar?
The common-word label is based on frequency, not dictionary validity: only 4 matches fall within the common-word band. Other tournament-listed entries can still be accepted in a game, but less familiar forms are worth checking against your game's dictionary.

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