6-letter words with W as the 4th letter and E as the 5th letter
6-letter words with W as the 4th letter and E as the 5th letter total 86; ANSWER, SHOWED, and SHOWER are familiar examples.
16 of 86 are everyday words (19%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.
With W in 4th place, E is the most common 5th letter (86 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
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Common words
- ANSWER9
- SHOWED13
- SHOWER12
- FLOWER12
- VIEWED13
- SLOWER9
- DRAWER10
- VIEWER12
- FLAWED13
- SLOWED10
- BREWER11
- FLOWED13
- BLOWER11
- CHEWED15
- SKEWED14
- BREWED12
All valid words 86
- ADAWED11
- ANSWER9
- AVOWED13
- AVOWER12
- BLAWED12
- BLOWED12
- BLOWER11
- BRAWER11
- BREWED12
- BREWER11
- BROWED12
- CHAWED15
- CHAWER14
- CHEWED15
- CHEWER14
- CHEWET14
- CHOWED15
- CLAWED12
- CLAWER11
- CLEWED12
- COBWEB15
- CREWED12
- CREWEL11
- CREWES11
- CROWEA11
- CROWED12
- CROWER11
- DRAWEE10
- DRAWER10
- ENEWED10
- FLAWED13
- FLEWED13
- FLOWED13
- FLOWER12
- GLOWED11
- GLOWER10
- GNAWED11
- GNAWER10
- GREWED11
- GROWER10
- KNAWEL13
- KNAWES13
- KNOWER13
- KNOWES13
- KREWES13
- MEAWES11
- MEOWED12
- PEEWEE11
- PLOWED12
- PLOWER11
- PROWER11
- SCOWED12
- SHAWED13
- SHEWED13
- SHEWEL12
- SHEWER12
- SHOWED13
- SHOWER12
- SKEWED14
- SKEWER13
- SLEWED10
- SLOWED10
- SLOWER9
- SNAWED10
- SNOWED10
- SPEWED12
- SPEWER11
- STAWED10
- STEWED10
- STEWER9
- STOWED10
- STOWER9
- TALWEG10
- THAWED13
- THAWER12
- THEWED13
- THEWES12
- THOWEL12
- TROWED10
- TROWEL9
- UNAWED10
- UNOWED10
- VIEWED13
- VIEWER12
- WEEWEE12
- WHEWED16
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHEWED | 16 | 15 | Collins only |
| CHEWED | 15 | 15 | All three |
| COBWEB | 15 | 18 | All three |
| CHOWED | 15 | 15 | All three |
| CHAWED | 15 | 15 | All three |
| SKEWED | 14 | 14 | All three |
| CHEWER | 14 | 14 | All three |
| CHEWET | 14 | 14 | Collins only |
| CHAWER | 14 | 14 | All three |
| SHOWED | 13 | 12 | All three |
| VIEWED | 13 | 14 | All three |
| FLAWED | 13 | 14 | All three |
The pattern is ___WE_: the first three letters can vary, but W and E must sit together in the final three positions. Among the 86 matches, endings and opening letters are far from evenly spread. S is the most common first letter and D the leading final letter, which makes the pattern easier to narrow once you know either end.
The ___WE_ pattern at a glance
- S leads the opening-letter group with 21 entries; C follows with 16.
- Final D dominates: 42 words end in D, compared with 26 ending in R.
- ANSWER, SHOWED, SHOWER, and FLOWER are familiar matches.
- WHEWED tops the scoring list at 16 points; CHEWED scores 15.
- Only 16 matches fall in the common-word group, so expect less familiar entries too.
Which words fit the pattern and score well?
WHEWED is the top scorer at 16 points, with CHEWED, COBWEB, CHOWED, and CHAWED each scoring 15. SKEWED reaches 14, while SHOWED scores 13. The familiar end of the list includes FLOWER, SHOWER, VIEWED, and SLOWED, giving you several options beyond the highest-value plays.
The average score is 11.7, but letter value is only one part of a move: board placement changes the payoff. The match set also includes BREWER, GROWER, and SKEWER, which show how often the pattern supports an R ending. If your rack fixes the last letter, D and R are the first endings to test.
6-letter words with W as the 4th letter and E as the 5th letter
Collins contains all 86 matches, while ENABLE contains 65 and NWL2023 contains 67. That difference matters in tournament play: check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar entry. The count also includes 64 words with definitions, but not every valid play will be a word you recognize.
For a clue-solving pass, fill the fixed W and E first, then test likely endings such as D or R against the known letters. Keep common candidates like ANSWER and SHOWED in view, but don't stop there: only 16 entries are classified as common. The pattern is a constraint, not a promise that every match will be everyday vocabulary.
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