7-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and W as the 5th letter
7-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and W as the 5th letter number 31, from RAILWAY and GATEWAY to high-scoring PACKWAX.
7 of 31 are everyday words (23%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.
With A in 2nd place, I is the most common 5th letter (1,363 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Best words to play first
- RAILWAY13
- HALFWAY19
- GATEWAY14
- PATHWAY18
- HALLWAY16
- PARKWAY19
- WALKWAY20
- FARAWAY16
- FAIRWAY16
- RACEWAY15
- GANGWAY15
- CARAWAY15
- CATAWBA14
- PARTWAY15
- LAYAWAY16
- TAXIWAY20
- LANEWAY13
- HALFWIT16
- SAHIWAL13
- HADAWAY17
- TANIWHA13
- CARTWAY15
- KAHAWAI17
- KAJAWAH24
- MAHEWUS15
- MANAWAS12
- PACEWAY17
- PACKWAX25
- PACKWAY21
- PAWAWED16
- TAUIWIS10
All valid words 31
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| PACKWAX | 25 | 27 | All three |
| KAJAWAH | 24 | 25 | Collins only |
| PACKWAY | 21 | 22 | Collins only |
| WALKWAY | 20 | 20 | All three |
| TAXIWAY | 20 | 19 | All three |
| HALFWAY | 19 | 18 | All three |
| PARKWAY | 19 | 19 | All three |
| PATHWAY | 18 | 17 | All three |
| HADAWAY | 17 | 15 | Collins only |
| PACEWAY | 17 | 18 | Collins only |
| KAHAWAI | 17 | 16 | Collins only |
| HALLWAY | 16 | 16 | All three |
The pattern fixes two slots but leaves the other five open, so the matches range from familiar compounds to less familiar entries. RAILWAY, HALFWAY, PATHWAY and HALLWAY are recognizable anchors; PACKWAX and KAJAWAH show why a letter-pattern search can turn up strong board scores as well as everyday vocabulary. Collins lists all 31 matches, while NWL2023 and ENABLE have smaller sets.
At a glance: the A-and-W pattern
- Exactly 31 seven-letter words have A second and W fifth.
- Collins contains all 31; NWL2023 has 20, while ENABLE has 19.
- Twenty entries finish in Y; RAILWAY, HALFWAY and GATEWAY show the familiar ending.
- Seven entries count as common; PACKWAX leads the scoring list at 25 points.
7-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and W as the 5th letter
Most recognizable answers gather around the ending -way: RAILWAY, GATEWAY, PATHWAY, HALLWAY, PARKWAY, WALKWAY and FAIRWAY. Those examples make the fixed positions easy to check: each has A second and W fifth, while the final two letters vary. If a clue gives only those slots, keep the remaining positions open rather than assuming every answer ends in -way.
The last-letter split reinforces that search strategy. Twenty matches end in Y, but the set also includes three ending in S and two ending in A, plus single examples ending in D, H, I, L and T. FARAWAY, CARAWAY and TANIWHA break the familiar -way run, so a rigid suffix guess would miss valid options.
Which matches score highest?
Scoring shifts the focus from familiarity to letter value. PACKWAX leads at 25 points, followed by KAJAWAH at 24; PACKWAY scores 21, and WALKWAY and TAXIWAY each reach 20. By comparison, HALFWAY and PARKWAY score 19, while PATHWAY scores 18.
These are base word scores, not a promise of a particular board result.
A shortlist depends on the game dictionary, not just the pattern. Collins accepts all 31 matches, compared with 20 in NWL2023 and 19 in ENABLE, so do not assume a Collins entry transfers to every tournament word list. Only seven entries are classed as common; treat the remaining names as candidate plays to verify before committing.
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