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7-letter words with W as the 1st letter and R as the 5th letter

28 7-letter words start with W and have R as the 5th letter, led by WIZARDS and WATERED, with WIZARDS scoring 20.

28 wordsTop pick WIZARDSHighest score WIZARDS 20

2 of 28 are everyday words (7%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With W in 1st place, I is the most common 5th letter (235 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 28 · most-used first

  • WIZARDS20
  • WATERED11
  • WOLFRAM15
  • WAVERED14
  • WAGERED12
  • WYVERNS16
  • WARDROP13
  • WASTREL10
  • WATERER10
  • WHIRRED14
  • WINDROW14
  • WOODRAT11
  • WAVERER13
  • WASHRAG14
  • WIMBREL14
  • WHERRIT13
  • WAFERED14
  • WAGERER11
  • WAITRON10
  • WASTRIE10
  • WHERRET13
  • WHIPRAY18
  • WHIRRET13
  • WHITRET13
  • WISARDS11
  • WIVERNS13
  • WOMERAS12
  • WONDRED12
All valid words 28

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

  • WAFERED14
  • WAGERED12
  • WAGERER11
  • WAITRON10
  • WARDROP13
  • WASHRAG14
  • WASTREL10
  • WASTRIE10
  • WATERED11
  • WATERER10
  • WAVERED14
  • WAVERER13
  • WHERRET13
  • WHERRIT13
  • WHIPRAY18
  • WHIRRED14
  • WHIRRET13
  • WHITRET13
  • WIMBREL14
  • WINDROW14
  • WISARDS11
  • WIVERNS13
  • WIZARDS20
  • WOLFRAM15
  • WOMERAS12
  • WONDRED12
  • WOODRAT11
  • WYVERNS16
Letters by positionIn 50% of these words the 6th letter is E.
2nd letter
  1. A43%
  2. H21%
  3. I18%
3rd letter
  1. I18%
  2. S14%
  3. V14%
4th letter
  1. E36%
  2. T14%
  3. R14%
6th letter
  1. E50%
  2. A18%
  3. O11%
7th letter
  1. D21%
  2. S18%
  3. T18%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 13 in Scrabble; WIZARDS tops the list with 20. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1010 points: 4 words
  2. 11 points: 4 words
  3. 1212 points: 3 words
  4. 13 points: 7 words
  5. 1414 points: 6 words
  6. 15 points: 1 words
  7. 1616 points: 1 words
  8. 17 points: 0 words
  9. 1818 points: 1 words
  10. 19 points: 0 words
  11. 2020 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
WIZARDS2020All three
WHIPRAY1817All three
WYVERNS1617All three
WOLFRAM1517All three
WAVERED1415All three
WHIRRED1413All three
WINDROW1415All three
WASHRAG1414All three
WIMBREL1417Collins only
WAFERED1414All three
WARDROP1314Collins only
WAVERER1314All three

R in fifth place sets up a run of verb forms. WATERED, WAVERED and WAGERED each have a matching -ER noun, and -RED closes 6 words in all. The rest of the list is a mix of plurals, such as WYVERNS, and a handful of strange survivors like WHERRIT.

W-first, R-fifth words in brief

  • Collins lists 27 of the 28 words, NWL2023 lists 20 and ENABLE lists 18.
  • Only WIZARDS and WATERED are everyday words.
  • D and S close 6 and 5 words, T closes 5, and R closes 3.
  • WIZARDS makes 20, WHIPRAY 18 and WYVERNS 16.
  • The mean score is 13 points.

Which verb families are in the list?

Three verbs give both a past tense and an agent noun: WAGERED with WAGERER, WATERED with WATERER, and WAVERED with WAVERER. WAFERED, WHIRRED and WONDRED add to the 6 words that end in -RED.

The -RER trio makes 3 more, which is why R ends 3 words. Check the second half of the clue first, since only the last three letters differ.

WA- starts 12 of the 28 words, WH- starts 6, WI- starts 5 and WO- starts 4, and WYVERNS is the only WY- word. The WA- group holds all three verb trios.

What are the stranger entries?

-RET gives WHERRET, WHIRRET and WHITRET, and WHERRIT sits beside them as a fourth T-ending word with WOODRAT. WASTREL and WIMBREL end in L.

WIZARDS and its variant WISARDS are both valid. WYVERNS also appears on the V-third, R-fifth list, and WARDROP also appears on the W-first, P-seventh list. WOLFRAM scores 15, and WINDROW, WASHRAG, WIMBREL and WAFERED make 14.

High scores and dictionary gaps

Tip

WIZARDS, WATERED, WOLFRAM and WYVERNS are accepted by Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE alike. WHIPRAY scores 18, and it is accepted in all three as well.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words start with W and have R fifth?
There are 28. Collins accepts 27, NWL2023 accepts 20 and ENABLE accepts 18, so ENABLE players have roughly two words in three to choose from.
What is the highest-scoring W word with R in 5th place?
WIZARDS scores 20 points in Scrabble, from its 10-point Z. WHIPRAY follows at 18 and WYVERNS at 16, then WOLFRAM at 15. WAVERED, WHIRRED and WINDROW each make 14.
Which seven-letter W words end in -RED?
Six do: WAFERED, WAGERED, WATERED, WAVERED, WHIRRED and WONDRED. WATERED is the only one in the top 25,000 English words, and WAVERED and WAGERED have matching -RER nouns.

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