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

There are 10 7-letter words with W in the 1st and 5th positions, from familiar walkway to the 21-point scorers woadwax and woodwax.

10 wordsTop pick WALKWAYHighest score WOADWAX 21

2 of 10 are everyday words (20%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

  • 1st letter
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • X
  • Y
  • Z

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 10 · most-used first

  • WALKWAY20
  • WIDOWED15
  • WIDOWER14
  • WYSIWYG20
  • WELAWAY16
  • WHENWES16
  • WINDWAY17
  • WIREWAY16
  • WOADWAX21
  • WOODWAX21
All valid words 10

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

  • WALKWAY20
  • WELAWAY16
  • WHENWES16
  • WIDOWED15
  • WIDOWER14
  • WINDWAY17
  • WIREWAY16
  • WOADWAX21
  • WOODWAX21
  • WYSIWYG20

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
WOADWAX2121All three
WOODWAX2121All three
WALKWAY2020All three
WYSIWYG2019Collins · NWL
WINDWAY1717All three
WIREWAY1615All three
WELAWAY1616Collins only
WHENWES1616Collins only
WIDOWED1515All three
WIDOWER1414All three

The repeated W narrows the search to a small, unusual group. Walkway, widowed, and widower are recognizable entries, but most matches are less familiar; only two fall among the 25,000 most common English words. The pattern also has a striking score range: woadwax and woodwax lead the group, while widower is the lowest scorer.

At a glance: the W-and-W pattern

  • Exactly 10 tournament-dictionary words have W in both the 1st and 5th positions.
  • All 10 appear in Collins; NWL2023 includes 8, and ENABLE includes 7.
  • Woadwax and woodwax tie for the top score at 21 points apiece.
  • Four words end in Y, making Y the most common final letter in this group.

How many 7-letter words have W in both positions?

There are 10 matches, and their endings show how varied a fixed letter pattern can be. Four end in Y: walkway, windway, wireway, and welaway. Two end in X, woadwax and woodwax; the other four finish with D, G, R, or S.

The most familiar examples cluster around everyday forms: walkway, widowed, and widower. The rest include specialized or uncommon entries such as wysiwyg, whenwes, and wireway. Eight words have definitions, but that does not make all 10 equally familiar in ordinary play.

  • Walkway, windway, wireway, and welaway end in Y.
  • Woadwax and woodwax are the two words ending in X.
  • Widowed and widower are among the more familiar matches.

Which W-and-W words score highest?

Woadwax and woodwax lead at 21 points each, followed by walkway and wysiwyg at 20. Windway scores 17, while wireway, welaway, and whenwes each score 16. Widowed reaches 15, and widower brings up the rear at 14.

The score pattern is a good reminder that an unusual word can outscore a familiar one: the two wax compounds beat walkway by one point. Dictionary coverage is not identical across games, either. Collins accepts all 10, while NWL2023 and ENABLE include smaller sets, so check your game's word list before playing a rarer entry.

These 7-letter words with W in the 1st and 5th positions are a narrow clue list, not a promise that every game accepts every match.

  • Woadwax and woodwax score 21 points each.
  • Walkway and wysiwyg each score 20 points.
  • Collins includes all 10 matches; NWL2023 includes 8 and ENABLE includes 7.

Questions people ask

What is the highest-scoring word with W in the 1st and 5th positions?
Woadwax and woodwax tie for the highest score at 21 points each. Walkway and wysiwyg follow at 20 points, so the top two words edge out the best-known everyday example by one point.
How many of these words are common?
Only two of the 10 matches fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency. Walkway, widowed, and widower are recognizable examples, but most entries in the pattern are uncommon or specialized.
Are all 10 words accepted in every Scrabble dictionary?
No. Collins includes all 10 words, while NWL2023 lists 8 and ENABLE lists 7. Woadwax and woodwax are the top scorers at 21 points, but verify a rare word in the dictionary used by your game.

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