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7-letter words with W as the 3rd letter and O as the 5th letter

7-letter words with W as the 3rd letter and O as the 5th letter total 37, from COWBOYS and NEWBORN to JAWBONE.

37 wordsTop pick COWBOYSHighest score BAWCOCK 20

2 of 37 are everyday words (5%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With W in 3rd place, I is the most common 5th letter (146 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 37 · most-used first

  • COWBOYS17
  • NEWBORN12
  • REWROTE10
  • JAWBONE19
  • LOWDOWN14
  • ROWBOAT12
  • NEWTONS10
  • COWTOWN15
  • LOWBORN12
  • TOWBOAT12
  • NEWCOME14
  • POWWOWS18
  • COWPOKE18
  • COWROTE12
  • KOWTOWS17
  • LAWBOOK16
  • SAWLOGS11
  • TOWROPE12
  • ROWLOCK16
  • BAWCOCK20
  • LOWBOYS15
  • RAWBONE12
  • NEWMOWN15
  • BOWWOWS18
  • BOWPOTS14
  • BOWWOOD16
  • DAWCOCK19
  • DEWOOLS11
  • GAWMOGE14
  • JAWHOLE20
  • PAWNORS12
  • TOWMOND13
  • TOWMONS12
  • TOWMONT12
  • UNWOOED11
  • UNWROTE10

Showing the top 36 of 37 words. See every valid word

All valid words 37

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

  • BAWCOCK20
  • BEWHORE15
  • BOWPOTS14
  • BOWWOOD16
  • BOWWOWS18
  • COWBOYS17
  • COWPOKE18
  • COWROTE12
  • COWTOWN15
  • DAWCOCK19
  • DEWOOLS11
  • GAWMOGE14
  • JAWBONE19
  • JAWHOLE20
  • KOWTOWS17
  • LAWBOOK16
  • LOWBORN12
  • LOWBOYS15
  • LOWDOWN14
  • NEWBORN12
  • NEWCOME14
  • NEWMOWN15
  • NEWTONS10
  • PAWNORS12
  • POWWOWS18
  • RAWBONE12
  • REWROTE10
  • ROWBOAT12
  • ROWLOCK16
  • SAWLOGS11
  • TOWBOAT12
  • TOWMOND13
  • TOWMONS12
  • TOWMONT12
  • TOWROPE12
  • UNWOOED11
  • UNWROTE10
Letters by positionIn 51% of these words the 2nd letter is O.
1st letter
  1. B14%
  2. T14%
  3. C11%
2nd letter
  1. O51%
  2. A24%
  3. E19%
4th letter
  1. B24%
  2. M14%
  3. R11%
6th letter
  1. W16%
  2. N16%
  3. T11%
7th letter
  1. S30%
  2. E30%
  3. N14%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 12 in Scrabble; BAWCOCK tops the list with 20. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1010 points: 3 words
  2. 11 points: 3 words
  3. 1212 points: 10 words
  4. 13 points: 1 words
  5. 1414 points: 4 words
  6. 15 points: 4 words
  7. 1616 points: 3 words
  8. 17 points: 2 words
  9. 1818 points: 3 words
  10. 19 points: 2 words
  11. 2020 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
BAWCOCK2023All three
JAWHOLE2022Collins only
JAWBONE1923All three
DAWCOCK1921Collins only
POWWOWS1819All three
COWPOKE1820All three
BOWWOWS1819All three
COWBOYS1718All three
KOWTOWS1717All three
LAWBOOK1618All three
ROWLOCK1618All three
BOWWOOD1617NWL only

The shape ??W?O?? looks plain, but it has a quirk: six of the matches hold a second W later on, including POWWOWS, BOWWOWS and KOWTOWS. Expect plenty of compounds with a B in fourth place, and note that only 2 of the 37 count as common.

The ??W?O?? pattern in numbers

  • 37 words match in Collins; 30 are in NWL2023 and 27 in ENABLE.
  • E and S each end 11 words, which together cover 22 of the 37.
  • B and T open five words each, ahead of C, L, N and R with four.
  • BAWCOCK and JAWHOLE lead the scores at 20 points; the average is 14.2.
  • Only 2 of the 37 are common words, though 30 have definitions.

Which words repeat the W?

POWWOWS and BOWWOWS carry three Ws each. KOWTOWS, LOWDOWN, COWTOWN and NEWMOWN each have a second W in sixth place, so a rack with two Ws is a sign to try this shape.

Endings tilt hard. Eleven words finish in E (REWROTE, JAWBONE, COWPOKE) and eleven in S (COWBOYS, NEWTONS, SAWLOGS), and N closes five more, among them NEWBORN and LOWDOWN.

The B-fourth compounds are the other cluster: COWBOYS, LOWBOYS, ROWBOAT, TOWBOAT, NEWBORN, LOWBORN, JAWBONE, RAWBONE and LAWBOOK.

Where do the points come from?

BAWCOCK and JAWHOLE score 20, JAWBONE and DAWCOCK 19, and POWWOWS and COWPOKE 18. Those totals lean on W worth 4, plus B, C, J, K or H.

POWWOWS needs three Ws and a Scrabble set holds only two, so you need a blank or a W already on the board.

Dictionary cover is uneven. Collins takes 34, NWL2023 takes 30 and ENABLE takes 27, so confirm your game's word list before playing a rare compound like DAWCOCK.

What if the fifth letter is not O?

Tip

W third with I fifth has 146 matches, nearly four times this list. Try the I version first if the O does not fit.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have W third and O fifth?
There are 37 in Collins, of which 30 are accepted in NWL2023 and 27 in ENABLE. COWBOYS, NEWBORN, REWROTE, JAWBONE and LOWDOWN are among the most familiar.
Which words with W third and O fifth end in E?
Eleven end in E, including REWROTE, JAWBONE, NEWCOME, COWPOKE, COWROTE and TOWROPE. Eleven also end in S, so those two letters close 22 of the 37 words.
What is the best-scoring 7-letter word with W third and O fifth?
BAWCOCK and JAWHOLE tie at 20 points. JAWBONE and DAWCOCK score 19, while POWWOWS and COWPOKE score 18. JAWBONE is the one you are most likely to see on a board.

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