5 Letter Words Containing W

Common five-letter words that contain W

The 50 most used in spoken English (SUBTLEX-US), with a short meaning.

• where 11/10
• would 9/11
• wrong 9/11 not correct
• which 16/15
• world 9/10 everything that exists anywhere
• woman 10/12 an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
• whole 11/11 all of something including all its component elements or parts
• while 11/11 a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
• watch 13/13 look attentively
• wants 8/9 (form of want) a state of extreme poverty
• worry 11/10 be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
• knows 12/13 (form of know) be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information
• water 8/8 binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid
• women 10/12 (form of woman) an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
• white 11/10 a Caucasian
• power 10/11 possession of controlling influence
• sweet 8/8 having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
• weeks 12/12 (form of week) any period of seven consecutive days
• throw 11/10 propel through the air
• write 8/8 produce a literary work
• known 12/14 apprehended with certainty
• words 9/9 the words that are spoken
• worth 11/10 an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
• works 12/12 (form of work) exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
• weird 9/9 suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
• worse 8/8 something inferior in quality or condition or effect
• swear 8/8 utter obscenities or profanities
• wrote 8/8
• awful 11/13 exceptionally bad or displeasing
• twice 10/11 two times
• whose 11/10
• brown 10/12 an orange of low brightness and saturation
• worst 8/8 the least favorable outcome
• waste 8/8 any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
• allow 8/10 make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
• shows 11/10 (form of show) give an exhibition of to an interested audience
• threw 11/10
• screw 10/11 someone who guards prisoners
• crowd 11/12 cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
• aware 8/8 (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
• woods 9/9 the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
• below 10/12 in or to a place that is lower
• lower 8/9 move something or somebody to a lower position
• witch 13/13 a female sorcerer or magician
• wheel 11/11 change directions as if revolving on a pivot
• awake 12/12 stop sleeping
• wound 9/11 an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
• sword 9/9 a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
• swing 9/11 move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
• grown 9/11 (of animals) fully developed

All 673 five-letter words that contain W

Numbers are Scrabble points, then Words With Friends points.