Verified pattern list

4 Letter Words With W

This verified list contains 259 CORE words with W, plus 34 entries in the broader extended tier.

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Static CORE list

All 259 matching CORE words

Alphabetical, with base Scrabble points

anew7
avow10
away10
awed8
awes7
awls7
awns7
awry10
bawd10
bawl9
blew9
blow9
bowl9
bows9
brew9
brow9
caws9
chew12
chow12
claw9
clew9
cowl9
cows9
craw9
crew9
crow9
dawn8
dewy11
dhow11
down8
draw8
drew8
ewer7
ewes7
fawn10
flaw10
flew10
flow10
fowl10
gawd9
gawk12
gawp10
glow8
gnaw8
gown8
grew8
grow8
hawk14
haws10
hews10
howl10
hows10
jaws14
jowl14
kiwi11
knew11
know11
lawn7
laws7
lewd8
lows7
maws9
meow9
mewl9
mews9
mows9
news7
newt7
nowt7
owed8
owes7
owls7
owns7
pawl9
pawn9
paws9
pews9
phew12
plow9
prow9
pwns9
rows7
saws7
scow9
sewn7
sews7
shew10
show10
skew11
slaw7
slew7
slow7
snow7
sown7
sows7
spew9
stew7
stow7
swab9
swag8
swam9
swan7
swap9
swat7
sway10
swig8
swim9
swiz16
swot7
swum9
thaw10
thew10
town7
tows7
trow7
twas7
twat7
twee7
twig8
twin7
twit7
twos7
view10
vows10
wack13
wade8
wadi8
wads8
waft10
wage8
wags8
waif10
wail7
wain7
wait7
wake11
wale7
walk11
wall7
wand8
wane7
wank11
want7
ward8
ware7
warm9
warn7
warp9
wars7
wart7
wary10
wash10
wasp9
watt7
wave10
wavy13
waxy17
ways10
weak11
weal7
wean7
wear7
webs9
weds8
weed8
week11
ween7
weep9
weer7
wees7
weft10
weir7
weld8
well7
welt7
wend8
wens7
went7
wept9
were7
west7
wets7
wham12
what10
whee10
when10
whet10
whew13
whey13
whim12
whip12
whir10
whit10
whiz19
whoa10
whom12
whop12
whup12
whys13
wick13
wide8
wife10
wigs8
wiki11
wild8
wile7
will7
wilt7
wily10
wimp11
wind8
wine7
wing8
wink11
wino7
wins7
winy10
wipe9
wire7
wiry10
wise7
wish10
wisp9
wist7
with10
wits7
wive10
woad8
woes7
wogs8
woke11
woks11
wold8
wolf10
womb11
wonk11
wont7
wood8
woof10
wool7
woos7
wops9
word8
wore7
work11
worm9
worn7
wort7
wove10
wows10
wrap9
wren7
writ7
wuss7
yawl10
yawn10
yaws10
yews10
yowl10

259CORE words

34extended words

293verified matches

8.9average CORE score

Useful CORE examples

Useful words

12 deterministic CORE selections

anew7
avow10
awed8
awes7
meow9
owed8
owes7
view10
wade8
wage8
waif10
wail7

Base tile values

Highest-scoring words

CORE words, highest first

whiz19
waxy17
swiz16
hawk14
jaws14
jowl14
wavy13
whew13
whys13
wick13
wack13
whey13

Letter intelligence

What the W list contains

Where W appears

Vowels per word

0 vowels2 words
1 vowel199 words
2 vowels58 words

Repeated letters

12%

30 of 259 CORE words repeat at least one letter.

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4 Letter Words With Two-Letter Patterns

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Pattern guide

How to use 4-letter words with W

The CORE list contains 259 4-letter words with W in at least one position. Unlike a fixed tile, this preset does not assume where the letter appears.

Contains keeps required letters anywhere in the word. Sequence pattern is stricter: AR requires adjacent letters, A_R allows one intervening letter, and A__R allows two. The broader tier adds 34 extended entries.

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Questions about this word list

How many 4-letter words contain W?

This verified set contains 259 CORE words and 34 extended words, for 293 total matches.

What is the average Scrabble score for this W group?

The 259 CORE words average 8.9 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.

Do these W words often repeat letters?