Verified pattern list

5 Letter Words With WS

This verified list contains 39 CORE words with WS, plus 8 entries in the broader extended tier.

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Matching words

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Static CORE list

All 39 matching CORE words

Alphabetical, with base Scrabble points

avows11
blows10
brews10
brows10
chews13
chows13
claws10
clews10
craws10
crews10
crows10
dhows12
dowse9
draws9
flaws11
flows11
glows9
gnaws9
grows9
knows12
meows10
newsy11
plows10
prows10
scows10
shews11
shows11
skews12
slews8
slows8
snows8
spews10
stews8
stows8
thaws11
thews11
trews8
trows8
views11

39CORE words

8extended words

47verified matches

10.1average CORE score

Useful CORE examples

Useful words

12 deterministic CORE selections

avows11
meows10
views11
blows10
brews10
brows10
chews13
chows13
claws10
crews10
crows10
draws9

Base tile values

Highest-scoring words

CORE words, highest first

chews13
chows13
knows12
skews12
dhows12
avows11
flaws11
flows11
newsy11
shows11
thaws11
views11

Letter intelligence

What the WS list contains

Where WS appears

Position 10 words
Position 20 words
Position 30 words
Position 40 words
Position 50 words

Vowels per word

1 vowel35 words
2 vowels4 words

Repeated letters

26%

10 of 39 CORE words repeat at least one letter.

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Popular letter patterns

5 Letter Words With Two-Letter Patterns

5 Letter Words Starting With CH69 CORE · 21 extendedchafe, chain, chair, chaos 5 Letter Words Starting With CO94 CORE · 37 extendedcoals, coast, coats, cobra 5 Letter Words Starting With SH76 CORE · 15 extendedshade, shake, shame, shape 5 Letter Words Starting With ST96 CORE · 19 extendedstage, staid, stain, stair 5 Letter Words Ending In CH74 CORE · 11 extendedbeach, epoch, leach, peach 5 Letter Words Ending In ED297 CORE · 26 extendedached, acted, arced, armed 5 Letter Words Ending In ER240 CORE · 64 extendedabler, after, alter, amber 5 Letter Words Ending In LY68 CORE · 14 extendeddaily, doily, early, gaily

Pattern guide

How to use 5-letter words with WS

The CORE list contains 39 5-letter words with WS 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 8 extended entries.

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Questions about this word list

How many 5-letter words contain WS?

This verified set contains 39 CORE words and 8 extended words, for 47 total matches.

What is the average Scrabble score for this WS group?

The 39 CORE words average 10.1 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.

Do these WS words often repeat letters?