Five-letter position pattern
5 Letter Words with E as 2nd and W as 3rd Letter
Wordle, Scrabble and crossword fans often meet the shape ?EW??, and the words below cover it. E in the second box is one of the most common vowel placements and follows almost any consonant. W in the third box usually follows O or E, as in POWER and NEWLY.
55matching five-letter words
Five-letter words with E in the 2nd and W in the 3rd position
- bewet
- bewig
- bewit
- bewry
- dewal
- dewan
- dewar
- dewax
- dewed
- dewer
- fewer
- hewed
- hewel
- hewer
- hewgh
- jewed
- jewel
- jewie
- jewis
- jewry
- lewis
- lewth
- lewty
- mewed
- mewer
- mewls
- newed
- newel
- newer
- newie
- newly
- newsy
- newts
- pewee
- pewit
- rewan
- rewax
- rewed
- rewet
- rewin
- rewon
- rewth
- sewan
- sewar
- sewed
- sewel
- sewen
- sewer
- sewin
- tewed
- tewel
- tewer
- tewit
- tewly
- yewen
What the Words Have in Common
Openers to expect include N as in NEWLY, L as in LEWIS and F as in FEWER. For endings, look for ER as in FEWER.
Useful five-letter words
Start with LEWIS, NEWLY, FEWER, NEWER and JEWEL. They are the easiest to recognise, which makes them safe tests. SEWER is worth keeping in reserve.
- LEWIS
- NEWLY
- FEWER
- NEWER
- JEWEL
What the Letter Pair Tells You
The pair mixes a vowel with a consonant, which gives the words a natural, easy to pronounce rhythm, as in LEWIS, NEWLY and FEWER. Most of the familiar words open with a consonant. The fifth box is most often R, S and Y, which makes it the quickest place to settle the ending.
Quick Strategy for This Pattern
The first box is the biggest unknown, and N, L and F are the strongest openers to test. After that, test R in the fifth box, since it is the single most common final letter here. The fixed E and W do a lot of the work, so spend your guesses on the three open boxes. For a wider view, see 5 letter words with E as the 2nd letter and 5 letter words with W as the 3rd letter.
Playing This Pattern in Word Games
In Scrabble, E is worth one point and W is worth four points. Knowing words such as LEWIS, NEWLY and FEWER helps you use both tiles quickly when they land on your rack.
Frequently asked questions
What does W as the third letter tell me
W in the third box usually follows O or E, as in POWER and NEWLY. LEWIS is a good example.
Which letters usually start words with E second and W third
N, L and F are the usual openers, as in NEWLY, LEWIS and FEWER. Testing one of them in the first box is the quickest way to narrow the list.
What does E as the second letter tell me
E in the second box is one of the most common vowel placements and follows almost any consonant. LEWIS is a good example.