Five-letter position pattern
5 Letter Words with O as 2nd and W as 3rd Letter
A clue that fixes the second letter as O and the third as W is a gift, and this list shows how to use it. O in the second box is one of the most common placements and follows many consonants. W in the third box usually follows O or E, as in POWER and NEWLY.
158matching five-letter words
Five-letter words with O in the 2nd and W in the 3rd position
- bowat
- bowed
- bowel
- bower
- bowes
- bowet
- bowge
- bowie
- bowla
- bowle
- bowls
- bowly
- bowne
- bowrs
- bowse
- cowal
- cowan
- cowed
- cower
- cowks
- cowle
- cowls
- cowps
- cowry
- dowar
- dowds
- dowdy
- dowed
- dowel
- dower
- dowie
- dowle
- dowls
- dowly
- downa
- downs
- downy
- dowps
- dowry
- dowse
- dowts
- dowve
- fowls
- fowth
- gowan
- gowds
- gowdy
- gowfs
- gowks
- gowls
- gowns
- howbe
- howdy
- howel
- howes
- howff
- howfs
- howks
- howls
- howre
- howso
- iowan
- jowar
- jowed
- jowel
- jower
- jowls
- jowly
- jowpy
- lowan
- lowed
- lower
- lowes
- lowly
- lownd
- lowne
- lowns
- lowps
- lowry
- lowse
- lowth
- lowts
- mowas
- mowch
- mowed
- mower
- mowha
- mowie
- mowra
- mowse
- mowth
- noway
- nowch
- nowed
- nowel
- nowls
- nowts
- nowty
- powan
- power
- powin
- pownd
- powns
- powny
- powre
- rowan
- rowdy
- rowed
- rowel
- rowen
- rower
- rowet
- rowme
- rownd
- rowte
- rowth
- rowts
- rowty
- sowan
- sowar
- sowce
- sowed
- sowel
- sower
- sowff
- sowfs
- sowle
- sowls
- sowms
- sownd
- sowne
- sowps
- sowse
- sowte
- sowth
- towai
- towan
- towed
- towel
- tower
- towie
- towns
- towny
- towse
- towsy
- towts
- towze
- towzy
- vowed
- vowel
- vower
- wowed
- wowee
- yowed
- yowes
- yowie
- yowls
- zowie
How These Words Are Built
Most of these words begin with B as in BOWLS, T as in TOWER and R as in ROWAN. Many of them close with ER as in POWER and NS as in TOWNS.
Useful five-letter words
Start with POWER, LOWER, TOWER, TOWNS and TOWEL. They are the easiest to recognise, which makes them safe tests. DOWNS, BOWLS and BOWEL are worth keeping in reserve.
- POWER
- LOWER
- TOWER
- TOWNS
- TOWEL
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 POWER, LOWER and TOWER. 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.
How to Narrow It Down
Begin with B, T and R in the first box, because they open the largest groups. If the opener comes back grey, move to the ending and try R in the fifth box. The fixed O 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 O as the 2nd letter and 5 letter words with W as the 3rd letter.
Using These Words in Scrabble
In Scrabble, O is worth one point and W is worth four points. Words like POWER, LOWER and TOWER are handy to remember when you hold both of these letters.
Frequently asked questions
Which letters usually start words with O second and W third
B, T and R are the usual openers, as in BOWLS, TOWER and ROWAN. Testing one of them in the first box is the quickest way to narrow the list.
What should I guess first for this pattern
POWER is a strong first choice, because it is a familiar word that also tests E, P and R in the three open boxes.
What does O as the second letter tell me
O in the second box is one of the most common placements and follows many consonants. POWER is a good example.