Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: WAE, WOE, WAW, WOW, WAN and NAW. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 80 of the 86 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- WIZ15 points
- JAW13 points
- JEW13 points
- JOW13 points
- WAX13 points
Patterns in this list
W sits in the third position most often (39 words) and in the second position least often (11). 2 of the words contain more than one W. 4 of them have no A, E, I, O or U: CWM, WHY, WRY and WYN.
3 letter words with…
- 3 letter words with a299 words
- 3 letter words with b107 words
- 3 letter words with c61 words
- 3 letter words with d112 words
- 3 letter words with e244 words
- 3 letter words with f65 words
- 3 letter words with g104 words
- 3 letter words with h90 words
- 3 letter words with i168 words
- 3 letter words with j26 words
- 3 letter words with k51 words
- 3 letter words with l95 words
- 3 letter words with m102 words
- 3 letter words with n116 words
- 3 letter words with o231 words
- 3 letter words with p124 words
- q3
- 3 letter words with r122 words
- 3 letter words with s136 words
- 3 letter words with t143 words
- 3 letter words with u130 words
- 3 letter words with v34 words
- w86
- 3 letter words with x35 words
- 3 letter words with y98 words
- 3 letter words with z20 words
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Questions
How many 3 letter words contain W?
There are 86 3 letter words that contain W in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 3 letter word that contain W?
WIZ, worth 15 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
Which 3 letter words that contain W make good guesses?
WAE, WOE and WAN use 3 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.

