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Transition metals can enhance the electronic attributes of tungsten oxides. In this study, we focused on W
2
O
n
(n = 1–6) clusters as a representative examples of tungsten oxide clusters with varying oxygen concentrations. The structures and electronic properties of the TMWO
n
(TM = Mn–Ni) clusters have been calculated using first-principles. The ground-state TMWO
n
clusters share some structural similarities with the ground-state W
2
O
n
(n = 1–6) clusters. The W–O bonds of the TMWO
2
(TM = Fe–Ni) clusters are significantly distorted into a triangular structure. The NiWO
n
(n = 1–2) and CoWO
n
(n = 3–5) clusters display greater thermodynamic stability than other TMWO
n
clusters. Among the TMWO
n
clusters, the W
2
O
4
, W
2
O
6
, MnWO, MnWO
3
, MnWO
6
, FeWO, FeWO
4
, FeWO
6
, CoWO, CoWO
6
, NiWO
2
, NiWO
5
clusters are more kinetically stable. Furthermore, the amount of charge transfer between the TM atoms and W
2
O
n
clusters increases from 0.050 |e| to 1.066 |e| as the number of oxygen atoms increases. The 4
s
orbital electrons of the TM atoms for the TMWO
n
clusters are partially transferred to the neighboring O atoms.