Words Ending In W
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The open ENABLE word list has 415 words that end in W, about 0.24% of the 172,434 words this site shows. They run from AW and OW at the short end to PREINTERVIEW and SCHOOLFELLOW at the long end. The highest base score belongs to JACKSCREW (27 points), using commonly used tile values. Words with no repeated letter: 209. Different games use different dictionaries, so check your game's rules before relying on a word.
At a glance
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Words in this list | 415 |
| Share of the ENABLE list shown on this site | 0.24% |
| Longest | PREINTERVIEW and SCHOOLFELLOW (12 letters) |
| Shortest | AW and OW (2 letters) |
| Highest base score (common values) | JACKSCREW, 27 |
| No repeated letters | 209 |
Most common letter before W
| Letter | Words |
|---|---|
| O | 209 |
| E | 104 |
| A | 101 |
| U | 1 |
Patterns in this list
- 2 read the same backward and forward, such as
WAWandWOW. - 43 leave another word when the final
Wis taken off, for exampleANEW,AVOW,BOW,BRAWandBROW→ANE,AVO,BO,BRAandBRO. - The most common number of vowels (A, E, I, O, U) is 2, found in 184 of these words.
- The average length is 6.3 letters.
- Before W, the letter
Oappears most often (209 words).
All -W words
2 letters 2
aw ow
3 letters 38
bow caw cow daw dew dow few haw hew how jaw jow law low maw mew mow naw new now paw pew pow raw row saw sew sow taw tew tow vaw vow waw wow yaw yew yow
4 letters 57
alow anew avow blaw blew blow braw brew brow chaw chew chow claw clew craw crew crow dhow draw drew enow flaw flew flow frow glow gnaw grew grow knew know meow phew plew plow prow scow shaw shew show skew slaw slew slow smew snaw snow spew staw stew stow thaw thew trow view vrow whew
5 letters 39
aglow allow arrow askew bedew below bylaw cahow elbow embow endow indow kotow macaw miaow nohow oxbow papaw pilaw pshaw renew resaw resew resow screw serow shrew sinew straw strew strow thraw threw throw unmew unsew upbow vrouw widow
6 letters 86
anyhow barlow barrow bashaw bellow besnow bestow billow borrow bowwow burrow byelaw callow cashaw cashew curfew curlew cushaw declaw erenow eschew escrow fallow farrow fellow fogbow follow furrow geegaw gewgaw guffaw hallow harrow haymow heehaw hollow inflow jigsaw kowtow mallow marrow meadow mellow mildew minnow morrow narrow nephew outlaw outrow outsaw pawpaw pillow pitsaw powwow reavow rechew redraw redrew reflew reflow reglow regrew regrow reshow review ripsaw sallow seesaw shadow sorrow sunbow sundew tallow undraw undrew upflow upgrew upgrow wallow warsaw willow window winnow yarrow yellow
7 letters 72
aircrew airflow airglow backsaw beshrew bestrew bestrow bucksaw catclaw catspaw cornrow cumshaw dayglow dewclaw disavow eyebrow fitchew flyblew flyblow forepaw foresaw fretsaw hacksaw handsaw hoosgow jackdaw lockjaw longbow lowbrow misdraw misdrew misgrew misgrow misknew misknow mistbow moonbow mudflow outcrow outdraw outdrew outflew outflow outglow outgnaw outgrew outgrow overnew oversaw oversew preshow preview purview rainbow reendow rikshaw ringtaw salchow semiraw shallow somehow sparrow sunglow swallow trishaw unscrew upthrew upthrow whipsaw whitlow windrow wingbow
8 letters 76
airscrew backflow bedstraw beshadow bungalow carassow chainsaw checkrow chowchow clerihew cockcrow coleslaw crossbow curassow disallow disendow fencerow feverfew foofaraw foreknew foreknow foreshow furbelow gangplow hawkshaw hedgerow highbrow honeydew hoosegow interrow kickshaw lobbygow maccabaw mackinaw misthrew misthrow oldsquaw outthrew outthrow overblew overblow overdraw overdrew overflew overflow overgrew overgrow overslow overview peepshow postshow rereview rickshaw roadshow roughhew scofflaw setscrew shadblow sideshow sightsaw snowplow southpaw teleview tomorrow ultralow underjaw undertow unhallow unmellow williwaw willywaw windflaw wiredraw wiredrew withdraw withdrew
9 letters 24
afterglow alpenglow bedfellow corkscrew deathblow interflow interview jackscrew jackstraw leadscrew microbrew nightglow overstrew overthrew overthrow prereview saddlebow scarecrow scrimshaw supershow topminnow ultraslow windthrow worldview
10 letters 9
foreshadow handbarrow middlebrow overborrow overshadow playfellow shopwindow thumbscrew yokefellow
11 letters 10
clapperclaw counterblow counterflow counterview grandnephew hereinbelow marshmallow reinterview wheelbarrow windlestraw
12 letters 2
preinterview schoolfellow
Using these words
To find words ending in W from your own letters, use the Word Unscrambler with W in Ends with, or try a pattern such as ???W in the Crossword Solver. Words come from the open ENABLE word list. Different games use different dictionaries, so always check the rules of your game.