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5-letter words ending in W

Need a 5-letter word that ends in W? Every one below is valid on Wordtide's board, the everyday words first with their tile points. There are 39 playable words with 5 letters ending in W in Wordtide's English dictionary. The highest-scoring is OXBOW, worth 16 points.

  • BELOW10
  • SCREW10
  • THREW10
  • THROW10
  • ALLOW8
  • ARROW8
  • RENEW8
  • STRAW8
  • WIDOW12
  • ASKEW11
  • ELBOW10
  • MIAOW10
  • SHREW10
  • AGLOW9
  • ENDOW9
  • SINEW8
  • STREW8
  • OXBOW16

Highest-scoring words with 5 letters ending in W

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

  • OXBOW16
  • UPBOW13
  • VROUW13
  • WIDOW12
  • BYLAW12
  • MACAW12
  • PSHAW12
  • CAHOW12
  • EMBOW12
  • PAPAW12
  • ASKEW11
  • BEDEW11

5-letter words ending in W (39)

  • AGLOW9
  • ALLOW8
  • ARROW8
  • ASKEW11
  • BEDEW11
  • BELOW10
  • BYLAW12
  • CAHOW12
  • ELBOW10
  • EMBOW12
  • ENDOW9
  • INDOW9
  • KOTOW11
  • MACAW12
  • MIAOW10
  • NOHOW10
  • OXBOW16
  • PAPAW12
  • PILAW10
  • PSHAW12
  • RENEW8
  • RESAW8
  • RESEW8
  • RESOW8
  • SCREW10
  • SEROW8
  • SHREW10
  • SINEW8
  • STRAW8
  • STREW8
  • STROW8
  • THRAW10
  • THREW10
  • THROW10
  • UNMEW11
  • UNSEW9
  • UPBOW13
  • VROUW13
  • WIDOW12

How common are they?

39 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.02%) are with 5 letters ending in W. Most of them, 39, have 5 letters.

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Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there with 5 letters ending in W?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 39 words with 5 letters ending in W.

What is the highest-scoring word with 5 letters ending in W?

OXBOW, worth 16 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: UPBOW (13), VROUW (13) and WIDOW (12).

What are the most common words with 5 letters ending in W?

BELOW, SCREW, THREW, THROW, ALLOW and ARROW. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

Yes. Every word listed is valid on Wordtide's English board, a free word game on one endless board shared by players worldwide. Try the Daily Seven for a quick game: no download or sign-up.

Play these words on the shared board

Wordtide is a free word game on one endless board shared by players around the world. Build off anyone's words, claim bonus squares and grow your own island: no download, no sign-up. Every word on this page is valid in the English world.