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Words containing NW

Words that have the letters NW in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 324 playable words containing NW in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is UNWILLINGNESSES. The highest-scoring is JIMSONWEEDS, worth 25 points.

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Popular words containing NW

UNWORKABLE19
DOWNWARDS17
UNWELCOME17
MEANWHILE16
UNWILLING14
UNWANTED13
ONWARDS11
UNWISE10
COMMONWEALTHS24
COMMONWEALTH23
BRAINWASHING20
BRAINWASHED19
UNWRAPPING19
BRAINWASHES18
UNWILLINGNESS18
UNWITTINGLY18
UNWRAPPED18
COTTONWOODS17

Highest-scoring words containing NW

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

JIMSONWEEDS25
COMMONWEALTHS24
COMPANIONWAYS24
JIMSONWEED24
UNWORKABILITY24
UNWORKABILITIES24
COMMONWEALTH23
COMPANIONWAY23
UNWAVERINGLY23
BETWEENWHILES23
UNWHOLESOMELY23
KITCHENWARES22

5-letter words containing NW (3)

UNWED10
UNWIT9
UNWON9

6-letter words containing NW (21)

ENWIND10
ENWOMB13
ENWRAP11
INWALL9
INWARD10
INWIND10
INWOVE13
INWRAP11
NONWAR9
ONWARD10
RUNWAY12
UNWARY12
UNWELL10
UNWEPT12
UNWIND11
UNWISE10
UNWISH12
UNWITS10
UNWORN10
UNWOVE14
UNWRAP12

7-letter words containing NW (42)

ENWHEEL12
ENWINDS11
ENWOMBS14
ENWOUND12
ENWRAPS12
FANWISE13
FANWORT13
GUNWALE12
INWALLS10
INWARDS11
INWEAVE14
INWINDS11
INWOUND12
INWOVEN14
INWRAPS12
MANWARD13
MANWISE12
NONWARS10
NONWORD11
NONWORK13
ONWARDS11
PINWALE12
PINWEED13
PINWORK15
PINWORM14
RUNWAYS13
SUNWARD12
SUNWISE11
TINWARE10
TINWORK13
UNWAXED18
UNWEARY13
UNWEAVE15
UNWHITE13
UNWINDS12
UNWISER11
UNWOOED12
UNWOUND13
UNWOVEN15
UNWRAPS13
UNWRUNG13
VANWARD15

8-letter words containing NW (74)

DOWNWARD16
DOWNWASH17
DOWNWIND16
ENWHEELS13
ENWOMBED16
FANWORTS14
GREENWAY14
GUNWALES13
HORNWORM15
HORNWORT13
INWARDLY14
INWEAVED16
INWEAVES15
IRONWARE11
IRONWORK14
LOANWORD12
MANWARDS14
MOONWALK16
MOONWARD14
MOONWORT13
NONWHITE13
NONWOODY14
NONWOVEN15
OPENWORK16
OVENWARE15
PINWALES13
PINWEEDS14
PINWHEEL15
PINWORKS16
PINWORMS15
RAINWASH13
SPANWORM15
STERNWAY13
SUNWARDS13
TINWORKS14
TOWNWEAR14
TRAINWAY13
UNWALLED13
UNWANTED13
UNWARIER12
UNWARILY14
UNWARMED15
UNWARPED15
UNWASHED15
UNWEAVES16
UNWEDDED15
UNWEEDED14
UNWEIGHT15
UNWELDED14
UNWIELDY15
UNWIFELY17
UNWISDOM15
UNWISELY14
UNWISEST12
UNWISHED15
UNWISHES14
UNWONTED13
UNWOODED14
UNWORKED16
UNWORTHY16

The 60 most common shown, 14 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing NW (61)

BRAINWASH16
DOWNWARDS17
DRAWNWORK19
ENWHEELED15
ENWINDING14
ENWOMBING17
ENWRAPPED17
ENWREATHE14
GREENWAYS15
GREENWING14
GREENWOOD14
HORNWORMS16
HORNWORTS14
INWALLING13
INWEAVING17
INWINDING14
INWRAPPED17
IRONWARES12
IRONWEEDS13
IRONWOODS13
IRONWORKS15
LOANWORDS13
MEANWHILE16
MOONWALKS17
MOONWORTS14
NONWHITES14
NONWORKER15
NONWOVENS16
NONWRITER12
OPENWORKS17
OVENWARES16
PINWHEELS16
RAINWATER12
ROSINWEED13
SATINWOOD13
SPANWORMS16
STERNWARD13
STERNWAYS14
TRAINWAYS14
UNWARIEST13
UNWARLIKE16
UNWASHEDS16
UNWEARIED14
UNWEAVING18
UNWEETING14
UNWEIGHTS16
UNWELCOME17
UNWILLING14
UNWINDERS14
UNWINDING15
UNWISDOMS16
UNWISHING16
UNWITTING14
UNWOMANLY17
UNWORLDLY16
UNWORRIED14
UNWOUNDED16
UNWRAPPED18
UNWREATHE15
UNWRITTEN13

The 60 most common shown, 1 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing NW (53)

BUTTONWOOD17
CHAINWHEEL19
COMMONWEAL19
COTTONWEED16
COTTONWOOD16
DOWNWARDLY20
DOWNWASHES19
DRAWNWORKS20
ENWHEELING16
ENWRAPPING18
ENWREATHED16
ENWREATHES15
GREENWINGS15
GREENWOODS15
HEAVENWARD20
INWARDNESS14
INWRAPPING18
IRONWORKER16
JIMSONWEED24
MEANWHILES17
NATIONWIDE14
NONWINNING14
NONWORKERS16
NONWORKING17
NONWRITERS13
PIGEONWING17
PINWHEELED18
POISONWOOD16
RAINWASHED16
RAINWASHES15
RAINWATERS13
ROSINWEEDS14
SATINWOODS14
SPLEENWORT15
STERNWARDS14
TREENWARES13
UNWARINESS14
UNWAVERING19
UNWEARABLE16
UNWEIGHTED18
UNWIELDIER15
UNWIELDILY17
UNWINNABLE16
UNWONTEDLY17
UNWORKABLE19
UNWORTHIER16
UNWORTHIES16
UNWORTHILY18
UNWRAPPING19
UNWREATHED17
UNWREATHES16
WAINWRIGHT19
WOODENWARE17

11-letter words containing NW (34)

BRAINWASHED19
BRAINWASHER18
BRAINWASHES18
BUTTONWOODS18
CHAINWHEELS20
COMMONWEALS20
COTTONWEEDS17
COTTONWOODS17
EARTHENWARE16
ENWREATHING17
HEAVENWARDS21
IRONWORKERS17
JIMSONWEEDS25
KITCHENWARE21
PIGEONWINGS18
PINWHEELING19
POISONWOODS17
RAINWASHING17
SPLEENWORTS16
UNWARRANTED16
UNWATCHABLE21
UNWEARIEDLY18
UNWEATHERED18
UNWEETINGLY18
UNWEIGHTING19
UNWHOLESOME19
UNWIELDIEST16
UNWILLINGLY18
UNWITTINGLY18
UNWORKABLES20
UNWORTHIEST17
UNWREATHING18
WAINWRIGHTS20
WOODENWARES18

12-letter words containing NW (16)

BRAINWASHERS19
BRAINWASHING20
COMMONWEALTH23
COMPANIONWAY23
DOWNWARDNESS20
EARTHENWARES17
INWARDNESSES16
KITCHENWARES22
SCREENWRITER17
SOUTHERNWOOD19
UNWARINESSES16
UNWASHEDNESS19
UNWAVERINGLY23
UNWIELDINESS17
UNWONTEDNESS17
UNWORTHINESS18

How common are they?

324 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.19%) are containing NW. Most of them, 74, have 8 letters. 0 start with NW, 0 end with it and 324 have it only in the middle.

Words containing similar letters

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 containing NW?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 324 words containing NW, from 5 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing NW?

JIMSONWEEDS, worth 25 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: COMMONWEALTHS (24), COMPANIONWAYS (24) and JIMSONWEED (24).

What are the most common words containing NW?

UNWORKABLE, DOWNWARDS, UNWELCOME, MEANWHILE, UNWILLING and UNWANTED. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

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