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Words containing WS

Words that have the letters WS 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 560 playable words containing WS in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 7 letters, and the longest word is FELLOWSHIPPING. The highest-scoring is JACKSCREWS, worth 28 points.

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Popular words containing WS

WITHDRAWS18
INTERVIEWS17
NEWSPAPERS17
NEWSPAPER16
BROWSING14
NEWSLETTERS14
REVIEWS14
SWALLOWS14
WINDOWS14
BROWSED13
FELLOWS13
FOLLOWS13
NEWSLETTER13
BORROWS12
BROWSES12
CHEWS12
VIEWS12
BROWSE11

Highest-scoring words containing WS

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

JACKSCREWS28
NEWSMAGAZINES27
FELLOWSHIPPING27
NEWSPAPERWOMAN26
NEWSPAPERWOMEN26
JACKSTRAWS26
NEWSMAGAZINE26
FELLOWSHIPPED26
JACKDAWS25
LOCKJAWS24
FELLOWSHIPING24
THUMBSCREWS23

4-letter words containing WS (38)

BOWS9
CAWS9
COWS9
DAWS8
DEWS8
DOWS8
HAWS9
HEWS9
HOWS9
JAWS15
JEWS15
JOWS15
LAWS7
LOWS7
MAWS9
MEWS9
MOWS9
NEWS7
NOWS7
OWSE7
PAWS9
PEWS9
POWS9
RAWS7
ROWS7
SAWS7
SEWS7
SOWS7
TAWS7
TEWS7
TOWS7
VAWS11
VOWS11
WAWS10
WOWS10
YAWS9
YEWS9
YOWS9

5-letter words containing WS (58)

AVOWS12
BLAWS10
BLOWS10
BOWSE10
BRAWS10
BREWS10
BROWS10
CHAWS12
CHEWS12
CHOWS12
CLAWS10
CLEWS10
CRAWS10
CREWS10
CROWS10
DHOWS11
DOWSE9
DRAWS9
ENOWS8
FLAWS11
FLEWS11
FLOWS11
FROWS11
GAWSY11
GLOWS9
GNAWS9
GROWS9
HAWSE10
KNOWS11
LOWSE8
MEOWS10
NEWSY10
OWSEN8
PLEWS10
PLOWS10
PROWS10
SCOWS10
SHAWS10
SHEWS10
SHOWS10
SKEWS11
SLAWS8
SLEWS8
SLOWS8
SMEWS10
SNAWS8
SNOWS8
SPEWS10
STEWS8
STOWS8
TAWSE8
THAWS10
THEWS10
TREWS8
TROWS8
VIEWS12
VROWS12
WHEWS13

6-letter words containing WS (54)

ALLOWS9
ARROWS9
BEDEWS12
BELOWS11
BLOWSY13
BOWSED12
BOWSES11
BROWSE11
BYLAWS13
CAHOWS13
CHOWSE13
DOWSED11
DOWSER10
DOWSES10
DROWSE10
DROWSY12
ELBOWS11
EMBOWS13
ENDOWS10
FROWST12
FROWSY14
GAWSIE10
HAWSER11
HAWSES11
INDOWS10
KOTOWS12
MACAWS13
MIAOWS11
NEWSIE9
OXBOWS17
PAPAWS13
PILAWS11
PSHAWS13
RENEWS9
RESAWS9
RESEWS9
RESOWS9
SCREWS11
SEROWS9
SHREWS11
SINEWS9
STRAWS9
STREWS9
STROWS9
TAWSED10
TAWSES9
THRAWS11
THROWS11
UNMEWS12
UNSEWS10
UPBOWS14
VROUWS14
WIDOWS13
WOWSER12

7-letter words containing WS (106)

BARROWS12
BELLOWS12
BESTOWS12
BILLOWS12
BORROWS12
BROWSED13
BROWSER12
BROWSES12
BURROWS13
CASHEWS14
COWSLIP14
CURFEWS16
CURLEWS13
DOWSING12
DROWSED12
DROWSES11
ESCHEWS14
ESCROWS12
FALLOWS13
FARROWS13
FELLOWS13
FOLLOWS13
FURROWS14
GALLOWS11
GEWGAWS15
GUFFAWS18
HALLOWS12
HARROWS12
HAWSERS12
HAYMOWS16
HEEHAWS14
HOLLOWS12
JIGSAWS19
KOWTOWS16
LAWSUIT11
MALLOWS12
MARROWS12
MEADOWS13
MELLOWS12
MILDEWS13
MINNOWS12
MORROWS12
NARROWS10
NEPHEWS14
NEWSBOY14
NEWSIER10
NEWSMAN12
OUTLAWS11
PAWPAWS17
PILLOWS12
POWWOWS18
REVIEWS14
SEESAWS10
SHADOWS13
SORROWS10
WALLOWS13
WILLOWS13
WINDOWS14
WINNOWS13
YELLOWS12

The 60 most common shown, 46 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing WS (91)

ADVOWSON16
BACKSAWS18
BESHREWS15
BLOWSIER13
BLOWSILY15
BOWSHOTS15
BOWSPRIT15
BROWSERS13
BROWSING14
BUCKSAWS19
CATCLAWS15
CATSPAWS15
CHOWSING16
CORNROWS13
COWSHEDS16
COWSKINS16
COWSLIPS15
CROWSTEP15
CUMSHAWS18
DAYGLOWS15
DEWCLAWS17
DISAVOWS16
DROWSIER12
DROWSILY14
DROWSING13
EYEBROWS15
FITCHEWS18
FLYBLOWS18
FOREPAWS16
FROWSTED15
HACKSAWS18
JACKDAWS25
LAWSUITS12
LOCKJAWS24
LOWBROWS16
MISKNOWS16
MISTBOWS15
MUDFLOWS18
NEWSBOYS15
NEWSCAST13
NEWSHAWK19
NEWSIEST11
NEWSPEAK16
NEWSREEL11
OUTGROWS13
PREVIEWS17
PURVIEWS18
RAINBOWS13
RIKSHAWS16
SHALLOWS13
SNOWSHED14
SNOWSHOE13
SNOWSUIT12
SPARROWS13
SWALLOWS14
UNSCREWS14
UPTHROWS16
WHIPSAWS18
WHITLOWS16
WINGBOWS17

The 60 most common shown, 31 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing WS (102)

ADVOWSONS17
BACKFLOWS22
BESHADOWS17
BLOWSIEST14
BOWSPRITS16
BOWSTRING15
BUNGALOWS16
CHAINSAWS16
CHECKROWS21
CHOWCHOWS23
COCKCROWS21
CROSSBOWS16
DISALLOWS13
DRAWSHAVE19
DROWSIEST13
FENCEROWS17
FEVERFEWS22
FOOFARAWS18
FOREKNOWS18
FURBELOWS18
HAWKSHAWS22
HEDGEROWS16
HIGHBROWS19
HONEYDEWS17
HOWSOEVER18
KICKSHAWS22
LOBBYGOWS19
MACCABAWS20
MACKINAWS19
NEWSCASTS14
NEWSHAWKS20
NEWSPAPER16
NEWSPRINT14
NEWSREELS12
NEWSSTAND13
OLDSQUAWS22
OVERBLOWS18
OVERDRAWS17
OVERFLOWS19
OVERGROWS17
OVERVIEWS20
PEEPSHOWS18
PLOWSHARE16
RICKSHAWS19
ROUGHHEWS18
SCOFFLAWS20
SIDESHOWS15
SNOWPLOWS17
SNOWSHOED15
SNOWSHOES14
SNOWSTORM14
SNOWSUITS13
SOUTHPAWS17
TOMORROWS14
UNDERJAWS22
UNDERTOWS14
WILLIWAWS18
WILLYWAWS20
WINDFLAWS19
WITHDRAWS18

The 60 most common shown, 42 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing WS (53)

AFTERGLOWS17
ALPENGLOWS16
BEDFELLOWS19
BOWSTRINGS16
CORKSCREWS20
DAWSONITES14
DEATHBLOWS18
DRAWSHAVES20
DRAWSTRING15
DROWSINESS14
FELLOWSHIP20
FLOWSTONES16
FROWSTIEST16
GREWSOMEST16
HAWSEHOLES17
INTERVIEWS17
JACKSCREWS28
JACKSTRAWS26
LEADSCREWS16
MICROBREWS19
NEWSAGENTS14
NEWSBREAKS18
NEWSCASTER15
NEWSDEALER14
NEWSHOUNDS17
NEWSLETTER13
NEWSMONGER16
NEWSPAPERS17
NEWSPEOPLE17
NEWSPERSON15
NEWSPRINTS15
NEWSREADER14
NEWSSTANDS14
NEWSWEEKLY21
NEWSWORTHY20
NIGHTGLOWS17
OVERBROWSE19
OVERSTREWS17
OVERTHROWS19
PLOWSHARES17
SADDLEBOWS17
SCARECROWS17
SCRIMSHAWS19
SNOWSCAPES17
SNOWSHOERS15
SNOWSLIDES14
SNOWSTORMS15
SUPERSHOWS18
THROWSTERS15
TOPMINNOWS17
WINDOWSILL17
WINDTHROWS19
WORLDVIEWS21

11-letter words containing WS (27)

CROWSTEPPED21
DRAWSTRINGS16
FELLOWSHIPS21
FORESHADOWS20
HANDBARROWS19
MEADOWSWEET20
MIDDLEBROWS20
NEWSCASTERS16
NEWSDEALERS15
NEWSINESSES14
NEWSLETTERS14
NEWSMONGERS17
NEWSPAPERED19
NEWSPERSONS16
NEWSREADERS15
NEWSWRITING18
OVERBORROWS20
OVERBROWSED21
OVERBROWSES20
OVERSHADOWS21
PLAYFELLOWS21
SHOPWINDOWS22
SHOWSTOPPER20
SNOWSHOEING17
THUMBSCREWS23
WINDOWSILLS18
YOKEFELLOWS22

12-letter words containing WS (22)

CLAPPERCLAWS23
COUNTERBLOWS20
COUNTERFLOWS21
COUNTERVIEWS22
DROWSINESSES16
FELLOWSHIPED23
GRANDNEPHEWS21
MARSHMALLOWS21
MEADOWSWEETS21
NEWSMAGAZINE26
NEWSPAPERING20
NEWSPAPERMAN21
NEWSPAPERMEN21
NEWSWEEKLIES21
NEWSWRITINGS19
OVERBROWSING22
REINTERVIEWS19
SHOWSTOPPERS21
SHOWSTOPPING22
UNNEWSWORTHY23
WHEELBARROWS22
WINDLESTRAWS19

How common are they?

560 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.33%) are containing WS. Most of them, 106, have 7 letters. 0 start with WS, 361 end with it and 199 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 WS?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 560 words containing WS, from 4 to 14 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing WS?

JACKSCREWS, worth 28 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: NEWSMAGAZINES (27), FELLOWSHIPPING (27) and NEWSPAPERWOMAN (26).

What are the most common words containing WS?

WITHDRAWS, INTERVIEWS, NEWSPAPERS, NEWSPAPER, BROWSING and NEWSLETTERS. 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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