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Words with O and W

O (1 points) and W (4 points) together make for big tiles. These words use both letters, in any order and any place, and every one is playable on Wordtide's board. There are 5,218 playable words with both O and W in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 9 letters, and the longest word is ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. The highest-scoring is SHOWBIZZY, worth 34 points.

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Popular words with both O and W

STRAIGHTFORWARD25
ACKNOWLEDGING24
OVERWHELMING24
WHOLEHEARTEDLY24
ACKNOWLEDGED23
OVERWHELMED23
ACKNOWLEDGES22
NOTWITHSTANDING22
ACKNOWLEDGE21
OVERWHELMS21
WONDERFULLY21
FRAMEWORK20
MICROWAVE20
OVERWHELM20
WORTHWHILE20
OVERVIEW19
OVERWRITING19
UNWORKABLE19

Highest-scoring words with both O and W

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

SHOWBIZZY34
SHOWBIZZES33
JABBERWOCKY33
JABBERWOCKIES33
BUZZWORDS32
BUZZWORD31
OVERBEJEWELED31
PASQUEFLOWERS30
JOURNEYWORKS29
LACQUERWORKS29
PASQUEFLOWER29
UNBOWDLERIZED29

2-letter words with both O and W (2)

3-letter words with both O and W (27)

BOW8
COW8
DOW7
HOW8
JOW14
LOW6
MOW8
NOW6
OWE6
OWL6
OWN6
POW8
ROW6
SOW6
TOW6
TWO6
VOW10
WHO8
WOE6
WOG7
WOK9
WON6
WOO6
WOS6
WOT6
WOW9
YOW8

4-letter words with both O and W (98)

AVOW11
BLOW9
BOWL9
BOWS9
BROW9
CHOW11
COWS9
CROW9
DOWN8
FLOW10
FOWL10
GLOW8
GOWN8
GROW8
HOWL9
HOWS9
KNOW10
LOWS7
MEOW9
MOWS9
OWED8
OWES7
OWLS7
OWNS7
PLOW9
PROW9
ROWS7
SHOW9
SLOW7
SNOW7
SOWN7
TOWN7
VOWS11
WHOA9
WHOM11
WOKE10
WOKS10
WOLF10
WOMB11
WONT7
WOOD8
WOOF10
WORD8
WORE7
WORK10
WORM9
WORN7
WOVE11
WOWS10
YOWL9

The 50 most common shown, 48 rarer words not listed. All 4-letter words

5-letter words with both O and W (203)

ALLOW8
ARROW8
BELOW10
BLOWN10
BLOWS10
BROWN10
CROWD11
CROWN10
DROWN9
FLOWN11
FLOWS11
FROWN11
GLOWS9
GROWN9
GROWS9
KNOWN11
KNOWS11
LOWER8
OWING9
OWNED9
OWNER8
POWER10
SHOWN10
SHOWS10
SLOWS8
SWORD9
SWORE8
SWORN8
THROW10
TOWER8
TOWNS8
VOWEL12
WHOLE10
WHOOP12
WHOSE10
WOKEN11
WOMAN10
WOMEN10
WOODS9
WORDS9
WORKS11
WORLD9
WORMS10
WORRY10
WORSE8
WORST8
WORTH10
WOULD10
WOUND10
WRONG9

The 50 most common shown, 153 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words with both O and W (363)

ALLOWS9
ANYHOW13
ARROWS9
BORROW11
BROWSE11
COBWEB15
COWBOY15
CROWDS12
DROWNS10
FELLOW12
FLOWED13
FLOWER12
FOLLOW12
FROWNS12
GLOWED11
GROWTH12
HOLLOW11
LOWERS9
LOWEST9
NARROW9
OWNERS9
OWNING10
POWDER12
POWERS11
POWWOW17
SHADOW12
SHOWED12
SHOWER11
SLOWED10
SLOWER9
SLOWLY11
THROWN11
THROWS11
TOWARD10
TOWERS9
WEAPON11
WHOLLY13
WHOOPS13
WINDOW13
WISDOM12
WOMBAT13
WONDER10
WOODEN10
WORDED11
WORKED13
WORKER12
WORLDS10
WORTHY13
WRONGS10
YELLOW11

The 50 most common shown, 313 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words with both O and W (689)

ALLOWED11
BLOWING13
BORROWS12
BROWSED13
BROWSES12
COBWEBS16
CROWDED14
DROWNED12
FELLOWS13
FLOWERS13
FLOWING14
FOLLOWS13
FORWARD14
FROWNED14
GLOWING12
GROWING12
HOWEVER16
JAWBONE20
KEYWORD16
KNOWING14
LOWERED11
NETWORK13
NOWHERE12
ONWARDS11
POWERED13
POWWOWS18
RAINBOW12
REWROTE10
SHALLOW12
SHOWERS12
SHOWING13
SLOWEST10
SLOWING11
SOMEHOW14
SWALLOW13
TOWARDS11
UNKNOWN14
WEAPONS12
WELCOME14
WHOEVER16
WINDOWS14
WITHOUT13
WONDERS11
WORDING12
WORKERS13
WORKING14
WORRIED11
WORRIES10
WORSHIP14
WRONGLY13

The 50 most common shown, 639 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words with both O and W (1,069)

ALLOWING12
BODYWORK19
BOOKWORM18
BORROWED14
BROWSING14
CROWDING15
DOWNHILL14
DROWNING13
FIREWORK17
FOLLOWED15
FOLLOWER14
FORWARDS15
FROWNING15
HIGHBROW18
HOMEWORK18
JAWBONED22
JAWBONES21
KEYWORDS17
KOWTOWED18
LOWERING12
MANPOWER15
MOTORWAY15
NARROWER11
NETWORKS14
NEWCOMER15
NOWADAYS14
OUTWEIGH15
OVERFLOW18
OVERVIEW19
PASSWORD14
POWERFUL17
POWERING14
POWWOWED20
SHUTDOWN15
SOFTWARE14
SOMEWHAT15
SWALLOWS14
THROWING14
TOMORROW13
WAVEFORM20
WELCOMED16
WELCOMES15
WONDERED13
WONDROUS13
WORKABLE16
WORKBOOK19
WORKINGS15
WORKLOAD15
WORKSHOP18
WORRYING14

The 50 most common shown, 1,019 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words with both O and W (1,070)

ALLOWABLE14
ALLOWANCE14
BACKWOODS20
BANDWAGON16
BOOKWORMS19
BORROWING15
BREAKDOWN18
CLOCKWISE19
CLOCKWORK22
CORKSCREW19
CROSSWORD15
DOWNRIGHT16
DOWNWARDS17
FIREWORKS18
FOLLOWERS15
FOLLOWING16
FORWARDED17
FRAMEWORK20
JAWBONING23
KNOWLEDGE17
MICROWAVE20
MOTORWAYS16
NARROWEST12
NETWORKED16
NEWCOMERS16
OTHERWISE14
OUTWEIGHS16
OVERWHELM20
OWNERSHIP16
PASSWORDS15
PATCHWORK21
POWWOWING21
SOMEWHERE16
SWALLOWED16
THROWBACK21
UNWELCOME17
VIEWPOINT18
WAREHOUSE15
WATCHWORD20
WELCOMING17
WHEREUPON17
WINDOWING17
WONDERFUL17
WONDERING14
WOODCHUCK23
WORKBENCH21
WORKBOOKS20
WORKFORCE20
WORLDWIDE17
WORTHLESS14

The 50 most common shown, 1,020 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words with both O and W (748)

ALLOWANCES15
BOARDWALKS19
BREAKDOWNS19
CLOCKWORKS23
CORKSCREWS20
CROSSWALKS18
DISAVOWING19
DOWNSTAIRS14
EMPOWERING18
FELLOWSHIP20
FORESHADOW19
FORWARDING18
FRAMEWORKS21
GROUNDWORK19
HOODWINKED20
HOUSEWIVES20
MICROWAVED22
MICROWAVES21
NETWORKING17
OVERCROWDS20
OVERFLOWED21
OVERPOWERS19
OVERSHADOW20
OVERTHROWN19
OVERTHROWS19
OVERWEIGHT20
OVERWHELMS21
OVERWORKED21
PATCHWORKS22
PAWNBROKER20
POWERFULLY21
SNOWFLAKES19
SNOWPLOWED19
SWALLOWING17
THROWBACKS22
TOMAHAWKED21
TOUCHDOWNS19
UNWORKABLE19
VIEWPOINTS19
WASHCLOTHS19
WATCHWORDS21
WATERWORKS19
WEREWOLVES20
WHATSOEVER19
WINDOWPANE19
WOODCHUCKS24
WOODPECKER21
WORSHIPPED20
WORSHIPPER19
WORTHWHILE20

The 50 most common shown, 698 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words with both O and W (464)

ACKNOWLEDGE21
BLOWTORCHES20
BROWBEATING19
CAULIFLOWER20
CORKSCREWED22
DOWNGRADING18
DOWNHEARTED18
FELLOWSHIPS21
FORESHADOWS20
FOREWARNING18
HOODWINKING21
MARSHMALLOW20
MICROWAVING23
OUTWEIGHING19
OVERCROWDED22
OVERDRAWING20
OVERFLOWING22
OVERGROWING20
OVERPOWERED21
OVERSHADOWS21
OVERWHELMED23
OVERWORKING22
OVERWRITING19
OVERWRITTEN18
OVERWROUGHT22
PAWNBROKERS21
POLICEWOMAN20
POLICEWOMEN20
POWERHOUSES19
SNOWPLOWING20
SPOKESWOMAN21
SPOKESWOMEN21
STOPWATCHES20
SWITCHBOARD21
SWORDFISHES20
TOMAHAWKING22
TRUSTWORTHY19
UNDERGROWTH19
WATERPROOFS19
WHEELBARROW21
WHEREABOUTS19
WINDOWPANES20
WITHHOLDING20
WONDERFULLY21
WOODPECKERS22
WORKBENCHES23
WORKMANSHIP23
WORKSTATION17
WORSHIPPERS20
WORSHIPPING21

The 50 most common shown, 414 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words with both O and W (235)

ACKNOWLEDGED23
ACKNOWLEDGES22
BOWDLERISING19
BOWDLERIZING27
CAULIFLOWERS21
CLOWNISHNESS19
COMMONWEALTH23
COMPANIONWAY23
CORKSCREWING23
COUNCILWOMAN22
COUNCILWOMEN22
COUNTRYWOMAN22
COUNTRYWOMEN22
COWARDLINESS18
DISEMBOWELED21
DOWNLOADABLE19
FLAMETHROWER22
FORESHADOWED22
GHOSTWRITERS18
GHOSTWRITING19
HENCEFORWARD23
HORSEWHIPPED24
HOUSEWARMING21
LATTICEWORKS20
MARSHMALLOWS21
NORTHWESTERN17
OTHERWORLDLY20
OVERCROWDING23
OVERPOWERING22
OVERSHADOWED23
OVERTHROWING22
OVERWHELMING24
PRAISEWORTHY21
SERVICEWOMAN23
SERVICEWOMEN23
SHADOWBOXING27
SNOWBOARDING19
SNOWMOBILING20
SOUTHWESTERN18
SWITCHBOARDS22
WARMONGERING19
WATERPROOFED21
WEATHERCOCKS24
WEATHERPROOF22
WHEELBARROWS22
WHIPPOORWILL24
WHOLEHEARTED20
WOODCARVINGS23
WORKSTATIONS18
WRONGFULNESS20

The 50 most common shown, 185 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

5,218 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (3.1%) are with both O and W. Most of them, 1,070, have 9 letters. 4,024 of them have the two letters side by side.

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Words containing OW

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 both O and W?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 5,218 words with both O and W, from 2 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word with both O and W?

SHOWBIZZY, worth 34 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: SHOWBIZZES (33), JABBERWOCKY (33) and JABBERWOCKIES (33).

What are the most common words with both O and W?

STRAIGHTFORWARD, ACKNOWLEDGING, OVERWHELMING, WHOLEHEARTEDLY, ACKNOWLEDGED and OVERWHELMED. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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