Words Ending With W — Scrabble & Word Games

Words ending in W are common in Anglo-Saxon English. The -OW ending (BOW, LOW, SNOW, COW) and the -AW ending (LAW, JAW, SAW, THAW) dominate W-endings. W functions as a vowel-like consonant at word-end and pairs with most vowels.

In Scrabble, W-ending words are useful because W is a 4-point tile. Short W-enders: AW, OW, BOW, COW, DEW, FEW, HEW, JAW, LAW, LOW, NEW, NOW.

In Wordle, W-ending words are common 5-letter answers (THREW, BLOW, SNOW, BELOW). The -OW ending is especially productive, anchoring many monosyllabic Anglo-Saxon nouns for body parts, actions, and animals.

Top 500 Highest-Scoring Words Ending With W (500 of 608)

BUZZSAW30
JINRICKSHAW30
WHILLYWHAW28
JACKSCREW27
CRACKJAW26
WAPPENSCHAW26
JACKSTRAW25
KABELJOUW25
AUTORICKSHAW24
CHOWCHOW24
HAWKSHAW24
JACKDAW24
KICKSHAW24
STICKJAW24
AQUASHOW23
LOCKJAW23
SCHOOLFELLOW23
WAPENSCHAW23
WAPINSCHAW23
WAPPENSHAW23
WORKFELLOW23
YOKEFELLOW23
BACKFLOW22
CHECKROW22
CLAPPERCLAW22
QUARTERSAW22
SHOPWINDOW22
THUMBSCREW22
WHEELBARROW22
COCKCROW21
GRANDNEPHEW21
MARSHMALLOW21
OLDSQUAW21
PEACHBLOW21
PLAYFELLOW21
WOODSWALLOW21
WORKFLOW21
CORKSCREW20
FEVERFEW20
FORESHADOW20
HIGHBROW20
KNOWHOW20
MULTIWINDOW20
OVERSHADOW20
PICKMAW20
PREINTERVIEW20
RICKSHAW20
WAPENSHAW20
WAPINSHAW20
WILLYWAW20
COUNTERFLOW19
COUNTERVIEW19
DOWNTHROW19
DUMBSHOW19
EYESHADOW19
HACKSAW19
HANDBARROW19
HEREINBELOW19
LOBBYGOW19
MACCABAW19
MACKINAW19
MIDDLEBROW19
OAKENSHAW19
QUILLOW19
ROWDYDOW19
SCOFFLAW19
SCRIMSHAW19
UNDERJAW19
WINDTHROW19
WORLDVIEW19
WORRYCOW19
AFTERSHOW18
BACKSAW18
BEDFELLOW18
BUCKSAW18
CONTRAFLOW18
COUNTERBLOW18
DEATHBLOW18
DOWNFLOW18
FITCHEW18
FLAMFEW18
FLOORSHOW18
FLYBLEW18
FLYBLOW18
FOREKNEW18
FOREKNOW18
GOODFELLOW18
HERONSHAW18
HOMEBREW18
HONEYDEW18
HURLBARROW18
LAKEVIEW18
MICROBREW18
OVERBORROW18
OVERTHREW18
OVERTHROW18
PEEPSHOW18
ROUGHHEW18
SKYGLOW18
WHIPSAW18
WINDFLAW18
WINDLESTRAW18
WITHDRAW18
WITHDREW18
WOODSCREW18
BESHADOW17
BOWWOW17
CHOCTAW17
COUNTERDRAW17
COUNTERDREW17
COUNTERGLOW17
CUMSHAW17
FERNSHAW17
FOOFARAW17
FORESHEW17
FORESHOW17
GAMESHOW17
HAYMOW17
HERNSHAW17
JIGSAW17
MORPHEW17
NIGHTGLOW17
OCEANVIEW17
OVERFLEW17
OVERFLOW17
OVERVIEW17
OXBOW17
PAGEVIEW17
POWWAW17
POWWOW17
PREREVIEW17
REINTERVIEW17
RIKSHAW17
SHADBLOW17
SPANGHEW17
SUPERSHOW17
WILLIWAW17
WINDBLOW17
AFTERGLOW16
CHAINSAW16
CLERIHEW16
CRENSHAW16
DEWCLAW16
DISHALLOW16
DOWNBOW16
FENCEROW16
FURBELOW16
GUFFAW16
HEDGEROW16
KILLCOW16
KOWTOW16
LADYCOW16
MISBESTOW16
MISKNEW16
MISKNOW16
MISTHREW16
MISTHROW16
MUDFLOW16
OVERBLEW16
OVERBLOW16
OVERBROW16
OVERCRAW16
OVERCROW16
PAWPAW16
POSTSHOW16
RESTHARROW16
ROWDEDOW16
SADDLEBOW16
SCARECROW16
SLIDESHOW16
SNOWPLOW16
SOUTHPAW16
TOPMINNOW16
UNDERFLOW16
UPFOLLOW16
WHITLOW16
WHITTAW16
WINGBOW16
WIRRICOW16
WORRICOW16
ACKNEW15
ACKNOW15
ALPENGLOW15
ANYHOW15
BESHREW15
BUDGEROW15
CROSSBOW15
DATAFLOW15
DAYGLOW15
DOGSHOW15
EYEBROW15
FOGBOW15
FOREPAW15
FORHOW15
GANGPLOW15
HEEHAW15
HOOSEGOW15
INTERFLOW15
INTERVIEW15
LEADSCREW15
LOWBROW15
MONOBROW15
MUDSCOW15
OVERDRAW15
OVERDREW15
OVERGREW15
OVERGROW15
OVERSTREW15
PRESHOW15
PREVIEW15
PURVIEW15
RESWALLOW15
ROADSHOW15
RUMBELOW15
SALCHOW15
SIDESHOW15
SIGHTSAW15
SOMEHOW15
SUPERCOW15
UNSHADOW15
UPTHREW15
UPTHROW15
WIREDRAW15
WIREDREW15
YAKOW15
BANGALOW14
BASHAW14
BEARPAW14
BEDSTRAW14
BOWSAW14
BRIGALOW14
BUNGALOW14
BYELAW14
BYRLAW14
CASHAW14
CASHEW14
CATCLAW14
CATSPAW14
CONCREW14
CURFEW14
CUSHAW14
DISAVOW14
DOWNLOW14
ENWALLOW14
ESCHEW14
EWHOW14
FORESLOW14
GEWGAW14
HANDSAW14
HERONSEW14
HOOSGOW14
KAPOW14
MISTBOW14
MOONBOW14
NEPHEW14
OUTTHREW14
OUTTHROW14
OVERSLOW14
PILCROW14
RECHEW14
REREVIEW14
TELEVIEW14
UNDERDRAW14
UNDERDREW14
UNFOLLOW14
UNHALLOW14
UPFLOW14
WINDROW14
ACCREW13
AIRFLOW13
AIRSCREW13
AIRSHOW13
BANDSAW13
BYLAW13
CAHOW13
CARASSOW13
COLESLAW13
CURASSOW13
DISENDOW13
FORESAW13
FORSLOW13
FRETSAW13
GORCROW13
INTERGREW13
INTERGROW13
JAW13
JOW13
LONGBOW13
MISDRAW13
MISDREW13
MISGREW13
MISGROW13
OUTFLEW13
OUTFLOW13
OVERNEW13
OVERSAW13
OVERSEW13
OVERSOW13
PAWAW13
PSHAW13
REBELLOW13
REBORROW13
RESKEW13
SETSCREW13
SHADOW13
SHALLOW13
STEELBOW13
SURVIEW13
SWALLOW13
SYBOW13
TOMORROW13
TRANSMEW13
TRISHAW13
UNBURROW13
UNMELLOW13
UPBLEW13
UPBLOW13
WHEW13
WHOW13
WINDOW13
ADVEW12
AIRCREW12
ASKEW12
BEGNAW12
BESTREW12
BESTROW12
BOURLAW12
CASELAW12
CHAW12
CHEW12
CHOW12
CORNROW12
DECLAW12
DECREW12
DISALLOW12
EMBOW12
EMMEW12
FALLOW12
FARROW12
FELLOW12
FOLLOW12
FURROW12
HALLOW12
HARROW12
HOLLOW12
IMMEW12
INFLOW12
KOTOW12
MACAW12
MEADOW12
MILDEW12
ONFLOW12
OUTCROW12
PADSAW12
PAPAW12
PHEW12
POURSEW12
RAINBOW12
REAVOW12
REFLEW12
REFLOW12
RESHOW12
REVIEW12
SEMIRAW12
SPARROW12
SUBDEW12
ULTRASLOW12
UNDERSOW12
UNDERTOW12
UNIBROW12
UNSCREW12
UNTHAW12
UPBOW12
UPDRAW12
UPDREW12
UPGREW12
UPGROW12
WALLOW12
WARSAW12
WIDOW12
WILLOW12
WINNOW12
YARROW12
YELLOW12
AIRGLOW11
BALLOW11
BARLOW11
BARROW11
BEDEW11
BELLOW11
BESNOW11
BESTOW11
BILLOW11
BORROW11
BURROW11
CALLOW11
CURLEW11
DANELAW11
DHOW11
ESCROW11
GEEGAW11
INTERROW11
KNEW11
KNOW11
MALLOW11
MARROW11
MATLOW11
MELLOW11
MINNOW11
MISSAW11
MORROW11
NAVEW11
NOHOW11
OUTDRAW11
OUTDREW11
OUTGLOW11
OUTGNAW11
OUTGREW11
OUTGROW11
PILLOW11
PITSAW11
PRELAW11
PURSEW11
REENDOW11
REPLOW11
RINGTAW11
RIPSAW11
SHREW11
SHROW11
SKAW11
SKEW11
STONERAW11
SUNBOW11
SUNGLOW11
THEOW11
THRAW11
THREW11
THROW11
ULTRALOW11
UNCLEW11
VINEW11
VROUW11
ABLOW10
AVOW10
BELOW10
BESAW10
ELBOW10
ENMEW10
FLAW10
FLEW10
FLOW10
FROW10
GALLOW10
INSINEW10
KAW10
KOW10
MIAOW10
PILAW10
PILOW10
REDRAW10
REDREW10
REGLOW10
REGREW10
REGROW10
SCRAW10
SCREW10
SCROW10
SHAW10
SHEW10
SHOW10
SPREW10
SUNDEW10
THAW10
THEW10
UNDRAW10
UNDREW10
UNMEW10
UNSINEW10
VIEW10
VROW10
YEOW10
AGLOW9
BLAW9
BLEW9
BLOW9
BRAW9
BREW9
BROW9
CLAW9
CLEW9
CLOW9
CRAW9
CREW9
CROW9
ENDEW9
ENDOW9
ERENOW9
FAW9
FEW9
HAW9

Frequently Asked Questions

How many W-final words are there?

Our dictionary lists 608 English words ending in W. This is roughly 0.2% of all words in our dictionary. W has a Scrabble value of 4 points.

Which W-ending word scores highest?

Ranked by raw Scrabble value, BUZZSAW comes in first at 30 points. The W-final letter landing on a premium tile pushes the total higher.

2-letter word that ends in W?

The minimum length is AW at 2 letters. Short suffix words are Scrabble hook-play staples: they extend board plays with minimal rack commitment.