10-Letter Words Ending in W
There are 9 ten-letter words ending in W in our dictionary; 6 of them are common words.
Type your own letters to find only the 10-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.
All 9 words
- foreshadow20 points
- overshadow20 points
- thumbscrew22 points
- middlebrow19 points
- playfellow21 points
- handbarrow19 points
- yokefellow23 points
- shopwindow22 points
- overborrow18 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 9
- By usage: 2 very common, 4 common, 3 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- yokefellow 23
- shopwindow 22
- thumbscrew 22
- playfellow 21
- foreshadow 20
- overshadow 20
- handbarrow 19
- middlebrow 19
- overborrow 18
Most common
- foreshadow
- overshadow
- thumbscrew
- middlebrow
- playfellow
- handbarrow
- yokefellow
- shopwindow
- overborrow
Definitions
- foreshadow (verb)
- Indicate, as with a sign or an omen.
- overshadow (verb)
- Be greater in significance than.
- thumbscrew (noun)
- Instrument of torture that crushes the thumb.
- middlebrow (noun)
- Someone who is neither a highbrow nor a lowbrow.
Every word in this list has ten letters and end in W. We count 9 of them, with 6 in common use. The score shown on each chip uses classic tile values, so YOKEFELLOW at 23 points is the one to remember when a premium square is open. Words with their own page, such as FORESHADOW, link through to a full breakdown of the shorter words hidden inside them.
How to use this page
Read the list from the top if you want the everyday words, or jump to the quick facts for the highest scorers. Click any word with a link to see every shorter word hidden inside it. When you have a specific rack, the search box at the top filters the list down to the words you can play right now.
Tips
A balanced rack has roughly three vowels and four consonants, and a lopsided rack is the most common reason players get stuck. If you are drowning in vowels, look for the words on this page with the most vowels and use them to reset. If you have too many consonants, a word with a single vowel will do the same job. When you cannot find a decent play, it is often better to swap tiles or play a short word that dumps the surplus than to force a poor score and keep the bad rack.
Questions
How many ten-letter words ending in W are there?
Our dictionary has 9 ten-letter words ending in W, of which 6 are common English words. The count comes from the public-domain ENABLE list, so it can differ slightly from the dictionary a particular game uses.
What is the highest-scoring word among the ten-letter words ending in W?
YOKEFELLOW scores 23 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.