3-Letter Words Ending in W
There are 39 three-letter words ending in W in our dictionary; 30 of them are common words.
Type your own letters to find only the 3-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.
All 39 words
- few9 points
- how9 points
- law6 points
- low6 points
- new6 points
- now6 points
- raw6 points
- row6 points
- saw6 points
- wow9 points
- bow8 points
- cow8 points
- jaw13 points
- hew9 points
- vow9 points
- yew9 points
- caw8 points
- mew8 points
- mow8 points
- paw8 points
- pew8 points
- dew7 points
- sew6 points
- sow6 points
- tow6 points
- haw9 points
- yaw9 points
- maw8 points
- pow8 points
- yow9 points
- jew13 points
- waw9 points
- daw7 points
- dow7 points
- taw6 points
- jow13 points
- vaw9 points
- naw6 points
- tew6 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 39
- By usage: 25 very common, 5 common, 9 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- jaw 13
- jew 13
- jow 13
- few 9
- haw 9
- hew 9
- how 9
- vaw 9
- vow 9
- waw 9
Most common
- few
- how
- law
- low
- new
- now
- raw
- row
- saw
- wow
Definitions
- few (adjective)
- A quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by ‘a’; a small but indefinite number.
- law (noun)
- The collection of rules imposed by authority.
- low (adjective)
- Less than normal in degree or intensity or amount.
- new (adjective)
- Not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered.
There are 39 three-letter words ending in W, and 30 of them are words you would expect to see in everyday writing. The rest are technical terms, plurals, variant spellings and the odd loanword, all of which are legal in most tile games. The highest-scoring entry is JAW at 13 points. Scan the common words first, then dip into the rare ones when the board leaves you no other option.
How to use this page
To use this page, start with the search box. Type the letters on your rack, add a question mark for each blank, and press search. The tool keeps this page's constraint and returns only the words you can spell. Below the box, the full list is arranged with common words first, followed by the quick facts, definitions and related lists.
Tips
The list puts common words first for a reason: they are the ones an opponent is least likely to challenge and the ones you will remember next time. When two plays score about the same, prefer the common word. Save the rare entries for situations where they are clearly better, such as a triple-word square that only an obscure word can reach. If you are learning vocabulary or solving a puzzle for a newspaper, stick to the very common words marked with a dot; they are the ones the setter almost certainly had in mind.
Questions
Which three-letter words ending in W are the most common?
FEW, HOW and LAW are among the most familiar. The list is sorted with everyday words first, and the very common ones carry a small dot, so you can read the top of the page and skip the obscure entries at the bottom.
Can I search this list with my own letters?
Yes. Type your letters into the search box at the top of the page, using a question mark for a blank, and the tool will show only the three-letter words ending in W you can actually spell from that rack, with scores.