5-Letter Words Ending in W
There are 40 five-letter words ending in W in our dictionary; 24 of them are common words.
Type your own letters to find only the 5-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.
All 40 words
- threw11 points
- throw11 points
- below10 points
- allow8 points
- screw10 points
- arrow8 points
- renew8 points
- straw8 points
- askew12 points
- widow12 points
- shrew11 points
- elbow10 points
- aglow9 points
- endow9 points
- sinew8 points
- strew8 points
- bylaw13 points
- oxbow17 points
- squaw17 points
- pshaw13 points
- macaw12 points
- nohow11 points
- resew8 points
- resow8 points
- embow12 points
- bedew11 points
- serow8 points
- strow8 points
- cahow13 points
- kotow12 points
- papaw12 points
- upbow12 points
- thraw11 points
- vrouw11 points
- miaow10 points
- pilaw10 points
- unmew10 points
- indow9 points
- resaw8 points
- unsew8 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 40
- By usage: 16 very common, 8 common, 16 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- oxbow 17
- squaw 17
- bylaw 13
- cahow 13
- pshaw 13
- askew 12
- embow 12
- kotow 12
- macaw 12
- papaw 12
Most common
- threw
- throw
- below
- allow
- screw
- arrow
- renew
- straw
- askew
- widow
Definitions
- throw (noun)
- The act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist).
- below (adverb)
- In or to a place that is lower.
- allow (verb)
- Make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen.
- screw (noun)
- Someone who guards prisoners.
Words that end in W come up constantly in tile games, crosswords and daily letter puzzles, and this page gathers all 40 of the five-letter ones. The most useful are the common words at the top of the list; the rare ones at the bottom are worth knowing when you need to hook onto an awkward board position. OXBOW is the top scorer here, worth 17 points before any board multiplier.
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 word list is also a study tool. Reading through the five-letter words ending in W once or twice is enough to make the unusual ones familiar, and familiarity is what lets you spot a play under time pressure. Try covering the list and writing down as many as you can, then compare. Use the definitions on this page to attach meaning to the words you did not know, since a word with a meaning sticks far better than a string of letters. Return to the list after a few days and repeat.
Questions
Which five-letter words ending in W are the most common?
THREW, THROW and BELOW 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 five-letter words ending in W you can actually spell from that rack, with scores.