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5 Letter Words Ending in W

63 five-letter words end in W. Common words first, then every word from A to Z.

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Common 5-letter words that end in W

With their Scrabble points: the ten most used that have a meaning, with a short one, then the rest, most used first.

  • allow 8to put no obstacle in the way of
  • throw 11to propel through the air with a movement of the arm
  • arrow 8a mark to indicate a direction or relation
  • screw 10to attach with a helical fastener
  • renew 8to make new or as if new again
  • threw 11to propel through the air with a movement of the arm
  • straw 8plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
  • widow 12a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
  • elbow 10hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the…
  • bylaw 13a secondary law

All 63 words, A to Z

About these words

  • 63 of the 12,987 5-letter words end in W (0.5%).
  • 41 are good in NWL2023, 63 in Collins Scrabble Words and 39 in ENABLE. 11 are everyday words.
  • In Scrabble points, oxbow scores the most (17), then yakow (15), then kapow and ewhow (14 each), then five words on 13.