5 Letter Words With OW

228 words (138 Scrabble US, 228 Scrabble UK, 138 WGPO, 133 Words With Friends, 41 everyday ★)

228 five-letter words contain OW. Common words first, then every word from A to Z.

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Common 5-letter words that contain OW

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A…

5-letter words with A (8)

Top score: AVOWS, 11 points. to declare openly

B…

5-letter words with B (17)

Top score: BLOWY, 13 points. marked by strong wind

C…

5-letter words with C (16)

Top score: CHOWK, 17 points

D…

5-letter words with D (20)

Top score: DOWDY, 13 points. lacking in stylishness or neatness

E…

5-letter words with E (5)

Top score: EWHOW, 14 points

F…

5-letter words with F (7)

Top score: FOWTH, 14 points (tied with one other)

G…

5-letter words with G (11)

Top score: GOWKS, 13 points. a fool

H…

5-letter words with H (9)

Top score: HOWFF, 17 points. a place frequently visited

I…

5-letter words with I (1)

Top score: INDOW, 9 points. to endow

J…

5-letter words with J (4)

Top score: JOWLY, 18 points. having prominent jowls

K…

5-letter words with K (5)

Top score: KAPOW, 14 points. a sudden sharp sound

L…

5-letter words with L (12)

Top score: LOWRY, 11 points (tied with one other). English painter (1887-1976)

M…

5-letter words with M (6)

Top score: MOWED, 11 points. to cut down standing herbage

N…

5-letter words with N (6)

Top score: NOWAY, 11 points (tied with two others). in no way

O…

5-letter words with O (12)

Top score: OXBOW, 17 points. a U-shaped piece of wood in an ox yoke

P…

5-letter words with P (11)

Top score: POWNY, 13 points

R…

5-letter words with R (12)

Top score: ROWDY, 12 points. disorderly in behavior

S…

5-letter words with S (34)

Top score: SHOWY, 14 points (tied with one other). making a great or brilliant display

T…

5-letter words with T (15)

Top score: TOWZY, 20 points

U…

5-letter words with U (1)

Top score: UPBOW, 12 points. a type of stroke in playing a bowed instrument

V…

5-letter words with V (4)

Top score: VOWED, 12 points. to make a solemn promise

W…

5-letter words with W (4)

Top score: WHOWS, 14 points

Y…

5-letter words with Y (6)

Top score: YOWZA, 20 points. expressing surprise

Z…

5-letter words with Z (2)

Top score: ZOWIE, 17 points (tied with one other). used to express surprise or pleasure

About these words

  • 228 of the 12,982 5-letter words contain OW (2%).
  • 138 are good in NWL2023, 228 in Collins Scrabble Words, 138 in WOW24 and 133 in the Words With Friends list. 41 are everyday words.
  • In Scrabble points, yowza and towzy share the top score (20), then jowly (18), then six words on 17.

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