5-letter words ending in W

There are 39 five-letter words ending in W in our word list. 10 of them are common everyday words, such as ALLOW, BELOW, THROW and ARROW.

W often works as a vowel partner in pairs like AW, EW and OW, and is silent before R at the start of words such as WRITE and WRONG.

Five-letter words are the format of the most popular daily word guessing games. A strong first guess uses five different common letters.

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Good first guesses

These common words use five different letters that appear often in five-letter words, so they rule out the most letters in one guess:

How many five-letter words ending in W are there?

Our word list has 39 five-letter words ending in W. 10 of them are common everyday words.

What are some common five-letter words ending in W?

The most common are ALLOW, BELOW, THROW, ARROW, SCREW and THREW.

Which five-letter word ending in W scores the most points?

Using standard letter tile values, OXBOW scores 17 points, the most of any five-letter word ending in W in our list.

What is a good first guess in a five-letter word game?

Words with five different, frequent letters give you the most information. Good choices from this list are SCREW, THREW, BELOW and THROW.