Words Ending in W
There are 331 words ending in W on Word.ws, from 2 to 12 letters. The most common length is 6 letters (70 words). The words used most often are new, how, now, know and show.
Meanings from Wiktionary. Not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list.
2-letter words ending in W
3-letter words ending in W
- aww9interj. Elongated form of aw.
- bow8n. A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material...
- caw8n. The harsh cry of a crow.
- cow8n. An adult female of the species Bos taurus, especially one that has...
- daw7n. A western jackdaw, Coloeus monedula, a passerine bird in the crow...
- dew7n. Any moisture from the atmosphere condensed by cool bodies upon their...
- dow7v. To furnish with a dower; to endow.
- eww9interj. Elongated form of ew.
- few9det. An indefinite, but usually small, number of.
- gow7n. Opium.
- haw9interj. An imitation of laughter, often used to express scorn or disbelief....
- hew9v. To chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down.
- how9adv. To what degree or extent.
- jaw13n. One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of...
- jew13n. The jewfish.
- kew10n. The name of the Latin script letter Q/q.
- law6n. The body of binding rules and regulations, customs, and standards...
- lew6adj. Lukewarm, tepid.
- low6adj. Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal...
- maw8n. The upper digestive tract (where food enters the body), especially the...
- mew8n. A cage for hawks, especially while moulting.
- mow8v. To cut down grass or crops.
- naw6interj. No.
- new6adj. Recently made, or created.
- now6adj. Present; current.
- paw8n. The soft foot of a mammal or other animal, generally a quadruped, that...
- pew8n. One of the long benches in a church, seating several persons, usually...
- pow8interj. The sound of a violent impact, such as a punch.
- raw6adj. (of food) Not cooked.
- row6n. A line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre...
- saw6n. Such a tool with a toothed blade.
- sew6v. To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through (pieces of fabric) in...
- sow6n. A female pig.
- tew6n. Constant work; bustling; worry, excitement.
- tow6v. To pull something behind one, such as by using a line, chain, or tongue.
- vow9n. A solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner...
- wow9interj. An indication of excitement, surprise, astonishment, or pleasure.
- yaw9n. The rotation of an aircraft, ship, or missile about its vertical axis...
- yew9n. A species of coniferous tree, Taxus baccata, with dark-green flat...
- yow9interj. Expression of pain; ouch.
4-letter words ending in W
- anew7adv. Again, once more; afresh, in a new way, newly.
- blow9v. To produce an air current.
- brew9v. To make tea or coffee by mixing tea leaves or coffee beans with hot...
- brow9n. The bony ridge over the eyes, upon which the eyebrows are located.
- chaw12n. That which is chewed.
- chew12v. To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws...
- chow12n. Food, especially snacks.
- claw9n. A curved, pointed, horny projection on each digit of the foot of a...
- craw9n. The crop of a bird.
- crew9n. A group of people (often staff) manning and operating a large facility...
- crow9n. A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical...
- dhow11n. A traditional sailing vessel used along the coasts of Arabia, East...
- draw8v. To pull (someone or something) in a particular direction or manner.
- drow8n. “hidden people” (Faroese huldufólk, Norwegian huldrefolk)...
- flaw10n. A crack or breach, a gap or fissure; a defect of continuity or cohesion.
- flew10n. The thick, dangling upper lip of certain breeds of dog, or the canine...
- flow10n. Movement in people or things characterized with a continuous motion...
- glow8v. To emit heat and light without a flame.
- gnaw8v. To bite something persistently, especially something tough.
- grow8v. To become larger, to increase in magnitude.
- know11v. To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of; to be certain...
- meow9interj. Used to indicate the cry of a cat.
- phew12interj. Used to express relief of tension, fatigue, or surprise.
- prow9n. The front part of a vessel.
- scow9n. A large flat-bottomed boat, having broad, square ends.
- shaw10n. A thicket; a small wood or grove.
- show10v. To display, convey or exhibit; to have something available for others...
- skew11v. To form or shape in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique...
- slaw7n. Coleslaw.
- slew7n. The act, or process of slewing.
- slow7adj. Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an...
- snow7n. The partly frozen, crystalline state of water that falls from the...
- spew9v. To eject forcibly and in a stream.
- stew7n. A heated bath-room or steam-room; also, a hot bath.
- stow7v. To put something away in a compact and tidy manner, in its proper...
- thaw10v. To gradually cause (something frozen, such as earth, ice, or snow) to...
- thew10n. An attractive physical attribute; also, physical, mental, or moral...
- trow7n. Any of several flat-bottomed sailing boats used for fishing or for...
- view10n. The act of seeing or looking at something.
- whew13interj. An expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension...
5-letter words ending in W
- ablow10adj. Blowing or being blown; windy.
- aglow9adj. Glowing; radiant.
- allow8v. To let one have as a suitable share of something.
- arrow8n. A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing...
- askew12adj. Turned or twisted to one side.
- below10prep. Lower in spatial position than.
- blaow10interj. A sudden explosion, gunshot, or similar sound.
- bylaw13n. A local custom or law of a settlement or district.
- cahow13n. An endangered nocturnal burrowing bird (Pterodroma cahow), from Bermuda.
- elbow10n. The joint between the upper arm and the forearm.
- endow9v. To give property to (someone) as a gift; specifically, to provide (a...
- inlaw8v. To clear of outlawry or attainder, to return to the protection of the...
- kalaw12n. Synonym of rufous hornbill (Buceros hydrocorax).
- macaw12n. Any of various parrots of the genera Ara, Anodorhynchus, Cyanopsitta...
- madow11n. Heroin.
- mamaw12n. One's mother.
- miaow10n. UK spelling of meow.
- oxbow17n. A U-shaped piece of wood used as a collar for an ox, the upper parts of...
- pshaw13interj. Indicating contempt, disgust, irritation, impatience, or disbelief.
- renew8v. To make (something) new again; to restore to freshness or original...
- screw10n. A simple machine, a helical inclined plane.
- serow8n. Any of several species of Asian ungulates of the genus Capricornis.
- shrew11n. Any of numerous small, mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the...
- sinew8n. A cord or tendon of the body.
- straw8n. A dried stalk of a cereal plant.
- strew8v. To distribute objects or pieces of something over an area, especially...
- throw11v. To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an...
- vrouw11n. A Dutchwoman.
- widow12n. A woman whose spouse (traditionally husband) has died (and who has not...
6-letter words ending in W
- anyhow15adv. In any way or manner whatever.
- barlow11n. A type of pocket-knife.
- barrow11n. A hill.
- bellow11n. The deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise.
- bestow11v. To apply or make use of (someone or something); to employ, to use.
- borrow11v. To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return...
- burrow11n. A tunnel or hole, or a system of tunnels, often as dug by a small...
- cashew14n. Any tree of the genus Anacardium.
- curfew14n. Any regulation requiring people to be off the streets and in their...
- eschew14v. To avoid; to shun, to shy away from.
- escrow11n. A contractual arrangement whereby money or assets are held in trust by...
- fallow12n. Ground ploughed and harrowed but left unseeded for one year.
- farrow12n. A litter of piglets.
- fellow12n. A companion; a comrade.
- follow12v. To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction...
- furrow12n. A trench cut in the soil, as when plowed in order to plant a crop.
- harrow12n. A device consisting of a heavy framework having several disks or teeth...
- hollow12n. A small valley between mountains.
- inflow12n. The act or process of flowing in or into.
- jigsaw17n. A power saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade which can cut curves in...
- marrow11n. The substance inside bones which produces blood cells.
- meadow12n. A field or pasture; a piece of land either intentionally cultivated...
- mellow11adj. Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp.
- mildew12n. A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different...
- minnow11n. Any of certain small fish.
- morrow11v. To dawn.
- narrow9adj. Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are...
- nephew14n. A son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son...
- outlaw9n. A fugitive from the law.
- pillow11n. A soft cushion used to support the head in bed.
- redraw10v. To draw again.
- review12n. A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact in an attempt to...
- shadow13n. A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation)...
- sorrow9n. Unhappiness, woe.
- wallow12v. To roll oneself about in something dirty, for example in mud.
- warsaw12n. Any of several species of grouper, subfamily Epinephelinae.
- willow12n. Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs in the genus Salix, in the...
- window13n. An opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to...
- yarrow12n. Any of several pungent Eurasian and North American herbs, of the genus...
- yellow12n. The color of sunflower petals and lemons; the color obtained by mixing...
7-letter words ending in W
- aircrew12n. A group of two or more trained individuals, formed as a team that...
- airflow13n. Any flow of air, especially the motion of air around a moving aircraft...
- airglow11n. A faint illumination in the sky due to photochemical luminescence in...
- bandsaw13n. A powered saw whose blade is a continuous band of metal with teeth...
- beshrew15v. An imperative uttered as a mildly imprecatory or merely expletive...
- buzzsaw30n. A circular saw.
- cornrow12n. One of a set of rows of tightly braided hair close to the scalp...
- dayglow15n. The airglow of the sky during the day.
- disavow14v. To strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny...
- eyebrow15n. The hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket.
- forepaw15n. Either of the paws of an animal's foreleg, homologous to the hand in...
- hacksaw19n. A saw, with a blade that is put under tension, for cutting metal.
- handsaw14n. A saw small enough to be used by one hand.
- hanshaw16n. A heronsew.
- jackdaw24n. A bird of the genus Coloeus, similar in appearance to crows and found...
- lockjaw23n. A spasmodic, nervous system disease brought on by the tetanus bacteria...
- longbow13n. A large bow that has a strong tension, and is usually more than 3 feet...
- lowbrow15adj. Unsophisticated, not intended for an audience of intelligence...
- moonbow14n. A rainbow formed by moonlight diffracted by water droplets in the air...
- morphew17n. A blemish or mark on the skin, especially a blister caused by scurvy.
- mudflow16n. A type of landslide characterized by large flows of mud and water.
- outflow13n. The process of flowing out.
- outgrow11v. To become too big in size or too mature in age or outlook to continue...
- preshow15v. To show in advance.
- preview15n. An experience of something in advance.
- purview15n. The enacting part of a statute.
- rainbow12n. A multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of...
- salchow15n. A figure skating jump with a takeoff from a back inside edge and...
- shallow13adj. Having little depth; significantly less deep than wide.
- sharrow13n. A marking (often consisting of an image of a bicycle with two inverted...
- somehow15adv. In one way or another; in a way not yet known or explained; by some...
- sparrow12n. The house sparrow, Passer domesticus; a small bird with a short bill...
- swallow13v. To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to...
- trishaw13n. A three-wheeled cycle rickshaw.
- unibrow12n. A pair of eyebrows which meet in the middle.
- uniflow13adj. In which the gas mixture enters at one end of the cylinder controlled...
- unscrew12v. To loosen a screw or thing by turning it.
- whipsaw18n. A rip saw often operated by two people.
- whitlow16n. Inflammation and/or infection in the cuticle and/or the nailbed of a...
- windrow14n. A row of cut grain or hay allowed to dry in a field.
8-letter words ending in W
- airscrew13n. The propeller of an aircraft; the prop.
- backflow22n. The flow of a fluid (through a pipe etc.) in a direction opposite to...
- bangalow14n. A bangalow palm (Archontophoenix cunninghamiana).
- baseflow16n. The portion of streamflow that comes from the sum of deep subsurface...
- bedstraw14n. Any plant of herb genus Galium of the madder family with small pointed...
- brigalow14n. Any of various Australian acacia trees, especially Acacia harpophylla...
- bungalow14n. A single-storey house, typically with rooms all on one level, or...
- cashflow19adj. Of or pertaining to a cash flow.
- chainsaw16n. A power saw that has a power-driven and fast-revolving chain of metal...
- coleslaw13n. A salad of finely shredded raw cabbage and sometimes shredded carrots...
- crossbow15n. A mechanised weapon, based on the bow and arrow, that shoots bolts.
- disallow12v. To refuse to allow.
- downflow18n. A downward flow.
- feverfew20n. A European aromatic perennial herb, Tanacetum parthenium (or...
- freeflow17n. A style of self-service restaurant or cafeteria where customers can...
- hawkshaw24n. A detective.
- hedgerow16n. A row of closely planted bushes or trees forming a hedge.
- homebrew18n. A beer brewed by enthusiasts rather than commercially.
- honeydew18n. A sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves and other plant parts by...
- hoosegow15n. A jail.
- lakeview18adj. Affording a view over a lake.
- listview14n. A user interface control that can display a series of icons, possibly...
- longclaw14n. Any of several passerine birds of the genus Macronyx, that have long...
- mackinaw19n. A heavy woolen cloth.
- monobrow15n. Synonym of unibrow.
- moonglow14n. Moonlight.
- overblow16v. To cover with blossoms or flowers.
- overdraw15v. To withdraw more money from an account than there is credit; to make an...
- overflow17n. The spillage resultant from overflowing.
- overgrow15v. To grow beyond one's boundaries or containment, or beyond the proper...
- overview17n. A brief summary, as of a book or a presentation.
- peepshow18n. An exhibition of pictures or objects viewed through a small hole or...
- rearview14adj. That provides a view from or to the rear.
- rickshaw20n. A two-wheeled carriage pulled along by a person.
- roadshow15n. A show that travels from place to place.
- scofflaw19n. A criminal or lawbreaker, especially one who is openly contemptuous or...
- sideshow15n. A minor attraction at a larger event such as a circus, fair or music...
- sideview15adj. As viewed from the side.
- snowplow16n. A motorized vehicle that is used to push snow off flat surfaces such as...
- southpaw16n. One who is left-handed, especially in sports.
- tomorrow13adv. On the day after the present day.
- ultralow11adj. Extremely low.
- undertow12v. To pull or tow under; drag beneath; pull down.
- unfollow14v. To cease to subscribe to (a feed of another user's activity).
- withdraw18v. To draw or pull (something) away or back from its original position or...
- workflow21n. The flowrate at which a flow of work takes place.
9-letter words ending in W
- afterglow16n. The glow seen in the sky after sunset.
- aftershow18adj. Occurring after a show.
- alpenglow15n. A rosy or reddish glow seen during sunset or sunrise on the summits of...
- bedfellow18n. One with whom one shares a bed.
- corkscrew20n. An implement for opening bottles that are sealed by a cork. Sometimes...
- crossflow17n. A crosswise flow.
- deathblow18n. A strike or blow that leads to death, especially a coup de grâce.
- downthrow19n. Defeat; ruin.
- interview15n. Any face-to-face meeting, especially of an official or adversarial...
- jackscrew27n. A jack (mechanical lifting device) which is operated by turning a...
- leadscrew15n. A screw designed to translate turning motion into linear motion.
- microbrew18n. A beer produced by a small local brewery, or microbrewery.
- multiview17adj. That may be viewed from two or more aspects.
- oceanview17adj. Overlooking the ocean.
- overthrow18v. To bring about the downfall of (a government, etc.), especially by...
- quickdraw28n. A set of two carabiners connected by a strap.
- scarecrow16n. An effigy, typically made of straw and dressed in old clothes, fixed to...
- scrimshaw19v. To create (a small ornamental handicraft also called a scrimshaw) by...
- slideshow16n. A presentation of a series of photographic slides, usually with a...
- smokeshow21n. A very physically attractive person.
- supershow17n. A large-scale or successful show.
- underflow16n. A current flowing below the surface.
- underglow14v. To beam or radiate too little light; to glow insufficiently.
- waterflow18n. The flow of water, especially as part of a hydraulic system.
- worldview19n. An individual's, ingroup's or society's view of the world and how it is...
10-letter words ending in W
- contraflow18n. Flow in the opposite direction to normal.
- foreshadow20v. To suggest (someone or something) in advance; to prefigure, to presage.
- goodfellow18v. To address another individual as a good fellow.
- middlebrow19n. A person or thing that is neither highbrow nor lowbrow, but in between.
- overshadow20v. To obscure something by casting a shadow.
- streamflow18n. The runoff of surface water through a channel.
- thumbscrew22n. A screw that is designed to be turned with the thumb and fingers, thus...
11-letter words ending in W
- counterflow19n. A flow in the opposite direction; or the flow of two fluids in opposite...
- grandnephew21n. A grandson of one's sibling; a son of one's nephew or niece. (Brother's...
- marshmallow21n. Marsh mallow, a species of mallow, Althaea officinalis, that grows in...
- reinterview17v. To interview again.
- thundersnow18n. A thunderstorm accompanied by snow, rather than rain or hail.
- wheelbarrow22n. A small, one-wheeled (or rarely, two-wheeled) cart with handles at one...
12-letter words ending in W
- autorickshaw24n. A motorized rickshaw of South Asia and East Asia, often available for...
- buttonwillow20n. A shrub with round flower heads found near water in California, the...
695 rare words ending in W
- abrew
- acknow
- adaw
- adraw
- aerotow
- aflow
- afterbrow
- afterflow
- afterview
- againsaw
- airview
- alcoblow
- alemow
- alew
- ampaw
- anticow
- anticurfew
- antiflow
- antimildew
- antishadow
- antiyellow
- aquashow
- ashflow
- aspenglow
- astew
- astrolaw
- autoflow
- autorenew
- aview
- awendaw
- bacaw
- backblow
- backfurrow
- backsaw
- backshadow
- bakaw
- balitaw
- barebow
- barleymow
- bashow
- beblow
- beclaw
- bedaw
- bedew
- bedraw
- befurbelow
- begnaw
- behallow
- behew
- beknow
- bemow
- benchfellow
- benew
- benow
- besagew
- besew
- beshadow
- beshow
- besnow
- besorrow
- besow
- bespew
- bestrew
- betallow
- bethrow
- betow
- betrow
- bewallow
- bibrow
- boonfellow
- bottlescrew
- brainbow
- brookinaw
- broomstraw
- bucksaw
- buckshaw
- budgerow
- bullamacow
- bultow
- bushcrow
- bushwillow
- byfellow
- byflow
- caddow
- cadew
- canadew
- candleglow
- canerow
- canslaw
- catclaw
- catpaw
- cawquaw
- checkermallow
- checkrow
- chelow
- chowchow
- chromoshadow
- clanfellow
- clapperclaw
- classfellow
- clerihew
- clubfellow
- coachfellow
- coflow
- collow
- comshaw
- conflow
- consaw
- coralblow
- counterblow
- counterdraw
- counterglow
- counterlaw
- counterthrow
- counterview
- crackjaw
- crackow
- crossrow
- cuberow
- cumshaw
- curassow
- curratow
- cushaw
- cybercrew
- daterview
- dauw
- deadblow
- decrew
- deepdraw
- degrow
- demarrow
- desinew
- deskew
- desnow
- devow
- dewclaw
- disendow
- dishallow
- dogcow
- dogdraw
- downbow
- downdraw
- dumbcow
- dwallow
- dwarrow
- earthflow
- edgrow
- electroglow
- elsehow
- embillow
- embow
- emmew
- enew
- ennew
- enshadow
- erenow
- evenglow
- everyhow
- facebow
- facepaw
- feedscrew
- fencerow
- fernshaw
- fiddlebow
- finedraw
- finew
- fitchew
- flamfew
- flatbow
- floodflow
- floorshow
- flyblow
- foambow
- fogbow
- foofaraw
- footbow
- footpaw
- footplow
- foreclaw
- foredraw
- foreflow
- foreglow
- forehew
- foreknow
- foreshow
- foreslow
- foreview
- forgnaw
- forgrow
- forhew
- forhow
- forslow
- forswallow
- forthdraw
- forthrow
- forthshow
- framesaw
- fretsaw
- frostbow
- fruitcrow
- furbelow
- gainsaw
- gallicrow
- gangplow
- gangsaw
- gannow
- geneflow
- gewgaw
- gnow
- gobdaw
- gorcrow
- goshwow
- grainflow
- grammaw
- grammersow
- grandmamaw
- grandmaw
- grandpaw
- greatbow
- greenhew
- grindylow
- groundcrew
- groundrow
- grundsow
- gskew
- gundalow
- hackbarrow
- hairbow
- hakaw
- handbarrow
- handblow
- handcrew
- handpaw
- handscrew
- hardishrew
- haymow
- hellbrew
- hellstew
- herebelow
- hereinbelow
- heronsew
- highlow
- hindpaw
- hobbleshaw
- hoodiecrow
- hooraw
- housefellow
- housewindow
- hubbleshow
- hucow
- huskanasquaw
- huskanaw
- hyperflow
- hyperslow
- icebow
- inblow
- inborrow
- indraw
- infralow
- infraslow
- infrayellow
- ingrow
- insinew
- instrew
- interflow
- intergrow
- interknow
- interpillow
- interrow
- intershow
- intersow
- inthrow
- jacksaw
- jackstraw
- japow
- jhow
- jutjaw
- kabbelow
- kabeljauw
- kachow
- kerpow
- kickshaw
- kiddow
- kimslaw
- kinilaw
- kirmew
- knifejaw
- kousapw
- ladycow
- lawnmow
- laystow
- leasow
- legshow
- lineflow
- lingtow
- linnow
- lobbygow
- longjaw
- loosejaw
- macrobrew
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Questions about these words
- How many words ending in W are there?
- Word.ws lists 331 words ending in W, plus 695 rare ones.
- What are common words ending in W?
- new, how, now, know, show, few, law and saw.
- Which of the words ending in W has the highest letter score?
- buzzsaw scores 30 points with the standard letter tile values.
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Word lists and meanings adapted from the Wiktionary entry of each word. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out names, abbreviations, misspellings and offensive words, and ordered the most common words by how often they appear in English (wordfreq). Meanings from Wiktionary; this is not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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