Words That Start with AW

There are 42 words that start with AW on Word.ws, from 2 to 11 letters. The most common length is 5 letters (8 words). The words used most often are away, awesome, award, aware and awful.

Meanings from Wiktionary. Not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list.

2-letter words that start with AW

aw5interj. Used to express disappointment or dismay.

3-letter words that start with AW

awa6n. Kava, specifically Piper methysticum.
awe6n. A feeling of fear and reverence.
awf9n. An elf.
awk10adj. Awkward; uncomfortable.
awl6n. A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood...
awn6n. The bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or any similar...
aww9interj. Elongated form of aw.

4-letter words that start with AW

away10adv. From a place, hence.
awed8adj. Filled with awe.
awks11adj. Awkward.
awry10adv. Obliquely, crookedly; askew.

5-letter words that start with AW

await8v. To wait for.
awake12adj. Not asleep; conscious.
awara8n. The palm tree Astrocaryum vulgare which is native to the Amazon...
award9n. A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of...
aware8adj. Vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.
awash11adj. Washed by the waves or tide (of a rock or strip of shore, or of an...
awful11adj. Very bad.
awing9adv. On the wing; flying; fluttering.

6-letter words that start with AW

awaken13v. To cause to become awake.
aweary12adj. Weary, tired.
aweigh13adj. Of a ship's anchor: Having been lifted off the sea bed in preparation...
awhile12adv. For some time; for a short time.
awning10n. A rooflike cover, usually of canvas, extended over or before any place...

7-letter words that start with AW

awaking15n. Synonym of awakening.
awardee11n. The recipient of an award or special honor.
awayday17n. A business event, such as a team-building exercise, training course or...
awesome12adj. Causing awe or terror; inspiring wonder or excitement.
awfully16adv. Badly, terribly.
awkward18adj. Lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments.

8-letter words that start with AW

awakened16adj. Having been woken up.
awakener15n. One who, or that which, awakens.
awarding13n. The act of bestowing an award.

9-letter words that start with AW

awakening17adj. Rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative sense; rousing into...
awareness12n. The state or level of consciousness where sense data can be confirmed...
awesomely17adv. In a manner inspiring awe.
awestruck18adj. Filled or overcome with awe or wonder.
awfulness15n. The state or quality of being awful.
awkwardly23adv. In an awkward manner; with discomfort or lack of coordination.

11-letter words that start with AW

awesomeness16n. The quality of being awesome.
awkwardness22n. The state or quality of being awkward; clumsiness; unskillfulness.

98 rare words that start with AW

Questions about these words

How many words that start with AW are there?: Word.ws lists 42 words that start with AW, plus 98 rare ones.
What are common words that start with AW?: away, awesome, award, aware, awful, awareness, awkward and awake.
Which of the words that start with AW has the highest letter score?: awkwardly scores 23 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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