40 words
5-letter words ending in W
40 words.
- oxbow17
- squaw17
- bylaw13
- cahow13
- pshaw13
- askew12
- embow12
- kotow12
- macaw12
- papaw12
- upbow12
- widow12
- bedew11
- nohow11
- shrew11
- thraw11
- threw11
- throw11
- vrouw11
- below10
- elbow10
- miaow10
- pilaw10
- screw10
- unmew10
- aglow9
- endow9
- indow9
- allow8
- arrow8
- renew8
- resaw8
- resew8
- resow8
- serow8
- sinew8
- straw8
- strew8
- strow8
- unsew8
How this list is built
- Every word here comes from ENABLE, a lexicon released to the public domain — 172,823 words. It is the list this site can legally publish in full, and it is stated openly rather than implied.
- The tournament lists — TWL/OWL in North America, Collins/SOWPODS elsewhere — are copyrighted compilations. They are not used here and not merged in. A small number of words will therefore differ from what a given game accepts.
- Scores use the standard tile values (A=1 … Q=10, Z=10) and ignore board bonuses, which depend on where you place the word, not on the word itself.
- Lists are ordered by score, then alphabetically — the order that is useful when you are choosing a play, rather than alphabetical for its own sake.
SOURCE·ENABLE (Enhanced North American Benchmark Lexicon)·Public domain. 172,823 words. Tournament lists (TWL, Collins) are copyrighted and not used.·REVIEWED AUG 2026
SOURCE·ENABLE public-domain lexicon (172,823 words)·lists and scores computed from the lexicon, see method·REVIEWED AUG 2026