Words that end with W
There are 592 words that end with W in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is JINRICKSHAW at 30 points. S is the most common first letter among them, with 68, and the average word scores 13.3 points.
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W ends 0.2% of the 269,870 words in the dictionary, the 18th largest share of the 26 letters. With a W already on the board, any of these words can be played through it by finishing on that tile. The longest run to 12 letters (3 words), SCHOOLFELLOW among them. Two-letter words ending in W: AW and OW.
Words that end with W in numbers
- Words
- 592
- Highest scoring
- JINRICKSHAW 30 pts
- Average score
- 13.3 pts
- Longest
- SCHOOLFELLOW 12 letters
- A29
- B41
- C44
- D23
- E16
- F33
- G14
- H23
- I10
- J8
- K10
- L10
- M36
- N8
- O41
- P33
- Q1
- R37
- S68
- T20
- U33
- V6
- W41
- Y7
Highest-scoring words that end with w
| Word | Score | Length |
|---|---|---|
| jinrickshaw | 30 | 11 |
| whillywhaw | 28 | 10 |
| jackscrew | 27 | 9 |
| crackjaw | 26 | 8 |
| wappenschaw | 26 | 11 |
| jackstraw | 25 | 9 |
| kabeljouw | 25 | 9 |
| autorickshaw | 24 | 12 |
| chowchow | 24 | 8 |
| hawkshaw | 24 | 8 |
Words that end with W (592)
These 300 of the 592 are a spread sample: the 50 highest scoring first, then words taken in turn from every first letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first. The solver above searches all of them for your tiles, and the full list is in the free JSON API.
12-letter words 3
11-letter words 10
10-letter words 15
9-letter words 22
8-letter words 48
7-letter words 37
6-letter words 60
5-letter words 30
4-letter words 43
Frequently asked questions
How many words end with W?
592 words in Unscrambly's list end with W. 62 of them have five letters, 97 have seven and 2 have two.
What is the highest scoring word ending in W?
JINRICKSHAW scores 30 points before bonus squares. Next come WHILLYWHAW (28), JACKSCREW (27) and CRACKJAW (26). Across all 592, the average is 13.3 points.
What two-letter words end in W?
AW and OW: 2 in total. Two-letter words are the easiest way to score on a crowded board.
How many 5 letter words end in W?
62. Five letters is the Wordle length, and every one of them is on the 5 letter words ending in W list, where OXBOW scores highest at 17 points.