6 Letter Words Containing OW
There are 242 6-letter English words that contain OW, from AJOWAN to YOWLER. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: FROWZY (24), BLOWZY (23), COWPOX (20). Roughly 5% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.
Word list
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- BARLOW11 pts
- BARROW11 pts
- BEHOWL14 pts
- BELLOW11 pts
- BELOWS11 pts
- BESNOW11 pts
- BESTOW11 pts
- BILLOW11 pts
- BLOWBY16 pts
- BLOWED12 pts
- BLOWER11 pts
- BLOWSY14 pts
- BLOWUP13 pts
- BLOWZY23 pts
- BORROW11 pts
- BOWELS11 pts
- BOWERS11 pts
- BOWERY14 pts
- BOWFIN14 pts
- BOWING12 pts
- BOWLED12 pts
- BOWLEG12 pts
- BOWLER11 pts
- BOWMAN13 pts
- BOWMEN13 pts
- BOWPOT13 pts
- BOWSED12 pts
- BOWSES11 pts
- BOWWOW17 pts
- BOWYER14 pts
- BROWED12 pts
- BROWNS11 pts
- BROWNY14 pts
- BROWSE11 pts
- BURROW11 pts
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Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
Top 10 highest-scoring words
Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.
| # | Word | Scrabble | WWF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | frowzy | 24 | 23 |
| 2 | blowzy | 23 | 24 |
| 3 | cowpox | 20 | 22 |
| 4 | oxbows | 18 | 19 |
| 5 | howffs | 18 | 17 |
| 6 | jowing | 17 | 21 |
| 7 | jowled | 17 | 20 |
| 8 | bowwow | 17 | 18 |
| 9 | powwow | 17 | 18 |
| 10 | haymow | 17 | 16 |
FAQs
How many 6-letter words contain OW?
242 valid 6-letter English words contain the letters OW in the ENABLE English word list.
Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?
Words on this page come from the ENABLE English word list. UK Scrabble (Collins Scrabble Words) accepts the overwhelming majority; a handful may not be legal in the North American NASPA Word List (NWL2023).