8 Letter Words Containing OW
There are 487 8-letter English words that contain OW, from ADVOWSON to YELLOWLY. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: FROWZILY (26), BLOWZILY (25), CHOWCHOW (24). Average word length in this list is 8 letters.
Word list
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- BACKFLOW22 pts
- BATFOWLS16 pts
- BECLOWNS15 pts
- BECOWARD16 pts
- BECROWDS16 pts
- BEDGOWNS15 pts
- BEFLOWER16 pts
- BEHOWLED17 pts
- BELLOWED14 pts
- BELLOWER13 pts
- BESHADOW17 pts
- BESNOWED14 pts
- BESTOWAL13 pts
- BESTOWED14 pts
- BESTROWN13 pts
- BESTROWS13 pts
- BILLOWED14 pts
- BLOWBACK21 pts
- BLOWBALL15 pts
- BLOWDOWN17 pts
- BLOWFISH19 pts
- BLOWGUNS14 pts
- BLOWHARD17 pts
- BLOWHOLE16 pts
- BLOWIEST13 pts
- BLOWJOBS22 pts
- BLOWOFFS19 pts
- BLOWOUTS13 pts
- BLOWPIPE17 pts
- BLOWSIER13 pts
- BLOWSILY16 pts
- BLOWTUBE15 pts
- BLOWZIER22 pts
- BLOWZILY25 pts
- BOOMTOWN15 pts
- BORROWED14 pts
- BORROWER13 pts
- BOWELING14 pts
- BOWELLED14 pts
- BOWERIES13 pts
- BOWERING14 pts
- BOWFRONT16 pts
- BOWHEADS17 pts
- BOWINGLY17 pts
- BOWKNOTS17 pts
- BOWLDERS14 pts
- BOWLFULS16 pts
- BOWLINES13 pts
- BOWLINGS14 pts
- BOWLLIKE17 pts
- BOWSHOTS16 pts
- BOWSPRIT15 pts
- BOWWOWED20 pts
- BROWBAND16 pts
- BROWBEAT15 pts
- BROWLESS13 pts
- BROWNEST13 pts
- BROWNIER13 pts
- BROWNIES13 pts
- BROWNING14 pts
- BROWNISH16 pts
- BROWNOUT13 pts
- BROWSERS13 pts
- BROWSING14 pts
- BUNGALOW14 pts
- BURROWED14 pts
- BURROWER13 pts
C
- CALLOWER13 pts
- CARASSOW13 pts
- CHECKROW22 pts
- CHOWCHOW24 pts
- CHOWDERS17 pts
- CHOWSING17 pts
- CHOWTIME18 pts
- CLOWDERS14 pts
- CLOWNERY16 pts
- CLOWNING14 pts
- CLOWNISH16 pts
- COCKCROW21 pts
- COMEDOWN16 pts
- COOLDOWN14 pts
- CORNROWS13 pts
- COWARDLY17 pts
- COWBANES15 pts
- COWBELLS15 pts
- COWBERRY18 pts
- COWBINDS16 pts
- COWBIRDS16 pts
- COWERING14 pts
- COWFLAPS18 pts
- COWFLOPS18 pts
- COWGIRLS14 pts
- COWHAGES17 pts
- COWHANDS17 pts
- COWHERBS18 pts
- COWHERDS17 pts
- COWHIDED18 pts
- COWHIDES17 pts
- COWINNER13 pts
- COWLICKS19 pts
- COWLINGS14 pts
- COWORKER17 pts
- COWPLOPS17 pts
- COWPOKES19 pts
- COWPOXES22 pts
- COWRITES13 pts
- COWSHEDS17 pts
- COWSKINS17 pts
- COWSLIPS15 pts
- CROSSBOW15 pts
- CROWBARS15 pts
- CROWDERS14 pts
- CROWDIES14 pts
- CROWDING15 pts
- CROWFEET16 pts
- CROWFOOT16 pts
- CROWNERS13 pts
- CROWNETS13 pts
- CROWNING14 pts
- CROWSTEP15 pts
- CURASSOW13 pts
- CUTDOWNS14 pts
D
- DAYGLOWS16 pts
- DECROWNS14 pts
- DEFLOWER15 pts
- DISALLOW12 pts
- DISAVOWS15 pts
- DISBOWEL14 pts
- DISCROWN14 pts
- DISENDOW13 pts
- DISOWNED13 pts
- DOWAGERS13 pts
- DOWDIEST13 pts
- DOWDYISH19 pts
- DOWELING13 pts
- DOWELLED13 pts
- DOWERIES12 pts
- DOWERING13 pts
- DOWNBEAT14 pts
- DOWNCAST14 pts
- DOWNCOME16 pts
- DOWNFALL15 pts
- DOWNHAUL15 pts
- DOWNHILL15 pts
- DOWNIEST12 pts
- DOWNLAND13 pts
- DOWNLINK16 pts
- DOWNLOAD13 pts
- DOWNPIPE16 pts
- DOWNPLAY17 pts
- DOWNPOUR14 pts
- DOWNSIDE13 pts
- DOWNSIZE21 pts
- DOWNTICK18 pts
- DOWNTIME14 pts
- DOWNTOWN15 pts
- DOWNTROD13 pts
- DOWNTURN12 pts
- DOWNWARD16 pts
- DOWNWASH18 pts
- DOWNWIND16 pts
- DOWSABEL14 pts
- DRAWDOWN16 pts
- DROWNDED14 pts
- DROWNERS12 pts
- DROWNING13 pts
- DROWSIER12 pts
- DROWSILY15 pts
- DROWSING13 pts
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- FACEDOWN17 pts
- FALLOWED15 pts
- FARROWED15 pts
- FELLOWED15 pts
- FELLOWLY17 pts
- FENCEROW16 pts
- FISHBOWL19 pts
- FLOWAGES15 pts
- FLOWERED15 pts
- FLOWERER14 pts
- FLOWERET14 pts
- FLYBLOWN19 pts
- FLYBLOWS19 pts
- FOLLOWED15 pts
- FOLLOWER14 pts
- FOREKNOW18 pts
- FORESHOW17 pts
- FOWLINGS15 pts
- FROWNERS14 pts
- FROWNING15 pts
- FROWSIER14 pts
- FROWSTED15 pts
- FROWZIER23 pts
- FROWZILY26 pts
- FURBELOW16 pts
- FURROWED15 pts
- FURROWER14 pts
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- RAINBOWS13 pts
- REAVOWED15 pts
- RECROWNS13 pts
- REENDOWS12 pts
- REFLOWED15 pts
- REFLOWER14 pts
- REGLOWED13 pts
- REGROWTH15 pts
- RENOWNED12 pts
- REPOWERS13 pts
- RESHOWED15 pts
- RESOWING12 pts
- ROADSHOW15 pts
- ROWBOATS13 pts
- ROWDIEST12 pts
- ROWDYISH18 pts
- ROWDYISM17 pts
- ROWELING12 pts
- ROWELLED12 pts
- ROWLOCKS17 pts
- RUBDOWNS14 pts
- RUNDOWNS12 pts
S
- SALCHOWS16 pts
- SALLOWED12 pts
- SALLOWER11 pts
- SALLOWLY14 pts
- SCOWDERS14 pts
- SCOWLERS13 pts
- SCOWLING14 pts
- SEAFOWLS14 pts
- SHADBLOW17 pts
- SHADOWED16 pts
- SHADOWER15 pts
- SHALLOWS14 pts
- SHOWABLE16 pts
- SHOWBOAT16 pts
- SHOWCASE16 pts
- SHOWDOWN18 pts
- SHOWERED15 pts
- SHOWERER14 pts
- SHOWGIRL15 pts
- SHOWIEST14 pts
- SHOWINGS15 pts
- SHOWOFFS20 pts
- SHOWRING15 pts
- SHOWROOM16 pts
- SHUTDOWN15 pts
- SIDESHOW15 pts
- SLOWDOWN15 pts
- SLOWNESS11 pts
- SLOWPOKE17 pts
- SLOWWORM16 pts
- SNOWBALL13 pts
- SNOWBANK17 pts
- SNOWBELL13 pts
- SNOWBELT13 pts
- SNOWBIRD14 pts
- SNOWBUSH16 pts
- SNOWCAPS15 pts
- SNOWDROP14 pts
- SNOWFALL14 pts
- SNOWIEST11 pts
- SNOWLAND12 pts
- SNOWLESS11 pts
- SNOWLIKE15 pts
- SNOWMELT13 pts
- SNOWMOLD14 pts
- SNOWPACK19 pts
- SNOWPLOW16 pts
- SNOWSHED15 pts
- SNOWSHOE14 pts
- SNOWSUIT11 pts
- SORROWED12 pts
- SORROWER11 pts
- SOWBELLY16 pts
- SOWBREAD14 pts
- SPARROWS13 pts
- STOWABLE13 pts
- STOWAGES12 pts
- STOWAWAY17 pts
- STROWING12 pts
- SUNDOWNS12 pts
- SUNGLOWS12 pts
- SWALLOWS14 pts
T
- TAKEDOWN16 pts
- TALLOWED12 pts
- TEABOWLS13 pts
- TEARDOWN12 pts
- THINDOWN15 pts
- THOWLESS14 pts
- THROWERS14 pts
- THROWING15 pts
- TOMORROW13 pts
- TOWARDLY15 pts
- TOWAWAYS17 pts
- TOWBOATS13 pts
- TOWELING12 pts
- TOWELLED12 pts
- TOWERIER11 pts
- TOWERING12 pts
- TOWHEADS15 pts
- TOWLINES11 pts
- TOWMONDS14 pts
- TOWMONTS13 pts
- TOWNFOLK18 pts
- TOWNHOME16 pts
- TOWNLESS11 pts
- TOWNLETS11 pts
- TOWNSHIP16 pts
- TOWNSMAN13 pts
- TOWNSMEN13 pts
- TOWNWEAR14 pts
- TOWPATHS16 pts
- TOWROPES13 pts
- TROWELED12 pts
- TROWELER11 pts
- TROWSERS11 pts
- TURNDOWN12 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 | frowzily | 26 | 26 |
| 2 | blowzily | 25 | 27 |
| 3 | chowchow | 24 | 24 |
| 4 | vowelize | 23 | 25 |
| 5 | frowzier | 23 | 23 |
| 6 | howitzer | 23 | 22 |
| 7 | blowjobs | 22 | 27 |
| 8 | backflow | 22 | 25 |
| 9 | blowzier | 22 | 24 |
| 10 | cowpoxes | 22 | 24 |
FAQs
How many 8-letter words contain OW?
487 valid 8-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).