Words Ending in W

Q: How many words end in W?

417 valid English words end with the letter W.

Q: Best Scrabble word ending in W?

JACKSCREW at 27 pts before bonuses.

There are 417 English words that end in W, spanning from AFTERGLOW to YOW. The Scrabble® high-scorer of this list is JACKSCREW at 27 points; the longest is PREINTERVIEW (12 letters). Handy for crosswords, Scrabble endgames and Wordle guesses. The longest entry here is PREINTERVIEW at 12 letters.

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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	jackscrew	27	31
2	jackstraw	25	28
3	jackdaw	24	27
4	chowchow	24	24
5	kickshaw	24	24
6	hawkshaw	24	22
7	lockjaw	23	27
8	schoolfellow	23	26
9	yokefellow	23	24
10	clapperclaw	22	28

What these words mean

jackscrew: Valid 9-letter English word — definition not on file.
jackstraw: Valid 9-letter English word — definition not on file.
jackdaw: Valid 7-letter English word — definition not on file.
chowchow: Valid 8-letter English word — definition not on file.
kickshaw: Valid 8-letter English word — definition not on file.
hawkshaw: Valid 8-letter English word — definition not on file.
lockjaw: Valid 7-letter English word — definition not on file.
schoolfellow: Valid 12-letter English word — definition not on file.
yokefellow: Valid 10-letter English word — definition not on file.
clapperclaw: Valid 11-letter English word — definition not on file.

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API, cached for repeat visits.

FAQs

How many words end in W?

417 valid English words end with W.

Best Scrabble word ending in W?

JACKSCREW at 27 pts.

Longest word ending in W?

PREINTERVIEW (12 letters).

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