Words Containing AW

Q: How many words contain "AW"?

1,067 valid English words contain the sequence AW.

Q: Best Scrabble word containing AW?

WAPPENSCHAWINGS at 31 pts before bonuses.

Q: Longest word containing AW?

HYPERAWARENESSES — 16 letters.

There are 1,067 English words that contain the sequence AW. Range: AREAWAY to ZEBRAWOODS. The Scrabble® high-scorer is WAPPENSCHAWINGS at 31 points; the longest is HYPERAWARENESSES (16 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Average word length in this list is 7.6 letters.

By length — 1,067 words containing AW

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Showing the first 600 of 1,067 words. Use the pattern search to narrow further, or filter with the unscrambler.

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	wappenschawings	31	36
2	wappenschawing	30	35
3	jayhawkers	30	30
4	jayhawker	29	29
5	squawfishes	29	29
6	jawbreakers	27	30
7	hyperawarenesses	27	27
8	squawfish	27	27
9	clapperclawing	26	34
10	chuckawallas	26	30

What these words mean

wappenschawings: Valid 15-letter English word — definition not on file.
wappenschawing: Valid 14-letter English word — definition not on file.
jayhawkers: Valid 10-letter English word — definition not on file.
jayhawker: Valid 9-letter English word — definition not on file.
squawfishes: (noun)A cyprinid fish of the genus Ptychocheilus, a voracious predator on small trout and salmon.
jawbreakers: (noun)A large, extremely hard, boiled candy, typically spherical.
hyperawarenesses: Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.
squawfish: (noun)A cyprinid fish of the genus Ptychocheilus, a voracious predator on small trout and salmon.
clapperclawing: Valid 14-letter English word — definition not on file.
chuckawallas: Valid 12-letter English word — definition not on file.

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FAQs

How many words contain "AW"?

1,067 valid English words contain AW.

Best Scrabble word containing AW?

WAPPENSCHAWINGS at 31 pts.

Longest word containing AW?

HYPERAWARENESSES (16 letters).