Words Containing DW
There are 262 English words that contain the sequence DW. Range: AARDWOLF to YARDWORKS. The Scrabble® high-scorer is HUNDREDWEIGHTS at 26 points; the longest is ROADWORTHINESSES (16 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Roughly 6% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.
Word list
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B
- BANDWAGON16 pts
- BANDWAGONS17 pts
- BANDWIDTH19 pts
- BANDWIDTHS20 pts
- BEADWORK18 pts
- BEADWORKS19 pts
- BEDWARD14 pts
- BEDWARDS15 pts
- BEDWARF16 pts
- BEDWARFED19 pts
- BEDWARFING20 pts
- BEDWARFS17 pts
- BENDWAYS17 pts
- BENDWISE14 pts
- BINDWEED15 pts
- BINDWEEDS16 pts
- BIRDWATCHER22 pts
- BIRDWATCHERS23 pts
- BLINDWORM17 pts
- BLINDWORMS18 pts
- BLOODWORM17 pts
- BLOODWORMS18 pts
- BOARDWALK19 pts
- BOARDWALKS20 pts
- BONDWOMAN17 pts
- BONDWOMEN17 pts
- BREADWINNER17 pts
- BREADWINNERS18 pts
- BREADWINNING19 pts
- BREADWINNINGS20 pts
- BUDWORM15 pts
- BUDWORMS16 pts
C
D
- DEADWEIGHT19 pts
- DEADWEIGHTS20 pts
- DEADWOOD14 pts
- DEADWOODS15 pts
- DWARF12 pts
- DWARFED15 pts
- DWARFER14 pts
- DWARFEST15 pts
- DWARFING16 pts
- DWARFISH18 pts
- DWARFISHLY23 pts
- DWARFISHNESS22 pts
- DWARFISHNESSES24 pts
- DWARFISM17 pts
- DWARFISMS18 pts
- DWARFLIKE20 pts
- DWARFNESS16 pts
- DWARFNESSES18 pts
- DWARFS13 pts
- DWARVES14 pts
- DWEEB11 pts
- DWEEBS12 pts
- DWELL9 pts
- DWELLED12 pts
- DWELLER11 pts
- DWELLERS12 pts
- DWELLING13 pts
- DWELLINGS14 pts
- DWELLS10 pts
- DWELT9 pts
- DWINDLE12 pts
- DWINDLED14 pts
- DWINDLES13 pts
- DWINDLING15 pts
- DWINE9 pts
- DWINED11 pts
- DWINES10 pts
- DWINING12 pts
E
F
G
H
- HANDWHEEL19 pts
- HANDWHEELS20 pts
- HANDWORK19 pts
- HANDWORKER21 pts
- HANDWORKERS22 pts
- HANDWORKS20 pts
- HANDWOVEN19 pts
- HANDWRINGER19 pts
- HANDWRINGERS20 pts
- HANDWRINGING21 pts
- HANDWRINGINGS22 pts
- HANDWRIT15 pts
- HANDWRITE16 pts
- HANDWRITES17 pts
- HANDWRITING19 pts
- HANDWRITINGS20 pts
- HANDWRITTEN18 pts
- HANDWROTE16 pts
- HANDWROUGHT22 pts
- HARDWARE15 pts
- HARDWARES16 pts
- HARDWIRE15 pts
- HARDWIRED17 pts
- HARDWIRES16 pts
- HARDWIRING18 pts
- HARDWOOD16 pts
- HARDWOODS17 pts
- HARDWORKING23 pts
- HEADWAITER17 pts
- HEADWAITERS18 pts
- HEADWATER16 pts
- HEADWATERS17 pts
- HEADWAY17 pts
- HEADWAYS18 pts
- HEADWIND16 pts
- HEADWINDS17 pts
- HEADWORD16 pts
- HEADWORDS17 pts
- HEADWORK19 pts
- HEADWORKS20 pts
- HOODWINK19 pts
- HOODWINKED22 pts
- HOODWINKER21 pts
- HOODWINKERS22 pts
- HOODWINKING23 pts
- HOODWINKS20 pts
- HUNDREDWEIGHT25 pts
- HUNDREDWEIGHTS26 pts
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L
M
- MADWOMAN16 pts
- MADWOMEN16 pts
- MADWORT13 pts
- MADWORTS14 pts
- MIDWATCH19 pts
- MIDWATCHES21 pts
- MIDWAY15 pts
- MIDWAYS16 pts
- MIDWEEK17 pts
- MIDWEEKLY22 pts
- MIDWEEKS18 pts
- MIDWESTERN16 pts
- MIDWIFE16 pts
- MIDWIFED18 pts
- MIDWIFERIES20 pts
- MIDWIFERY21 pts
- MIDWIFES17 pts
- MIDWIFING19 pts
- MIDWINTER15 pts
- MIDWINTERS16 pts
- MIDWIVED18 pts
- MIDWIVES17 pts
- MIDWIVING19 pts
- MOLDWARP16 pts
- MOLDWARPS17 pts
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S
T
W
- WILDWOOD16 pts
- WILDWOODS17 pts
- WINDWARD16 pts
- WINDWARDS17 pts
- WINDWAY17 pts
- WINDWAYS18 pts
- WOADWAX21 pts
- WOADWAXES23 pts
- WOODWAX21 pts
- WOODWAXES23 pts
- WOODWIND16 pts
- WOODWINDS17 pts
- WOODWORK19 pts
- WOODWORKER21 pts
- WOODWORKERS22 pts
- WOODWORKING23 pts
- WOODWORKINGS24 pts
- WOODWORKS20 pts
- WOODWORM17 pts
- WOODWORMS18 pts
- WORLDWIDE17 pts
Y
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 | hundredweights | 26 | 27 |
| 2 | hundredweight | 25 | 26 |
| 3 | woodworkings | 24 | 26 |
| 4 | dwarfishnesses | 24 | 24 |
| 5 | hoodwinking | 23 | 25 |
| 6 | woodworking | 23 | 25 |
| 7 | birdwatchers | 23 | 24 |
| 8 | hardworking | 23 | 24 |
| 9 | roadworthinesses | 23 | 23 |
| 10 | woadwaxes | 23 | 23 |
What these words mean
- hundredweights
- Valid 14-letter English word — definition not on file.
- hundredweight
- Valid 13-letter English word — definition not on file.
- woodworkings
- Valid 12-letter English word — definition not on file.
- dwarfishnesses
- Valid 14-letter English word — definition not on file.
- hoodwinking
- Valid 11-letter English word — definition not on file.
- woodworking
- Valid 11-letter English word — definition not on file.
- birdwatchers
- Valid 12-letter English word — definition not on file.
- hardworking
- Valid 11-letter English word — definition not on file.
- roadworthinesses
- Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.
- woadwaxes
- Valid 9-letter English word — definition not on file.
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FAQs
How many words contain "DW"?
262 valid English words contain DW.
Best Scrabble word containing DW?
HUNDREDWEIGHTS at 26 pts.
Longest word containing DW?
ROADWORTHINESSES (16 letters).