Words Ending In W

Highest Scoring Words Ending In W in Scrabble in Words With Friends

The 10 highest-scoring words ending in w, led by AUTORICKSHAW (24 pts in Scrabble, 25 pts in Words With Friends24 pts in Scrabble25 pts in Words With Friends). High-value words like these can dominate premium squares and swing close games in your favor.

W Endings: -OW, -EW, and -AW Patterns for Rhyming and Word Games

Words ending in W cluster into three main patterns, all of which are useful for rhyming, crosswords, and board games. -OW is the largest group: THROW, ELBOW, FOLLOW, SHADOW, NARROW, PILLOW. -EW covers words like STEW, SCREW, RENEW, NEPHEW. -AW rounds it out with DRAW, STRAW, OUTLAW, JIGSAW. These patterns produce reliable rhyme families, making W-ending words especially valuable for poets and songwriters. They're also common crossword entries because constructors rely on predictable letter clusters. If you're solving a crossword and the last letter is W, cycle through -OW, -EW, and -AW with the crossing letters you already know. Our jumble-solving guide covers how to spot these vowel-consonant clusters in scrambled text. As our article on two-letter words explains, even short W combinations like OW and AW are valid plays.

W carries 4 points in both Scrabble and Words With Friends4 points in Scrabble4 points in Words With Friends, giving W-ending words a nice scoring bump compared to endings in common 1-point tiles like S, E, or T. ELBOW (10 pts), SCREW (10 pts), and STRAW (8 pts) all score well for their length. Placing the W on a double or triple letter square adds 8 or 12 points from that single tile. Most W-ending words can also take an S hook (THROWS, ELBOWS, STRAWS), which means they're hookable targets for your opponent. Play them where the S-hook position doesn't land on a premium square to limit your opponent's follow-up. W endings also show up in Wordle: THROW, ELBOW, and ALLOW are all possible answers, and the Wordle Solver can help narrow W-ending guesses from your clues.

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