5 Letter Words Ending With W

There are 58 five-letter words ending with W in our word list, 0.5% of all five-letter words. Almost every word ending in W ends in -OW, -EW or -AW: ARROW, SCREW, STRAW. Double-consonant forms like ALLOW and ARROW, and verbs like THREW and THROW, make up a lot of the everyday list.

Quick facts

Most common endings:: -OW (25), -EW (20), -AW (12), -UW (1)
Most common other letters:: e, o, a, r, s
Words with a repeated letter:: 16 (28%)

Common 5 letter words ending with W

The 16 everyday words from the full list below. Start here if you’re solving a daily puzzle, since those answers are usually familiar words. Not sure what one means? Look it up in the Online Dictionary.

aglow
allow
arrow
askew
below
elbow
endow
renew
screw
shrew
sinew
straw
strew
threw
throw
widow

All 5 letter words ending with W

Grouped by the first letter. The list includes plurals and less common words, so check a game’s own rules before playing an unfamiliar one.

A___W (6 words)

ablow
advew
aglow
allow
arrow
askew

B___W (3 words)

bedew
below
bylaw

C___W (1 word)

cahow

E___W (6 words)

elbow
embow
emmew
endew
endow
enmew

I___W (4 words)

immew
indew
indow
inlaw

K___W (1 word)

kotow

M___W (2 words)

macaw
miaow

N___W (2 words)

navew
nohow

O___W (1 word)

oxbow

P___W (5 words)

papaw
pawaw
pilaw
pilow
pshaw

R___W (4 words)

renew
resaw
resew
resow

S___W (11 words)

scraw
screw
scrow
serow
shrew
sinew
sprew
straw
strew
strow
sybow

T___W (4 words)

theow
thraw
threw
throw

U___W (4 words)

unlaw
unmew
unsew
upbow

V___W (2 words)

vinew
vrouw

W___W (1 word)

widow

Y___W (1 word)

yakow