Word list

4 letter words ending in W

57 words in our dictionary end in W and have four letters. 36 of them are everyday words, such as VIEW, KNOW, SHOW, FLOW.

57 words.

Everyday words 36

Rare words 21

Small numbers are tile values added up (Scrabble). Bold border: everyday word. Tap a word to copy it.

At a glance

Highest-scoring words you could spell from one bag of Scrabble tiles (blanks count as zero):

  • WHEW 13
  • CHAW 12
  • CHEW 12
  • CHOW 12
  • PHEW 12
  • DHOW 11
  • KNEW 11
  • KNOW 11

Letter before W

  • O
    23
  • E
    21
  • A
    13

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Questions

How many 4 letter words ending in W are there?

Our dictionary has 57, and 36 of them are everyday words. The dictionary is the open word list our games use (ENABLE plus SCOWL), so a few words from tournament Scrabble lists may be missing.

What is the highest-scoring word on this list in Scrabble?

WHEW, worth 13 points from tile values alone, and the standard tile bag has enough tiles to spell it. Board bonuses can change the real score.

What are some common 4 letter words ending in W?

VIEW, KNOW, SHOW, FLOW, SNOW are among the most common in everyday writing.

How do I filter the list?

Use Must include to require letters (repeat a letter to require it twice), Leave out to exclude letters, or Pattern with ? for one unknown letter and * for any run of letters, for example ???w.