5-Letter Words Ending in W
There are 40 five-letter words ending in W. 15 of them are common everyday words — the kind most likely to be a Wordle answer.
Best Wordle guesses ending in W
Ranked by how many possible answers they rule out as a first guess.
- sinewleaves ~421 words
- strawleaves ~444 words
- shrewleaves ~474 words
- screwleaves ~442 words
- threwleaves ~637 words
- throwleaves ~872 words
Quick facts
- 40 valid words, 15 common
- 11 contain a repeated letter
- Letters that most often appear alongside W: e, o, r, a, s
- Stuck on a puzzle? Enter your colors in the Wordle Helper.
Most common 5-letter words ending in W
- below
- allow
- throw
- threw
- screw
- arrow
- widow
- straw
- elbow
- renew
- shrew
- askew
- squaw
- bylaw
- endow
All 40 words ending in W (A–Z)
Common words (15)
allow · arrow · askew · below · bylaw · elbow · endow · renew · screw · shrew · squaw · straw · threw · throw · widow
Less common words (25)
aglow · bedew · cahow · embow · indow · kotow · macaw · miaow · nohow · oxbow · papaw · pilaw · pshaw · resaw · resew · resow · serow · sinew · strew · strow · thraw · unmew · unsew · upbow · vrouw