5-letter words ending with W

There are 39 5-letter words that end with W in the Scrabble dictionary, less than 1% of all 8,909 5-letter words. Every one is valid in US Scrabble play.

Words like Askew, Indow, Pshaw, Squaw and Unsew are on the list. The commonest letter before the final W is O: 19 of these words end OW. The highest scoring is Oxbow and Squaw, worth 17 points without any bonuses.

If Wordle has shown you a green W in the last box, this is the list to scan. The Scrabble dictionary is bigger than Wordle's own word lists, so not every word here will be a Wordle answer; our Wordle Cheat narrows the list down with the other clues you have.