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5 Letter Words Ending in W

28 five-letter words ending in W, with the most likely Wordle answers first.

Last updated By the Wordle Helper team

Best Wordle guesses ending in W

SHREW · STREW · SCREW · STRAW · ARROW · THROW · BELOW · THREW

  • There are 21 common five-letter words ending in W, the kind Wordle picks as answers, and 28 in total with rare words.
  • The letters that most often appear with W here are E (48%), A (43%), O (43%). They're great letters to test next.
  • 6 of the common words repeat a letter, so don't rule out doubles.
  • 8 have only one vowel (A, E, I, O or U).

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Common 5 letter words ending in W (21)

  • aglow
  • allow
  • arrow
  • askew
  • below
  • bylaw
  • elbow
  • endow
  • macaw
  • oxbow
  • pshaw
  • renew
  • screw
  • shrew
  • sinew
  • squaw
  • straw
  • strew
  • threw
  • throw
  • widow

Rare 5 letter words ending in W (7)

Accepted as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

  • bedew
  • embow
  • nohow
  • resew
  • resow
  • serow
  • strow

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5 Letter Words Starting With W · 5 Letter Words Containing W

Frequently asked questions

How many 5 letter words are ending in W?

Our Wordle dictionary has 21 common five-letter words ending in W, and 28 including rare ones.

What's a good Wordle guess ending in W?

SHREW, STREW, SCREW are strong picks. They use the letters that appear most often in the other words on this list, so they rule out the most options.