Six-letter words ending in W
86 six-letter words end with the letter W. Here is the full list, grouped by first letter — handy when a crossword gives you the last square and nothing else.
Most common six-letter words ending in W
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- review
- window
- yellow
- follow
- narrow
- fellow
- shadow
- pillow
- hollow
- willow
- borrow
- warsaw
- meadow
- jigsaw
- morrow
- marrow
- sorrow
- escrow
- barrow
- outlaw
- nephew
- barlow
- anyhow
- harrow
Highest-scoring six-letter words ending in W
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- bowwow 17
- haymow 17
- jigsaw 17
- powwow 17
- guffaw 16
- kowtow 16
- pawpaw 16
- anyhow 15
- fogbow 15
- heehaw 15
- bashaw 14
- byelaw 14
- cashaw 14
- cashew 14
- curfew 14
- cushaw 14
- eschew 14
- gewgaw 14
- nephew 14
- rechew 14
- upflow 14
- shadow 13
- window 13
- declaw 12
All 86 six-letter words ending in W
A 1
- anyhow
B 11
- barlow
- barrow
- bashaw
- bellow
- besnow
- bestow
- billow
- borrow
- bowwow
- burrow
- byelaw
C 6
- callow
- cashaw
- cashew
- curfew
- curlew
- cushaw
D 1
- declaw
E 3
- erenow
- eschew
- escrow
F 6
- fallow
- farrow
- fellow
- fogbow
- follow
- furrow
G 3
- geegaw
- gewgaw
- guffaw
H 5
- hallow
- harrow
- haymow
- heehaw
- hollow
I 1
- inflow
J 1
- jigsaw
K 1
- kowtow
M 7
- mallow
- marrow
- meadow
- mellow
- mildew
- minnow
- morrow
N 2
- narrow
- nephew
O 3
- outlaw
- outrow
- outsaw
P 4
- pawpaw
- pillow
- pitsaw
- powwow
R 12
- reavow
- rechew
- redraw
- redrew
- reflew
- reflow
- reglow
- regrew
- regrow
- reshow
- review
- ripsaw
S 6
- sallow
- seesaw
- shadow
- sorrow
- sunbow
- sundew
T 1
- tallow
U 5
- undraw
- undrew
- upflow
- upgrew
- upgrow
W 5
- wallow
- warsaw
- willow
- window
- winnow
Y 2
- yarrow
- yellow
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Common questions
How many six-letter words end in W?
There are 86 six-letter words ending in W, all listed on this page in alphabetical order.
What are the most common six-letter words ending in W?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: review, window, yellow, follow, narrow, fellow, shadow, pillow. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring six-letter word ending in W in Scrabble?
bowwow scores 17 points on plain tiles, before any double- or triple-word squares. Premium squares and the 50-point bingo bonus can change the ranking completely.
Are proper nouns and abbreviations included?
No. The list only contains words from the ENABLE lexicon, which excludes proper nouns, abbreviations and hyphenated forms — the same rule tournament Scrabble and most word games follow. Read more on the methodology page.
Counted from a 172,749-word public-domain lexicon, last reviewed 2026-08-01. How this list was built.