Four-letter words ending in W
57 four-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 four-letter words ending in W
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- view
- know
- show
- flow
- snow
- knew
- blow
- slow
- grow
- draw
- crew
- drew
- grew
- shaw
- glow
- crow
- flew
- blew
- brew
- flaw
- chow
- chew
- claw
- stew
Highest-scoring four-letter words ending in W
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- whew 13
- chaw 12
- chew 12
- chow 12
- phew 12
- dhow 11
- knew 11
- know 11
- skew 11
- avow 10
- flaw 10
- flew 10
- flow 10
- frow 10
- shaw 10
- shew 10
- show 10
- thaw 10
- thew 10
- view 10
- vrow 10
- blaw 9
- blew 9
- blow 9
All 57 four-letter words ending in W
A 3
- alow
- anew
- avow
B 6
- blaw
- blew
- blow
- braw
- brew
- brow
C 8
- chaw
- chew
- chow
- claw
- clew
- craw
- crew
- crow
D 3
- dhow
- draw
- drew
E 1
- enow
F 4
- flaw
- flew
- flow
- frow
G 4
- glow
- gnaw
- grew
- grow
K 2
- knew
- know
M 1
- meow
P 4
- phew
- plew
- plow
- prow
S 15
- scow
- shaw
- shew
- show
- skew
- slaw
- slew
- slow
- smew
- snaw
- snow
- spew
- staw
- stew
- stow
T 3
- thaw
- thew
- trow
V 2
- view
- vrow
W 1
- whew
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Common questions
How many four-letter words end in W?
There are 57 four-letter words ending in W, all listed on this page in alphabetical order.
What are the most common four-letter words ending in W?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: view, know, show, flow, snow, knew, blow, slow. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring four-letter word ending in W in Scrabble?
whew scores 13 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.