Nine-letter words ending in W
24 nine-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 nine-letter words ending in W
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- interview
- overthrow
- worldview
- scarecrow
- corkscrew
- afterglow
- overthrew
- scrimshaw
Highest-scoring nine-letter words ending in W
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- jackscrew 27
- jackstraw 25
- corkscrew 20
- scrimshaw 19
- windthrow 19
- worldview 19
- bedfellow 18
- deathblow 18
- microbrew 18
- overthrew 18
- overthrow 18
- nightglow 17
- prereview 17
- supershow 17
- afterglow 16
- saddlebow 16
- scarecrow 16
- topminnow 16
- alpenglow 15
- interflow 15
- interview 15
- leadscrew 15
- overstrew 15
- ultraslow 12
All 24 nine-letter words ending in W
A 2
- afterglow
- alpenglow
B 1
- bedfellow
C 1
- corkscrew
D 1
- deathblow
I 2
- interflow
- interview
J 2
- jackscrew
- jackstraw
L 1
- leadscrew
M 1
- microbrew
N 1
- nightglow
O 3
- overstrew
- overthrew
- overthrow
P 1
- prereview
S 4
- saddlebow
- scarecrow
- scrimshaw
- supershow
T 1
- topminnow
U 1
- ultraslow
W 2
- windthrow
- worldview
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Common questions
How many nine-letter words end in W?
There are 24 nine-letter words ending in W, all listed on this page in alphabetical order.
What are the most common nine-letter words ending in W?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: interview, overthrow, worldview, scarecrow, corkscrew, afterglow, overthrew, scrimshaw. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring nine-letter word ending in W in Scrabble?
jackscrew scores 27 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.