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9 letter words with W

Every nine-letter word that contains W, grouped by where the W sits, with Scrabble and Words With Friends scores shown separately, Wordle letter stats, definitions and filters.

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W can sit in any slot · 4994 words in our list

The short answer

There are 4994 nine words with W in this list. W is most often the first letter, and the most common last letter is S. The top face-value Scrabble score is 38 for showbizzy.

4994nine W words in our list

27%start with W

31%end in S, mostly plurals

16.7average Scrabble face score

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The complete list

All 9 letter words with W

Grouped by where W first appears. The small number is the face-value Scrabble score.

W is the 1st letter (1341)

wabbliest¹⁶wackiness¹⁸wadcutter¹⁵waddliest¹⁴waddywood²¹wadmaking²⁰wadsetted¹⁴wadsetter¹³waenesses¹²waferiest¹⁵waferlike¹⁹waferwork²²waffliest¹⁸wafflings¹⁹waganging¹⁵wagenboom¹⁷wagerings¹⁴waggeries¹⁴waggishly²⁰waggliest¹⁴waggonage¹⁵waggoners¹⁴waggoning¹⁵waggonway²⁰waghalter¹⁶wagmoires¹⁵wagnerian¹³wagnerism¹⁵wagnerist¹³wagnerite¹³wagnerize²²wagonable¹⁵wagonages¹⁴wagonette¹³wagonfuls¹⁶wagonless¹³wagonload¹⁴wagonwork²⁰wahabiism¹⁹wahcondas¹⁸wahpekute²¹waicurian¹⁴wailfully¹⁸wailingly¹⁶wainscots¹⁴wairshest¹⁵waistband¹⁵waistbelt¹⁴waistcoat¹⁴waistings¹³waistless¹²waistline¹²waiterage¹³waiterdom¹⁵waitering¹³waitingly¹⁶waitlists¹²waitstaff¹⁸wakeboard¹⁹wakefully²²wakenings¹⁷wakerobin¹⁸wakizashi²⁸walachian¹⁷walcheren¹⁷waldenses¹³waldflute¹⁶waldgrave¹⁷waldhorns¹⁶waldrapps¹⁷walepiece¹⁶walkabout¹⁸walkathon¹⁹walkaways²²walkerite¹⁶walkmills¹⁸walkovers¹⁹walkyries¹⁹wallabies¹⁴wallaroos¹²wallboard¹⁵wallchart¹⁷wallerian¹²walletful¹⁵wallonian¹²wallopers¹⁴walloping¹⁵wallowers¹⁵wallowing¹⁶wallowish¹⁸wallpaper¹⁶wallpiece¹⁶wallsends¹³wallworts¹⁵wallyball¹⁷wallydrag¹⁷walpolean¹⁴walpurgis¹⁵waltonian¹²waltzings²²

W is the 2nd letter (321)

awaitlala¹²awakeable¹⁸awakeners¹⁶awakening¹⁷awardable¹⁵awardment¹⁵awareness¹²awesomely¹⁷awestrike¹⁶awestruck¹⁸awfullest¹⁵awfulness¹⁵awikiwiki²³awkwarder²⁰awkwardly²³awunctive¹⁷dwarfisms¹⁸dwarflike²⁰dwarfling¹⁷dwarfness¹⁶dwayberry²¹dweebiest¹⁵dwellings¹⁴dwindling¹⁵gwendolen¹⁴kwarterka²⁰owerloups¹⁴ownerless¹²ownership¹⁷ownwayish²¹owrecomes¹⁶owrewords¹⁶owyheeite¹⁸swabberly¹⁹swaddlers¹⁴swaddling¹⁵swagbelly¹⁸swaggered¹⁵swaggerer¹⁴swagshops¹⁸swahilese¹⁵swahilian¹⁵swahilize²⁴swainings¹³swainmote¹⁴swainship¹⁷swainsona¹²swalingly¹⁶swallowed¹⁶swallower¹⁵swampable¹⁸swampiest¹⁶swampland¹⁷swampless¹⁶swampside¹⁷swampweed²⁰swampwood²⁰swanherds¹⁶swanimote¹⁴swankiest¹⁶swankness¹⁶swankpots¹⁸swanniest¹²swannings¹³swansdown¹⁶swanskins¹⁶swansongs¹³swantevit¹⁵swapfiles¹⁷swappable¹⁸swappings¹⁷swaptions¹⁴swarajism²¹swarajist¹⁹swardiest¹³swarmings¹⁵swartback²⁰swarthier¹⁵swarthily¹⁸swartiest¹²swartness¹²swartzite²¹swashiest¹⁵swashings¹⁶swashwork²²swasticas¹⁴swastikas¹⁶swatchway²³swathable¹⁷swathband¹⁸swathiest¹⁵swathings¹⁶swattered¹³swattiest¹²swattings¹³swaybacks²³swayingly¹⁹swaylings¹⁶swaziland²²swealings¹³

W is the 3rd letter (581)

adwarding¹⁵afwillite¹⁵bawdiness¹⁵bawdstrot¹⁵bewailers¹⁴bewailing¹⁵bewearied¹⁵bewearies¹⁴beweeping¹⁷bewelcome¹⁸bewetting¹⁵bewhisker²¹bewhisper¹⁹bewhistle¹⁷bewhoring¹⁸bewigging¹⁷bewilders¹⁵bewitched²⁰bewitcher¹⁹bewitches¹⁹beworming¹⁷beworried¹⁵beworries¹⁴beworship¹⁹bewrapped¹⁹bewrathed¹⁸bewrayers¹⁷bewraying¹⁸bewrought¹⁸bowdichia²⁰bowedness¹⁵bowelless¹⁴bowellike¹⁸bowelling¹⁵bowerbird¹⁷bowerlike¹⁸boweryish²⁰bowhunted¹⁸bowhunter¹⁷bowlegged¹⁷bowlmaker²⁰bowmaking²¹bowralite¹⁴bowsprits¹⁶bowstring¹⁵bowstrung¹⁵bowwowing²¹bywalking²²cowabunga¹⁷cowardice¹⁷cowarding¹⁶cowardish¹⁸cowboying²⁰cowfeeder¹⁸cowfishes²⁰cowheards¹⁸cowhiding¹⁹cowhouses¹⁷cowinners¹⁴cowitches¹⁹cowkeeper²⁰cowlstaff²⁰coworkers¹⁸coworking¹⁹cowperian¹⁶cowriters¹⁴cowriting¹⁵cowritten¹⁴cowsucker²⁰cowthwort²⁰cowtongue¹⁵dawdlings¹⁵dawnering¹⁴dawnlight¹⁷dawsonite¹³dewannies¹³dewanship¹⁸dewatered¹⁴dewaterer¹³dewclawed¹⁹deweylite¹⁶dewflower¹⁹dewitting¹⁴dewlapped¹⁸dewooling¹⁴dewormers¹⁵deworming¹⁶dewpoints¹⁵dowdiness¹⁴dowdyisms¹⁹dowelings¹⁴dowelling¹⁴dowerless¹³dowitcher¹⁸downbeard¹⁶downbeats¹⁵downbound¹⁶downburst¹⁵downcasts¹⁵downcomer¹⁷

W is the 4th letter (589)

airwayman¹⁷airworthy¹⁸alewashed¹⁶allworthy¹⁸answerers¹²answering¹³antwackie¹⁸anywhence²⁰anywheres¹⁸anywither¹⁸arawakian¹⁶arkwright²⁰asswaging¹⁴bagwashes¹⁸bagwigged¹⁸bedwarfed¹⁹bedwarmer¹⁷bedwetter¹⁵beewinged¹⁶beswarmed¹⁷besweeten¹⁴beswelter¹⁴bigwigged¹⁸bijwoners²¹biowastes¹⁴bioweapon¹⁶blewitses¹⁴blowbacks²²blowballs¹⁶blowdarts¹⁵blowdowns¹⁸blowflies¹⁷blowhards¹⁸blowholes¹⁷blowiness¹⁴blowkarts¹⁸blowlamps¹⁸blowpipes¹⁸blowpoint¹⁶blowproof¹⁹blowsiest¹⁴blowspray¹⁹blowtorch¹⁹blowtubes¹⁶blowziest²³bobweight²⁰bobwheels¹⁹bobwhites¹⁹boswellia¹⁴boxwallah²⁴brawliest¹⁴brawlings¹⁵brawlsome¹⁶brawniest¹⁴breweries¹⁴brewhouse¹⁷brewskies¹⁸brewsters¹⁴browallia¹⁴browbands¹⁷browbeats¹⁶browbones¹⁶browbound¹⁷brownback²²browniest¹⁴brownings¹⁵brownness¹⁴brownnose¹⁴brownouts¹⁴browntail¹⁴brownweed¹⁸brownwort¹⁷browpiece¹⁸browridge¹⁶browsable¹⁶browsiest¹⁴browsings¹⁵bulwaddee¹⁶bulwarked¹⁹byeworker²¹camwhored²⁰camwhores¹⁹carwashes¹⁷chawbacon²¹chawdrons¹⁸chawstick²³chewiness¹⁷chewstick²³chiweenie¹⁷chowchows²⁵chowdered¹⁹chowdowns²¹chowhound²¹chowkidar²²chowtimes¹⁹clawbacks²²clownfish²⁰clownheal¹⁷clownings¹⁵clownship¹⁹

W is the 5th letter (743)

advowsons¹⁶agalwoods¹⁴agarwoods¹⁴agueweeds¹⁴ahluwalia¹⁵allowable¹⁴allowably¹⁷allowance¹⁴allowedly¹⁶almswoman¹⁶almswomen¹⁶antiwaste¹²antiwedge¹⁴antiwhite¹⁵antiwoman¹⁴antiworld¹³archwench²²armyworms¹⁹arrowbush¹⁷arrowhead¹⁶arrowiest¹²arrowleaf¹⁵arrowless¹²arrowlike¹⁶arrowroot¹²arrowweed¹⁶arrowwood¹⁶arrowworm¹⁷askewness¹⁶backwalls²⁰backwards²¹backwater²⁰backwinds²¹backwoods²¹backwords²¹backworks²⁴backwraps²²bakewares¹⁸bandwagon¹⁶bandwidth¹⁹barbwires¹⁶barnwoods¹⁵basswoods¹⁵bathwater¹⁷batswoman¹⁶batswomen¹⁶beadworks¹⁹bearwards¹⁵bearwoods¹⁵becowards¹⁷bedewoman¹⁷beefwoods¹⁸beeswaxed²²beeswaxes²¹beeswings¹⁵behowling¹⁸bejeweled²²bellwaver¹⁷bellworts¹⁴bentwoods¹⁵bepowders¹⁷bethwacks²³betowered¹⁵bierwurst¹⁴bindweeds¹⁶birdwatch²⁰birdwings¹⁶birdwoman¹⁷birdwomen¹⁷bitewings¹⁵blueweeds¹⁵bluewings¹⁵bluewoods¹⁵blutwurst¹⁴boatwoman¹⁶bobowlers¹⁶bodyworks²²bollworms¹⁶bondwoman¹⁷bondwomen¹⁷bookwards¹⁹bookworks²²bookworms²⁰bratwurst¹⁴bretwalda¹⁵buckwagon²¹buckwheat²³buhlworks²¹bullwaddy¹⁹bullweeds¹⁵bullwhack²³bullwhips¹⁹bundwalls¹⁵bungwalls¹⁵bushwalks²¹bushwhack²⁶bushwoman¹⁹bushwomen¹⁹busyworks²¹buttwoman¹⁶

W is the 6th letter (1000)

accrewing¹⁷acknowing¹⁹adderwort¹⁴aforeward¹⁶afterwale¹⁵afterward¹⁶afterwash¹⁸afterwise¹⁵afterword¹⁶afterwork¹⁹afterwort¹⁵againward¹⁴agalawood¹⁴agateware¹³agilawood¹⁴airpowers¹⁴aisleways¹⁵alikewise¹⁶alleyways¹⁸aloeswood¹³altarwise¹²anglewing¹⁴anglewise¹³angleworm¹⁵applewife¹⁹applewood¹⁷armorwise¹⁴arrisways¹⁵arriswise¹²asterwort¹²backswept²²backswing²¹backsword²¹baconweed¹⁷bailiwick²⁰bairnwort¹⁴ballywack²³balsawood¹⁵barrowful¹⁷barrowist¹⁴barrowman¹⁶bashawdom²⁰bashawism¹⁹basilweed¹⁵batfowled¹⁸batfowler¹⁷beachward²⁰beachwear¹⁹beclowned¹⁷becrawled¹⁷becrowded¹⁸beechwood²⁰beflowers¹⁷begnawing¹⁶bellowers¹⁴bellowing¹⁵benchwork²³berkowitz²⁷beshawled¹⁸besnowing¹⁵bestowage¹⁵bestowals¹⁴bestowers¹⁴bestowing¹⁵billowier¹⁴billowing¹⁵birchwood²⁰birthwort¹⁷blackware²⁰blackwash²³blackweed²¹blackwood²¹blackwork²⁴blackwort²⁰bladewise¹⁵bladework¹⁹blindweed¹⁶blindworm¹⁷bloatware¹⁴blockwood²¹blockwork²⁴bloodweed¹⁶bloodwite¹⁵bloodwood¹⁶bloodworm¹⁷bloodwort¹⁵blushwort¹⁷boardwalk¹⁹boatowner¹⁴boatswain¹⁴boerewors¹⁴borrowers¹⁴borrowing¹⁵botchwork²³boulework¹⁸brainward¹⁵brainwash¹⁷brainwave¹⁷brainwood¹⁵brainwork¹⁸

W is the 7th letter (182)

archsewer¹⁷automower¹⁴backdowns²¹bagataway¹⁸ballgowns¹⁵ballhawks²¹bandsawed¹⁶barrasway¹⁷beatdowns¹⁵bedflower¹⁸beeflower¹⁷bescrawls¹⁶beshrewed¹⁸bestrewed¹⁵bestrowed¹⁵bluegowns¹⁵boomtowns¹⁶branchway²²breakaway²¹breezeway²⁶bridgeway¹⁹bridleway¹⁸carpetweb¹⁸catalowne¹⁴cellarway¹⁷chippewas²¹churchway²⁵colourway¹⁷comedowns¹⁷concrewed¹⁷cooldowns¹⁵cornrowed¹⁵cotterway¹⁷cruiseway¹⁷culilawan¹⁴cupflower¹⁹dayflower¹⁹disavowal¹⁶disavowed¹⁷disavower¹⁶discrowns¹⁵dishtowel¹⁶driveaway¹⁹dropdowns¹⁶earflower¹⁵escapeway¹⁹eyebrowed¹⁸facedowns¹⁸fanflower¹⁸fauxhawks²⁹fevertwig¹⁹firepower¹⁷firetower¹⁵fishbowls²⁰flangeway¹⁹flyflower²¹forslowed¹⁶gairfowls¹⁶gamefowls¹⁸garefowls¹⁶garryowen¹⁶groundway¹⁷gumchewer²⁰gumflower¹⁸hacksawed²²handsewed¹⁷handtowel¹⁶hardhewer¹⁹haygrower¹⁹hemingway²¹hoistaway¹⁸holddowns¹⁷hometowns¹⁷insinewed¹³intertwin¹²ivyflower²¹kickdowns²³knackaway²⁵knockaway²⁵ladderway¹⁷lansdowne¹³lidflower¹⁶lockdowns¹⁹lookdowns¹⁷maharawal¹⁷maharawat¹⁷markdowns¹⁹mayflower²⁰meltdowns¹⁵middleway¹⁹minitower¹⁴misanswer¹⁴misgrowth¹⁸moorfowls¹⁷mopehawks²³mortrewes¹⁴nazdrowie²²nimblewit¹⁶nonanswer¹²nonflawed¹⁶

W is the 8th letter (159)

airscrews¹⁴aquashows²⁴archcrown¹⁹archilowe¹⁷backflows²³baldcrown¹⁷bangalows¹⁵bedstraws¹⁵beshadows¹⁸breakdown¹⁹bridebowl¹⁷brigalows¹⁵bringdown¹⁶budgerows¹⁶builddown¹⁶bungalows¹⁵carassows¹⁴chainsaws¹⁷checkrows²³chinatown¹⁷clampdown¹⁹clerihews¹⁷climbdown¹⁹closedown¹⁵cloudtown¹⁵cockcrows²²coleslaws¹⁴countdown¹⁵crackdown²¹crackjaws²⁷crenshaws¹⁷crossbows¹⁶crosstown¹⁴curassows¹⁴disallows¹³disendows¹⁴ditchdown¹⁹dumbshows²⁰eaglehawk²⁰eiderdown¹⁴fencerows¹⁷fernshaws¹⁸feverfews²¹foofaraws¹⁸foreknown¹⁹foreknows¹⁹foreshewn¹⁸foreshews¹⁸foreshown¹⁸foreshows¹⁸foreslows¹⁵frogspawn¹⁸furbelows¹⁷gameshows¹⁸gangplows¹⁶hadendowa¹⁷handblown¹⁸heathfowl²¹hedgerows¹⁷hernshaws¹⁸heronsews¹⁵highbrows²¹homebrews¹⁹homegrown¹⁸honeydews¹⁹hoosegows¹⁶horsetown¹⁵intertown¹²jamestown²¹jobernowl²¹kickshaws²⁵knockdown²³lambsdown¹⁷lobbygows²⁰maccabaws²⁰mackinaws²⁰misthrown¹⁷misthrows¹⁷mollyhawk²⁴mollymawk²³monobrows¹⁶mossgrown¹⁵mousehawk²¹nightfowl¹⁹nightgown¹⁷nighthawk²³oldsquaws²²outthrown¹⁵outthrows¹⁵overblown¹⁷overblows¹⁷overbrown¹⁷overbrows¹⁷overcraws¹⁷overcrowd¹⁸overcrown¹⁷overcrows¹⁷overdrawn¹⁶overdraws¹⁶overflown¹⁸

W is the 9th letter (78)

afterblow¹⁷afterglow¹⁶aftershow¹⁸allhallow¹⁵alpenglow¹⁵backarrow²⁰barleymow¹⁹bedfellow¹⁸bubblebow²⁰chickasaw²³corkscrew²⁰crossflow¹⁷deathblow¹⁸dishallow¹⁶disshadow¹⁷dronkelew¹⁷drunkelew¹⁷eyeshadow¹⁹fiddlebow¹⁹floorshow¹⁸gallycrow¹⁸handyblow²¹heronshaw¹⁸interflow¹⁵intergrew¹³intergrow¹³interknow¹⁶interview¹⁵jackscrew²⁷jackstraw²⁵jimberjaw³⁰kabeljouw²⁵leadscrew¹⁵mackallow²⁰microbrew¹⁸misbestow¹⁶mudminnow¹⁷multiflow¹⁷multiview¹⁷nightglow¹⁷oakenshaw¹⁹oceanview¹⁷oddfellow¹⁷outbellow¹⁴outshadow¹⁶overstrew¹⁵overthrew¹⁸overthrow¹⁸peachblow²¹phillilew¹⁷pinpillow¹⁶possumhaw¹⁹prebestow¹⁶prereview¹⁷preshadow¹⁸roughdraw¹⁷saddlebow¹⁶scarecrow¹⁶scrimshaw¹⁹shellblow¹⁷slideshow¹⁶snarleyow¹⁵sneckdraw¹⁹snickdraw¹⁹spleetnew¹⁴stanislaw¹²supershow¹⁷topminnow¹⁶turnscrew¹⁴ultraslow¹²underbrew¹⁵underdraw¹⁴underdrew¹⁴underflow¹⁶underglow¹⁴undergnaw¹⁴undergrow¹⁴underthaw¹⁶

Words with two Ws (291)

arrowweed¹⁶arrowwood¹⁶arrowworm¹⁷awikiwiki²³awkwarder²⁰awkwardly²³blowdowns¹⁸bowwowing²¹brownweed¹⁸brownwort¹⁷chowchows²⁵chowdowns²¹cowthwort²⁰crawlways²⁰crowdweed¹⁹crownwork²¹crownwort¹⁷dewclawed¹⁹dewflower¹⁹downflows¹⁹downswept¹⁸downswing¹⁷downthrow¹⁹downtowns¹⁶downwards¹⁷downwarps¹⁸downweigh²⁰drawdowns¹⁷drawnwork²⁰enwallows¹⁵gewgawish²⁰glowworms¹⁸hawkshaws²⁵hawkweeds²³howtowdie¹⁹jewelweed²³kawakawas²³kowtowers¹⁹kowtowing²⁰lawnmower¹⁷lowbrowed¹⁸midewiwin¹⁸newlyweds¹⁹newshawks²²newswires¹⁵newswoman¹⁷newswomen¹⁷newwavers¹⁸outwindow¹⁶outwwoven¹⁸ownwayish²¹owrewords¹⁶pewfellow²⁰plowwoman¹⁹powwowing²¹powwowism²²reswallow¹⁵rewarewas¹⁵rowdedows¹⁷rowdydows²⁰sawworker¹⁹screwwise¹⁷screwworm¹⁹shawlwise¹⁸showdowns¹⁹shweshwes²¹skewwhiff²⁸slowdowns¹⁶slowworms¹⁷snowplows¹⁷squawweed²⁵stowaways¹⁸stowdowns¹⁶strawwork¹⁹strawworm¹⁷swallowed¹⁶swallower¹⁵swampweed²⁰swampwood²⁰swansdown¹⁶swashwork²²swatchway²³swearword¹⁶sweatweed¹⁶sweetweed¹⁶sweetwood¹⁶sweetwort¹⁵sweptwing¹⁸swillbowl¹⁷swimwears¹⁷swordweed¹⁷throwaway²¹throwdown¹⁹throwwort¹⁸thwartsaw¹⁸towerwise¹⁵towerwork¹⁹towerwort¹⁵townwards¹⁶townwears¹⁵twifallow¹⁸twigwithy²²unawkward²⁰unwayward¹⁹unwidowed¹⁷upswallow¹⁷waddywood²¹waferwork²²waggonway²⁰wagonwork²⁰walkaways²²wallowers¹⁵wallowing¹⁶wallowish¹⁸wallworts¹⁵wantaways¹⁸wanworths¹⁸wapenshaw²⁰wapinshaw²⁰wapperjaw²⁶wardwoman¹⁸wardwomen¹⁸warpowers¹⁷wartweeds¹⁶wartworts¹⁵warwolves¹⁸warworker¹⁹wasandawi¹⁶washaways²¹washbowls²⁰washdowns¹⁹washwipes²⁰washwoman²⁰washwomen²⁰wasteways¹⁸wasteweir¹⁵wasteword¹⁶waswahili¹⁸watchwise²⁰watchword²¹watchwork²⁴waterfowl¹⁸waterwall¹⁵waterward¹⁶waterways¹⁸waterweed¹⁶waterwise¹⁵waterwood¹⁶waterwork¹⁹waterworm¹⁷

…and 141 more in the full list.

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Where does W sit?

Position of W in nine-letter words

Words are counted by their first W, so each word appears once. Words with two Ws are listed separately below.

Slot 11341 · 27%wabbliest, wackiness, wadcutter

Slot 2321 · 6%awaitlala, awakeable, awakeners

Slot 3581 · 12%adwarding, afwillite, bawdiness

Slot 4589 · 12%airwayman, airworthy, alewashed

Slot 5743 · 15%advowsons, agalwoods, agarwoods

Slot 61000 · 20%accrewing, acknowing, adderwort

Slot 7182 · 4%archsewer, automower, backdowns

Slot 8159 · 3%airscrews, aquashows, archcrown

Slot 978 · 2%afterblow, afterglow, aftershow

Everyday words

Common 9 letter words with W

The full list includes rare words. These 54 are the ones you are most likely to meet in puzzles, writing and classrooms.

followingdownloadsknowledgewednesdayworldwideotherwisewholesalewisconsininterviewframeworkwonderfulnewspaperwebmasterawarenessnorthwestwallpaperhollywoodownershipjewelleryworkshopsworkplaceelsewheremilwaukeewarehousesharewaresouthwestsomewhereshowtimesbandwidthworkforcehalloweenslideshowwrestlingunderwearswitchingbrunswicknewcastlenorwegianwonderingmicrowavemeanwhilestatewidewitnessesbreakdownansweringreviewingrenewablepasswordsallowancewatershedworcestersnowboardcrosswordswaziland

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Which letters keep company with W?

Among the 4994 words in our list, these are the eight letters that appear most often alongside W. They make good second guesses once W is confirmed.

E3393

S2894

R2792

O2686

A2543

I2419

N2196

T1880

Vowel pairs

The most common adjacent vowel pairs in these words are OO (354), EE (337), EA (317), IE (238), OU (194).

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Sorted by ending

9 letter W words by last letter and last two letters

Ends	Words	Examples
-S	1546	advowsons, agalwoods, agarwoods, agueweeds, airpowers, airscrews, aisleways
-D	652	aforeward, afterward, afterword, againward, agalawood, agilawood, alewashed
-E	552	afterwale, afterwise, afwillite, agateware, alikewise, allowable, allowance
-G	385	accrewing, acknowing, adwarding, anglewing, answering, asswaging, awakening
-T	365	adderwort, afterwort, arkwright, arrowiest, arrowroot, asterwort, awardment
-R	312	anywither, archsewer, automower, awkwarder, backwater, batfowler, bathwater
-N	283	airwayman, almswoman, almswomen, antiwoman, arawakian, archcrown, baldcrown
-Y	227	airworthy, allowably, allowedly, allworthy, awesomely, awkwardly, bagataway

Ends	Words	Examples
-ED	379	alewashed, arrowweed, baconweed, bagwigged, bandsawed, basilweed
-NG	372	accrewing, acknowing, adwarding, anglewing, answering, asswaging
-ER	287	anywither, archsewer, automower, awkwarder, backwater, batfowler
-ES	237	anywheres, bagwashes, bakewares, barbwires, beeswaxes, bewearies
-DS	191	agalwoods, agarwoods, agueweeds, backwards, backwinds, backwoods
-RS	151	airpowers, answerers, awakeners, beflowers, bellowers, bepowders

Fixed start and end? Use the combine word generator or letter words ending with. Words that end in W itself: afterblow, afterglow, aftershow, allhallow, alpenglow, backarrow, barleymow, bedfellow, bubblebow, chickasaw

Letter patterns

W words with striking patterns

W at both ends

wapenshawwapinshawwapperjawwayfellowwhillilewwhiteblowwindthrowwoodscrewworldviewworriecow

These words open and close with W.

Two Ws (291)

arrowweedarrowwoodarrowwormawikiwikiawkwarderawkwardlyblowdownsbowwowingbrownweedbrownwortchowchowschowdownscowthwortcrawlwayscrowdweedcrownwork

WA and WH openers

363 words start with WA and 272 start with WH in this list.

wabbliestwackinesswadcutterwaddliestwaddywoodwadmakingwadsettedwadsetterwaenesseswaferiestwaferlikewaferworkwaffliestwafflingswagangingwagenboom

W with Z, X, J or Q (16)

aquashowsbeeswaxedbeeswaxesbejeweledberkowitzbijwonersblowziestboxwallahbreezewaybuzzwordscoxswainscrackjawscrazyweedczarowitzdarwinizedownsized

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High scorers

Highest-scoring 9 letter words with W

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends
showbizzy	38	37
whizzbang	36	38
whizzings	34	35
buzzwords	33	35
fizzwater	33	33
whizziest	33	32
czarowitz	32	33
zugzwangs	32	36
quickwork	31	33
swizzling	31	34
twizzened	31	32
twizzling	31	34

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Words with meanings

15 nine-letter W words, defined

awarenessnounThe state or level of consciousness where sense data can be confirmed by an observer. “I gradually passed from sleep to full awareness.”

elsewhereadverbSynonym of somewhere else: in, at, or to some other place.

followingverbTo go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction. “Follow that car!”

interviewnounAn official face-to-face meeting of monarchs or other important figures.

jewellerynounCollectively, personal ornamentation such as rings, necklaces, brooches and bracelets, made of precious metals and sometimes set with gemstones. “She had more jewellery ornamented about her than any three ladies needed.”

knowledgenounThe fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc. “His knowledge of Iceland was limited to what he'd seen on the Travel Channel.”

newspapernounA publication, usually published daily or weekly and usually printed on cheap, low-quality paper, containing news and other articles.

northwestnounThe compass point halfway between north and west, bearing 315°, abbreviated as NW.

ownershipnounThe state of having complete legal control of something; possession; proprietorship.

wallpapernounDecorative paper-like material used to cover the inner walls of buildings.

webmasternounA person responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining a website or websites.

wholesalenounThe sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants.

wonderfuladjectiveTending to excite wonder; surprising, extraordinary.

workshopsnounA room, especially one which is not particularly large, used for manufacturing or other light industrial work.

worldwideadjectiveSpanning the world; global. “A large meteorite impact would cause worldwide extinction of life.”

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Questions about 9 letter words with W

How many nine-letter words contain W?

The general English word list used on this page has 4994 nine-letter words with W. Counts differ between dictionaries, and Scrabble-style lists are larger, so confirm in your game’s dictionary.

Where does W usually sit in a nine-letter word?

In this list W is the first letter of 1341, the sixth letter of 1000, the fifth letter of 743, the fourth letter of 589, the third letter of 581, the second letter of 321, the seventh letter of 182, the eighth letter of 159, the ninth letter of 78.

What are common nine-letter words with W?

Everyday examples include following, downloads, knowledge, wednesday, worldwide, otherwise, wholesale, wisconsin, interview, framework. They are useful Wordle guesses because they use common letters.

Which nine-letter W words score the most in Scrabble?

At face value the top scores are showbizzy at 38 and whizzbang at 36, before any bonus squares. Words With Friends uses different tile values, so totals can differ.

Are there nine-letter words that end in W?

Yes: afterblow, afterglow, aftershow, allhallow, alpenglow, backarrow, barleymow, bedfellow.

Which nine-letter words have a silent W?

Silent-W words are rare at this length; most nine words sound the W out.

How do I find nine-letter words with W in a certain position?

Use the position selector above, or type a pattern with blanks such as _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ W in the word generator by pattern.

What is the difference between words starting with W and words containing W?

Words starting with W must begin with it. Words containing W can have it in any slot, so the list is much longer. For the start-only list use words that start with.