Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: SEROW, RESOW, STROW, RESAW, SHREW and STREW. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 29 of the 40 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- OXBOW17 points
- SQUAW17 points
- BYLAW13 points
- CAHOW13 points
- PSHAW13 points
Patterns in this list
The most common second-to-last letter is O (19 words), followed by E (11).
5 letter words ending with…
- 5 letter words ending with a355 words
- 5 letter words ending with b35 words
- 5 letter words ending with c97 words
- 5 letter words ending with d580 words
- 5 letter words ending with e929 words
- 5 letter words ending with f53 words
- 5 letter words ending with g88 words
- 5 letter words ending with h254 words
- 5 letter words ending with i142 words
- j0
- 5 letter words ending with k181 words
- 5 letter words ending with l344 words
- 5 letter words ending with m125 words
- 5 letter words ending with n363 words
- 5 letter words ending with o221 words
- 5 letter words ending with p120 words
- q2
- 5 letter words ending with r520 words
- 5 letter words ending with s2,672 words
- 5 letter words ending with t479 words
- 5 letter words ending with u25 words
- v2
- w40
- 5 letter words ending with x47 words
- 5 letter words ending with y894 words
- 5 letter words ending with z18 words
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Questions
How many 5 letter words end with W?
There are 40 5 letter words that end with W in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that end with W?
OXBOW, worth 17 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
What is a good Wordle guess that ends with W?
SEROW, RESOW and STROW use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.

