What is the highest-scoring 4-letter word ending with W?

WHEW scores 13 points, the highest of the 72 valid 4-letter words ending with W in the SOWPODS dictionary.

How many 4-letter words ending with W are there in Scrabble?

There are 72 valid 4-letter words ending with W in the SOWPODS (international) dictionary.

How many points is the letter W worth in Scrabble?

W is worth 4 points on a standard Scrabble tile.

4 Letter Words Ending with W

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July 30, 2026 7 min read Word Finder

There are 72 valid 4-letter words ending with W in the SOWPODS dictionary. W is a mid-to-high value tile worth 4 points, and the highest-scoring option here is WHEW at 13 points. That's below average for 4-letter words ending with a letter — most letters in this slot manage around 236.

Why W at the End Matters

💡 Tile Value

W's 4 points are a reasonable chunk of a 4-letter word's total score without being so rare that plays are hard to find.

Because W lands last, 4-letter words ending with W are naturally suited to hooking: adding W onto a shorter word already on the board to build a new one on your turn.

Notable Words

Highest scorer: WHEW is worth 13 points — W's 4 points plus the rest of the tiles in the word. It's the play to look for if you're building toward a big turn.

Worth memorising first: THAW (10 points) is one of the lower scorers here, which usually means it's a more familiar word — a safer one to keep in your working vocabulary than the obscure high scorers.

How many options: 72 valid 4-letter words ending with W exist in SOWPODS — fewer than the ~236 typical for this slot, so it's realistic to learn most of the useful ones.

Try This on the Board

🧩 Worked Example

WHEW works as a hook too: if WHE is already on the board, adding the final W to reach WHEW lets you play across an existing word rather than starting fresh.