What is the highest-scoring 5-letter word ending with W?

OXBOW scores 17 points, the highest of the 62 valid 5-letter words ending with W in the SOWPODS dictionary.

How many 5-letter words ending with W are there in Scrabble?

There are 62 valid 5-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.

5 Letter Words Ending with W

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July 30, 2026 7 min read Word Finder

5-letter words ending with W: 62 valid plays. W is a mid-to-high value tile worth 4 points. The top scorer is OXBOW (17 points). For context, the typical letter in this position gives you around 542 words, so W comes in below that.

Why W at the End Matters

💡 Tile Value

W's 4 points are a reasonable chunk of a 5-letter word's total score without being so rare that plays are hard to find.

Because W lands last, 5-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: OXBOW is worth 17 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: BEDEW (11 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: 62 valid 5-letter words ending with W exist in SOWPODS — fewer than the ~542 typical for this slot, so it's realistic to learn most of the useful ones.

Try This on the Board

🧩 Worked Example

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