How many words end in OW?

This page lists 208 words ending in OW, each with its Scrabble score.

Why are -OW words useful?

Words ending in OW are great for hooking onto existing tiles and pluralising or extending words already on the board.

Words Ending With OW

All 208 words in our dictionary that end in OW, sorted by Scrabble score. Perfect for hooks and crossword clues.

208 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first

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Hooking with -OW words

Endings like -OW let you tack a word onto a tile already on the board, often turning a small play into a big one. Look for the high-value entries above to maximise points.

This list by the numbers

Inside this list: 208 words spanning 3–12 letters. The biggest cluster sits at 6 letters (53 words), 19 entries are Wordle-sized at five letters, and 33 run to seven — bingo length if you can empty the rack. For points, the ceiling is CHOWCHOW, worth 24.

The five biggest scorers on the page: CHOWCHOW (24), SCHOOLFELLOW (23), YOKEFELLOW (23), BACKFLOW (22), CHECKROW (22). At 12 letters, SCHOOLFELLOW is the longest word on the list; a typical entry scores around 13. Letter-wise, O is the workhorse — it appears in 208 of these words, ahead of W (208) and R (88).

Three easy picks from this list

Playing ERENOW across a double-word square turns its base 9 points into 18 — solid value for 6 tiles.
When the rack looks hopeless, NARROW (6 letters, 9 points) is the kind of quiet play that keeps a game moving.
OUTROW is easy to keep in memory: 6 letters, 9 points, and no awkward tiles to hunt for.

Once those stick, file away the next tier too: SALLOW (9), SORROW (9), TALLOW (9), ALLOW (8), ARROW (8).

Why -OW endings win turns

When the board tightens up late in a Scrabble game, -OW words keep you scoring: they attach to existing letters instead of needing seven clean tiles. Crossword solvers use the same trick in reverse — if the grid gives you the last letters, this list is the candidate pool. Check the length filter in the Word Finder to match your open squares exactly.

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