5-Letter Words With OW
- 222 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words With OW
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words With OW 222 words
How often does OW appear in five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 222 five-letter words containing OW. They average 10.4 points, the best is TOWZY (20 points) and 29.3% end in S.
- Total words
- 222
- Average Scrabble score
- 10.4
- out of 20 max
- Everyday words
- 32%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 29.3% of words
Most common last letters
- s 29.3%
- w 12.2%
- e 11.7%
Top vowel pairs
- ie2.7%
- eo0.9%
- ao0.5%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring five-letter word containing OW
t 1o 1w 4z 10y 4
T 1 + O 1 + W 4 + Z 10 + Y 4 = 20 points
- Double word
- 40 pts
- Triple word
- 60 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
towzy
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many five-letter words containing OW are there?
There are 222 five-letter words containing OW in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring five-letter word containing OW?
TOWZY is worth 20 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are JOWLY (18), OXBOW (17), CHOWK (17).
What are some common five-letter words containing OW?
Everyday examples include BROWN, KNOWN, GROWN, THROW, BELOW, ALLOW, LOWER, FLOWN. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
Which rare five-letter words containing OW score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include TOWZY (20), CHOWK (17), HOWFF (17), TOWZE (17). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.