3-Letter Words Ending in W
Our word finder knows 39 three-letter words that end in W. Common picks such as NEW, NOW, HOW lead the list, which makes it faster to spot the word your puzzle is hiding.
Words are ordered by usage frequency in a trillion-word English corpus, which is the closest thing to "most likely answer first" that a word list can offer.
39 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- new 6
- now 6
- how 9
- law 6
- low 6
- few 9
- saw 6
- row 6
- raw 6
- wow 9
- bow 8
- cow 8
- dow 7
- dew 7
- tow 6
- jew 13
- jaw 13
- pow 8
- paw 8
- sew 6
- sow 6
- vow 9
- pew 8
- haw 9
- mew 8
- daw 7
- yew 9
- mow 8
- tew 6
- maw 8
- yaw 9
- naw 6
- hew 9
- caw 8
- yow 9
- taw 6
- waw 9
- vaw 9
- jow 13
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many three-letter words are there that end in W?
There are 39 three-letter words that end in W in the tournament word lists. The most common are NEW, NOW, HOW.
What are common three-letter words that end in W?
NEW, NOW, HOW, LAW, LOW are the most frequently used. The full list of 39 words on this page is sorted by everyday frequency, so the common ones come first.
Why are the words in this order?
Words are ranked by how often they appear in a trillion-word corpus of written English, most common first. That surfaces likely puzzle answers instead of hiding them mid-alphabet. Use the sort control to switch to alphabetical or points order.