There are 184 words that start with AW in our word list of 382,657 words, and every one of them is on this page — grouped by length so you can scan fast, with a live filter when you need something narrower. The biggest group is the 6-letter words (42 of them); the spread is 1 of them 2 letters long, 7 of them 3 letters long, 15 of them 4 letters long, 35 of them 5 letters long, and more up to 11 letters. The longest entries are awakeningly, awelessness and awellimiden. Word-game players keep lists like this open for a reason: Scrabble and Words With Friends reward the obscure corners of the dictionary, crossword solvers live on pattern matching, and Wordle players work by elimination.
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2-letter words (1)
aw
3-letter words (7)
awa awd awe awk awl awm awn
4-letter words (15)
awag awan awat away awdl awed awee awes awfu awin awls awns awny awol awry
5-letter words (35)
awabi awacs awaft await awake awald awalt awane award aware awarn awash awato awave aways awber awdls aweek aweel awest aweto awful awhet awhir awide awing awink awiwi awkly awmry awned awner awoke awols awork
6-letter words (42)
awadhi awaits awaked awaken awakes awalim awanyu awards awarer awarns awaste awatch awater awayes aweary awedly aweigh aweing awetos awhape awhato awheel awheft awheto awhile awhirl awless awmous awmrie awners awnier awning awoken aworry aworth awrack awreak awreck awrist awrong awshar awsome
7-letter words (30)
awaited awaiter awakens awaking awapuhi awarded awardee awarder awarest awarned awayday aweband aweless awesome awfully awhaped awhapes awheels awiggle awingly awkward awlbird awlwort awmbrie awmries awniest awnings awnless awnlike awonder
8-letter words (25)
awabakal awaiters awaiting awakable awakened awakener awakings awanting awardees awarders awarding awaredom awarning awarrant awaruite awaydays awayness awearied aweather awedness awfuller awhaping awlbirds awlworts awninged
9-letter words (16)
awaitlala awakeable awakeners awakening awardable awardment awareness awesomely awestrike awestruck awfullest awfulness awikiwiki awkwarder awkwardly awunctive
10-letter words (7)
awakenable awakenings awakenment awaynesses awkwardest awkwardish awlessness
11-letter words (6)
awakeningly awelessness awellimiden awesomeness awestricken awkwardness
Frequently asked questions
How many words that start with AW are there?
Our word list contains 184 words that start with AW, out of 382,657 entries in total. They run from 2 to 11 letters, and the 6-letter group is the largest with 42 words.
What are the longest words that start with AW?
The longest are awakeningly (11 letters), awelessness (11 letters) and awellimiden (11 letters).
Which words that start with AW score highest in Scrabble?
By raw letter values, the top scorers on this page are awkwardish (24 points), awikiwiki (23 points) and awkwardly (23 points) — before any letter or word multipliers. One honest caveat: this list is a broad English word list, so a few rare or technical entries appear that official game dictionaries (and Wordle’s answer list) do not accept. Always check a play against the dictionary your game uses.
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