Scrabble Words with W but no E

There are 4,297 valid Scrabble words that contain the letter W but not a single E, ranging up to 15 letters. They're grouped by length below, longest first. Every word is valid in the NWL (NASPA Word List), the official North American Scrabble tournament dictionary.

15-letter words

3 words

notwithstanding23
despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)
straightforward26
free from ambiguity
whatchamacallit30
something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known

14-letter words

12 words

backwardations26
crowdsourcings23
narrowcastings20
playwrightings27
scriptwritings22
snowboardcross22
sportswritings20
swashbucklings29
swordsmanships25
warrantability22
whatchacallits27
worldbuildings22

13-letter words

40 words

aircraftwoman23
backwardation25
birdwatchings25
brainwashings22
carryforwards25
companionways25
coxswainships30
crowdfundings24
crowdsourcing22
flowchartings25
glassblowings20
hornswoggling22
narrowcasting19
outdoorswoman19
a woman who spends time outdoors (e.g., hunting and fishing)
playwrighting26
scriptwriting21
shadowboxings30
snowboardings20
snowmobilings21
snowmobilists20
snowploughing23
sportswriting19
straightaways23
swashbuckling28
flamboyantly reckless and boastful behavior
switchbacking30
swordsmanship24
skill in fencing
thoroughworts23
trustworthily22
unknowability25
untrustworthy22
not worthy of trust or belief
unwarrantably21
in an unwarrantable manner or to an unwarranted degree
unworkability25
wainscottings19
walkingsticks27
whataboutisms23
whatchacallit26
whippoorwills26
whipstitching27
a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally
woodsmanships24
worldbuilding21

12-letter words

80 words

athwartships23
backwoodsman26
a man who lives on the frontier
birdwatching24
blowtorching23
bowstringing19
brainwashing21
forcible indoctrination into a new set of attitudes and beliefs
browsability22
bullwhipping25
bushwhacking30
lying in ambush
carryforward24
chuckawallas26
cochairwoman24
companionway24
a stairway or ladder that leads from one deck to another on a ship
copywritings23
councilwoman21
a woman who is a council member
countrywoman22
a woman from your own country
coxswainship29
crowdfunding23
dishwashings23
downshifting23
flowcharting24
ghostwriting20
giftwrapping24
glassblowing19
handwashings23
handwritings20
highbrowisms26
ironworkings20
kwashiorkors26
laundrywoman21
a working woman who takes in washing
marshmallows22
marshmallowy25
mulligatawny21
a soup of eastern India that is flavored with curry; prepared with a meat or chicken base
patchworking27
pawnbrokings24
playwritings21
postworkshop26
scrimshawing23
shadowboxing29
sparring with an imaginary opponent (for exercise or training)
shadowgraphs25
shadowgraphy28
shittimwoods21
showboatings21
showmanships25
showstopping23
snowboarding19
the act of sliding down a snow-covered slope while standing on a snowboard
snowmobiling20
snowmobilist19
songwritings17
straightaway22
a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse
swallowtails18
switchboards23
thoroughwort22
perennial herb of southeastern United States having white-rayed flower heads; formerly used as in folk medicine
unroadworthy22
wainscotings18
wainscotting18
a wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively)
walkingstick26
any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike bodies
watchdogging24
watchmakings27
watchsprings23

+ 20 more 12-letter words

11-letter words

180 words

allowancing17
anchorwoman21
antiwhaling18
athwartship22
backwashing26
backwinding24
baggataways21
bowhuntings20
brazilwoods26
brightworks24
broadswords18
brownshirts19
buttonwoods17
caddisworms20
cartwrights20
cattywampus23
chainsawing20
chinwagging22
chuckawalla25
chuckwagons26
chuckwallas25
churchwoman26
codswallops19
contraflows19
copywriting22
cottonwoods17
coxswaining24
craftswoman21
crashworthy25
crawfishing23
crossbowman20
crowbarring19
disallowing16
discrowning18
dishwashing22
the act of washing dishes
downgrading18
downlinking20
downloading17
downplaying21
downrightly22
downscaling18
downsizings25
drawstrings16
drywallings19
duckwalking26
gallowglass16
groundwoods17
groundworks20
guildswoman18
handbarrows20
handwashing22
handwriting19
something written by hand
handwrought22
hardworking23
characterized by hard work and perseverance
harrowingly21
highbrowism25
hoodwinking23
ironworking19
jaywalkings29
knackwursts24

+ 120 more 11-letter words

10-letter words

390 words

antigrowth17
arrowroots13
arrowwoods17
arrowworms18
backswings22
backswords22
backwardly25
backwoodsy25
baggataway20
bailiwicks21
bandsawing17
bandwagons17
bandwidths20
barrasways18
batfowling19
birchwoods21
birthworts18
blackwoods22
blindworms18
bloodworms18
bloodworts16
boardwalks20
boatswains15
bondswoman18
a female bound to serve without wages
borrowings16
bowhunting19
bowstrings16
bratwursts15
brazilwood25
heavy wood of various brazilwood trees; used for violin bows and as dyewoods
briarwoods16
brickworks25
brightwork23
bringdowns17
broadsword17
a sword with a broad blade and (usually) two cutting edges; used to cut rather than stab
browallias15
brownshirt18
a member of the Nazi SA which wore brown uniforms
brushwoods19
brushworks22
builddowns17
bulwarking20
bushwhacks27
buttonwood16
very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to Mexico
caddisworm19
larva of the caddis fly; constructs a case of silk covered with sand or plant debris
cartwright19
English clergyman who invented the power loom (1743-1823)
catawampus19
catchwords21
chairwoman20
the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
chawbacons22
chowhounds22
chuckwagon25
chuckwalla24
a herbivorous lizard that lives among rocks in the arid parts of southwestern United States and Mexico
clampdowns20
clanswoman17
a member of a clan
classworks19
climbdowns20
clockworks25
clownishly21
coachworks24
coastwards16
cockswains21

+ 330 more 10-letter words

9-letter words

767 words

advowsons16
agalwoods14
agarwoods14
airworthy18
(of aircraft) fit to fly
allowably17
in a permissible manner
antiwoman14
armyworms19
arrowroot12
a nutritive starch obtained from the root of the arrowroot plant
arrowwood16
arrowworm17
any worm of the Chaetognatha; transparent marine worm with horizontal lateral and caudal fins and a row of movable curved spines at each side of the mouth
asswaging14
awkwardly23
in an awkward manner
backdowns21
backflows23
backswing21
backsword21
a stick used instead of a sword for fencing
backwards21
at or to or toward the back or rear
backwinds21
backwoods21
a remote and undeveloped area
backwraps22
bailiwick20
a branch of knowledge
ballhawks21
bandwagon16
a large ornate wagon for carrying a musical band
bandwidth19
a data transmission rate; the maximum amount of information (bits/second) that can be transmitted along a channel
barnwoods15
barrasway17
basswoods15
billowing15
characterized by great swelling waves or surges
birchwood20
birdwatch20
watch and study birds in their natural habitat
birthwort17
creeping plant having curving flowers thought to resemble fetuses; native to Europe; naturalized Great Britain and eastern North America
blackwood21
any of several hardwood trees yielding very dark-colored wood
blindworm17
any of the small slender limbless burrowing wormlike amphibians of the order Gymnophiona; inhabit moist soil in tropical regions
bloodworm17
a segmented marine worm with bright red body; often used for bait
bloodwort15
any of various plants of the family Haemodoraceae; roots contain a deep red coloring matter
blowbacks22
blowballs16
blowdarts15
blowdowns18
blowhards18
blowlamps18
blowtorch19
a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame
boardwalk19
a walkway made of wooden boards; usually at seaside
boatswain14
a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
bodyworks22
bollworms16
bondwoman17
a female bound to serve without wages
bookworks22
bookworms20
boomtowns16
borrowing15
obtaining funds from a lender
bowsprits16
bowstring15
the string of an archer's bow
bowstrung15
bowwowing21
brainwash17
persuade completely, often through coercion
bratwurst14
a small pork sausage
briarwood15
wood from the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea; used to make tobacco pipes
brickwork24
masonry done with bricks and mortar
bringdown16

+ 707 more 9-letter words

8-letter words

935 words

aardwolf15
striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on insects
advowson15
the right in English law of presenting a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice
agalwood13
agarwood13
airflows14
airglows12
airshows14
airwoman13
a woman aviator
allowing12
arawanas11
archways19
armyworm18
larva of fungus gnat that feed on cereals and other grains; they march in large companies in regular order when the food is exhausted
arowanas11
arrowing12
artworks15
avowably19
awaiting12
awarding13
a grant made by a law court
awlworts14
backdown20
a retraction of a previously held position
backflow22
a flow that returns toward its source
backsaws19
backward20
(used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature
backwash22
the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
backwind20
backwood20
backwrap21
bagworms16
baklawas17
ballhawk20
bandsawn14
bandsaws14
barnwood14
basswood14
any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber
batfowls16
bawcocks21
bawdrics16
baywoods17
blowback21
misinformation resulting from the recirculation into the source country of disinformation previously planted abroad by that country's intelligence service
blowball15
any of several herbs of the genus Taraxacum having long tap roots and deeply notched leaves and bright yellow flowers followed by fluffy seed balls
blowdart14
blowdown17
blowfish19
any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to spiny puffers
blowguns14
blowhard17
a very boastful and talkative person
blowlamp17
a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame
blowoffs19
blowouts13
blowsily16
blowzily25
bodywash20
bodywork21
the exterior body of a motor vehicle
bogwoods15
bollworm15
any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls
bookwork21
bookworm19
a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
boomtown15
bowfront16
having an outward curving front
bowhunts16
bowingly17

+ 875 more 8-letter words

7-letter words

717 words

abwatts12
adwoman13
airflow13
the flow of air
airglow11
airshow13
airward11
airways13
ajowans17
antiwar10
anyways16
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
arawana10
archway18
a passageway under a curved masonry construction
arowana10
artwork14
photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication
asprawl12
athwart13
at an oblique angle
avowals13
avowing14
awaking15
awfully16
in a terrible manner
awkward18
causing inconvenience
awlwort13
small aquatic plant having tufted awl-shaped leaves in a basal rosette and minute white flowers; circumboreal
awnings11
backsaw18
a handsaw that is stiffened by metal reinforcement along the upper edge
bagwigs14
bagworm15
baklawa16
bandsaw13
an endless saw consisting of a toothed metal band that is driven around two wheels
barlows12
barrows12
bashaws15
batfowl15
catch birds by temporarily blinding them
batwing13
one of a pair of swinging doors (as at the entrance to a western saloon)
bawcock20
bawdily16
in a bawdy manner
bawdric15
bawling13
loud cries made while weeping
bawsunt12
baywood16
bigwigs14
billows12
billowy15
characterized by great swelling waves or surges
blawing13
blowbys17
blowfly18
large usually hairy metallic blue or green fly; lays eggs in carrion or dung or wounds
blowgun13
a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing
blowing13
processing that involves blowing a gas
blowoff18
blowout12
a gay festivity
blowups14
bogwood14
borrows12
bowfins15
bowhunt15
bowings13
bowknot16
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
bowlful15
the quantity contained in a bowl
bowling13
(cricket) the act of delivering a cricket ball to the batsman
bowpots14
bowsaws15

+ 657 more 7-letter words

6-letter words

474 words

abwatt11
a power unit equal to the power dissipated when 1 abampere flows across a potential difference of 1 abvolt (one ten-thousandth of a milliwatt)
airway12
a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers
ajowan16
allows9
always12
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
anyhow15
in any way whatsoever
anyway15
in any way whatsoever
arrows9
arrowy12
aswarm11
aswirl9
aswoon9
atwain9
avowal12
a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something
awaits9
awards10
awhirl12
awmous11
awning10
a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun
bagwig13
barlow11
barrow11
(archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs
bashaw14
bawdry15
lewd or obscene talk or writing
bigwig13
the most important person in a group or undertaking
billow11
a large sea wave
blowby16
blowsy14
characteristic of or befitting a slut or slattern; used especially of women
blowup13
a photographic print that has been enlarged
blowzy23
characteristic of or befitting a slut or slattern; used especially of women
borrow11
get temporarily
bowfin14
primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America
bowing12
bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
bowman13
a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
bowpot13
bowsaw14
bowwow17
brawls11
brawly14
brawns11
brawny14
(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
browns11
browny14
burrow11
a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
bushwa14
bwanas11
bylaws14
byways17
byword15
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
bywork18
cahows14
callow11
young and inexperienced
cashaw14
cawing12
clowns11
cogway15
coward12
English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973)
cowboy16
a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
cowing12
cowman13
a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback

+ 414 more 6-letter words

5-letter words

387 words

adown9
aglow9
softly bright or radiant
allow8
afford possibility
alway11
arrow8
a mark to indicate a direction or relation
aswim10
avows11
await8
look forward to the probable occurrence of
award9
a grant made by a law court
awash11
covered with water
awful11
causing fear or dread or terror
awing9
inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; ; ; ; - Melville
awols8
bawds11
bawdy14
lewd or obscene talk or writing
bawks14
bawls10
bawns10
bawty13
blawn10
blaws10
blown10
being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
blows10
blowy13
abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes
bowls10
a bowling game played on a level lawn with biased wooden balls that are rolled at a jack
brawl10
a noisy fight in a crowd
brawn10
possessing muscular strength
braws10
brown10
Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858)
brows10
bwana10
bylaw13
a rule adopted by an organization in order to regulate its own affairs and the behavior of its members
byway16
a side road little traveled (as in the countryside)
cahow13
chaws13
chows13
claws10
clown10
a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
cowls10
cowry13
any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells
crawl10
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
craws10
crowd11
a large number of things or people considered together
crown10
(dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
crows10
crwth13
dawks13
dawns9
dawts9
dhows12
diwan9
a Muslim council chamber or law court
dowdy13
British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970)
downs9
downy12
covered with fine soft hairs or down
dowry12
money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
drawl9
a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels
drawn9
having the curtains or draperies closed or pulled shut
draws9
drown9
be covered with or submerged in a liquid
dwarf12
a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure

+ 327 more 5-letter words

4-letter words

243 words

alow7
avow10
admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about
away10
(of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter
awls7
awns7
awny10
having awns i.e. bristlelike or hairlike appendages on the flowering parts of some cereals and grasses
awol7
one who is away or absent without leave
awry10
not functioning properly
bawd10
a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
bawk13
bawl9
cry loudly
bawn9
blaw9
blow9
a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
bowl9
a concave shape with an open top
bows9
braw9
brightly colored and showy
brow9
the arch of hair above each eye
caws9
chaw12
a wad of something chewable as tobacco
chow12
breed of medium-sized dogs with a thick coat and fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; believed to have originated in northern China
claw9
a bird's foot
cowl9
a loose hood or hooded robe (as worn by a monk)
cows9
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; ; ; - Bible
cowy12
craw9
a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food
crow9
a Siouan language spoken by the Crow
cwms11
dawk12
dawn8
an opening time period
daws8
dawt8
dhow11
a lateen-rigged sailing vessel used by Arabs
down8
(American football) a complete play to advance the football
dows8
draw8
(American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage
fawn10
a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color
flaw10
an imperfection in a plan or theory or legal document that causes it to fail or that reduces its effectiveness
flow10
any uninterrupted stream or discharge
fowl10
a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
frow10
gawk12
an awkward stupid person
gawp10
look with amazement; look stupidly
glow8
a feeling of considerable warmth
gnaw8
become ground down or deteriorate
gowd9
gowk12
gown8
a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
grow8
become attached by or as if by the process of growth
hawk14
a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar
haws10
howf13
howk14
howl10
a long loud emotional utterance
hows10
hwan10
hwyl13
iwis7
jaws14
jowl14
a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging)

+ 183 more 4-letter words

3-letter words

66 words

awa6
awl6
a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes
awn6
slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses
bow8
a decorative interlacing of ribbons
caw8
the sound made by corvine birds
cow8
a large unpleasant woman
cwm10
a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain a lake
daw7
common black-and-grey Eurasian bird noted for thievery
dow7
haw9
a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
how9
jaw13
holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object
jow13
law6
a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature
low6
British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963)
maw8
informal terms for the mouth
mow8
a loft in a barn where hay is stored
naw6
now6
the momentary present
owl6
nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
own6
have ownership or possession of
owt6
paw8
a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
pow8
a person who surrenders to (or is taken by) the enemy in time of war
pwn8
raw6
informal terms for nakedness
row6
(construction) a layer of masonry
saw6
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
sow6
an adult female hog
taw6
a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles
tow6
the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope
twa6
two6
one of the four playing cards in a deck that have two spots
vaw9
vow9
a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner
wab8
wad7
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
wag7
a witty amusing person who makes jokes
wan6
a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network
wap8
war6
a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious
was6
wat6
waw9
the 6th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
wax13
any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water
way9
a course of conduct
wha9
who9
a United Nations agency to coordinate international health activities and to help governments improve health services
why12
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'
wig7
British slang for a scolding
win6
a victory (as in a race or other competition)
wis6
wit6
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
wiz15
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
wok10
pan with a convex bottom; used for frying in Chinese cooking
won6
the basic unit of money in North Korea
woo6
make amorous advances towards
wos6
wot6
wow9
a joke that seems extremely funny