Scrabble Words with W but no R

There are 6,317 valid Scrabble words that contain the letter W but not a single R, 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

19 words

acknowledgeable28
capable of being acknowledged
acknowledgement28
a statement acknowledging something or someone
acknowledgments28
disembowelments25
housewifeliness24
multiwavelength27
notwithstanding23
despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)
swellheadedness23
twentysomething27
unknowabilities24
unknowledgeable26
unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge
unwillingnesses19
wappenschawings31
weltanschauungs24
whatchamacallit30
something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
whimsicalnesses25
whistleblowings27
wholesomenesses23
woebegonenesses21

14-letter words

34 words

acknowledgedly29
acknowledgment27
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
clownishnesses22
committeewoman25
a woman who is a member of a committee
committeewomen25
disembowelling23
disembowelment24
the act of removing the bowels or viscera; the act of cutting so as to cause the viscera to protrude
fellowshipping28
flawlessnesses20
halfwittedness24
mulligatawnies20
multimegawatts22
newfangledness22
swainishnesses20
swashbucklings29
sweepingnesses20
unacknowledged26
not openly acknowledged
unlawfulnesses20
unwashednesses21
unwieldinesses18
unwontednesses18
wappenschawing30
wastefulnesses20
watchfulnesses25
weaponizations28
weightlessness21
the property of being comparatively small in weight
weightliftings25
weltanschauung23
a comprehensive view of the world and human life
whatchacallits27
whimsicalities24
whistleblowing26
whitepaintings23
winglessnesses18
womanishnesses22

13-letter words

91 words

acknowledging25
anticlockwise24
in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock
assemblywoman25
a woman assemblyman
assemblywomen25
awesomenesses18
backwoodsiest25
bantamweights24
betweennesses18
betweenwhiles24
businesswoman20
a female businessperson
businesswomen20
commonwealths25
companionways25
coxswainships30
disallowances19
disemboweling22
disembowelled22
disendowments20
eyewitnessing20
fellowshiping25
fellowshipped27
gallowglasses18
gawkishnesses24
glassblowings20
hawkishnesses26
knowingnesses21
knowledgeable24
alert and fully informed
knowledgeably27
lawlessnesses16
mawkishnesses25
middleweights24
minesweepings21
misknowledges24
multimegawatt21
newsmagazines28
pennywhistles24
schoolfellows24
shadowboxings30
shadowinesses20
shallownesses19
snowmobilings21
snowmobilists20
snowploughing23
spacewalkings25
stonewallings17
swashbuckling28
flamboyantly reckless and boastful behavior
swinishnesses19
switchbacking30
tiddledywinks26
unknowability25
unknownnesses20
unputdownable21
unwholesomely24
unwillingness17
the trait of being unwilling
waggishnesses21
wainscottings19
wakefulnesses23
walkingsticks27
washabilities21
waspishnesses21

+ 31 more 13-letter words

12-letter words

140 words

acknowledged24
generally accepted
acknowledges23
backwoodsman26
a man who lives on the frontier
backwoodsmen26
bantamweight23
an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 119 pounds
battlewagons18
betweentimes19
bewitchingly26
in a bewitching manner
bewitchments24
blowsinesses17
bullwhipping25
bushwhacking30
lying in ambush
callownesses17
chuckawallas26
clownishness20
collywobbles24
severe gastroenteritis of unknown etiology; characterized by severe colic and vomiting and diarrhea
commonwealth24
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
companionway24
a stairway or ladder that leads from one deck to another on a ship
councilwoman21
a woman who is a council member
councilwomen21
coxswainship29
deathwatches24
disallowance18
disbowelling19
disemboweled21
disendowment19
dishwashings23
downloadable19
downshifting23
eyewitnessed19
eyewitnesses18
fallownesses18
fellowshiped24
flawlessness18
the state of being without a flaw or defect
glassblowing19
halfwittedly25
handwashings23
heavyweights28
hollownesses18
knowledgable23
lawfulnesses18
lightweights23
meadowsweets21
mellownesses17
middleweight23
a professional boxer who weighs between 155 and 160 pounds
minesweeping20
the activity of detecting and disposing of marine mines
misknowledge23
mulligatawny21
a soup of eastern India that is flavored with curry; prepared with a meat or chicken base
newsmagazine27
newsweeklies22
nonyellowing19
owlishnesses18
paddlewheels22
pennyweights24
pennywhistle23
an inexpensive fipple flute
sallownesses15
schoolfellow23
an acquaintance that you go to school with
semiweeklies21
sewabilities17
shadowboxing29
sparring with an imaginary opponent (for exercise or training)

+ 80 more 12-letter words

11-letter words

295 words

acknowledge22
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
allowancing17
antiwhaling18
askewnesses18
awesomeness16
awfulnesses17
backwashing26
backwinding24
baggataways21
battlewagon17
large and heavily armoured warship
bawdinesses17
bedwettings18
bejewelling24
beshadowing21
betweenness16
bewitchment23
a magical spell
blowinesses16
bowhuntings20
bullwhipped24
bushwhacked29
buttonwoods17
cakewalking25
candlewicks23
candlewoods18
cattywampus23
causewaying20
chainsawing20
chainwheels22
chewinesses19
chinwagging22
chuckawalla25
chuckwagons26
chuckwallas25
cobwebbiest22
codswallops19
commonweals20
cottonweeds17
cottonwoods17
coxswaining24
deadweights20
disallowing16
disavowable20
capable of being disavowed
disboweling18
disbowelled18
disembowels19
disendowing17
dishwashing22
the act of washing dishes
disownments17
dowdinesses16
downinesses15
downlinking20
downloading17
downplaying21
downscaling18
downshifted22
downsizings25
duckwalking26
edelweisses15
embowelling19
fellowships22

+ 235 more 11-letter words

10-letter words

579 words

allowables15
allowanced16
allowances15
aloeswoods14
alpenglows16
awakenings18
awaynesses16
backswings22
backwashed25
backwashes24
backwinded23
backwoodsy25
baggataway20
bailiwicks21
bandsawing17
bandwagons17
bandwidths20
batfowling19
beclowning18
bedfellows19
bedwetting17
beechwoods21
beeswaxing23
bejeweling23
bejewelled23
bellowings16
belowdecks22
beshadowed20
bewitching21
capturing interest as if by a spell
billowiest15
bioweapons17
biweeklies19
blackwoods22
blowfishes21
blowsiness15
boatswains15
bodywashes22
bondswoman18
a female bound to serve without wages
bondswomen18
bowhunting19
buckwheats24
bugleweeds17
builddowns17
bushwhacks27
buttonwood16
very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to Mexico
cakewalked24
callowness15
lacking and evidencing lack of experience of life
candlewick22
loops of soft yarn are cut to give a tufted pattern
candlewood17
any of several resinous trees or shrubs often burned for light
catawampus19
causewayed19
chainsawed19
chainwheel21
chawbacons22
chickweeds25
chinwagged21
chiweenies18
chowhounds22
chuckwagon25
chuckwalla24
a herbivorous lizard that lives among rocks in the arid parts of southwestern United States and Mexico

+ 519 more 10-letter words

9-letter words

1,047 words

advowsons16
agalwoods14
agueweeds14
aisleways15
alleyways18
allowable14
deductible according to the tax laws
allowably17
in a permissible manner
allowance14
a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
allowedly16
aloeswood13
alpenglow15
antiwhite15
antiwoman14
askewness16
asswaging14
awakening17
the act of waking
awesomely17
awfullest15
awfulness15
a quality of extreme unpleasantness
backdowns21
backflows23
backswept22
used of hair
backswing21
backwinds21
backwoods21
a remote and undeveloped area
bailiwick20
a branch of knowledge
ballhawks21
bandsawed16
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
basswoods15
batfowled18
bawdiness15
the trait of behaving in an obscene manner
beatdowns15
beclowned17
bedfellow18
a person with whom you share a bed
beechwood20
wood of any of various beech trees; used for flooring and containers and plywood and tool handles
beefwoods18
beeswaxed22
beeswaxes21
beeswings15
behowling18
bejeweled22
bellowing15
a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
bentwoods15
beshadows18
besnowing15
bestowals14
bestowing15
bewailing15
beweeping17
bewigging17
bewitched20
under a spell
bewitches19
billowing15
characterized by great swelling waves or surges
bindweeds16
biowastes14
bioweapon16
any weapon usable in biological warfare
bitewings15
blackwood21
any of several hardwood trees yielding very dark-colored wood

+ 987 more 9-letter words

8-letter words

1,302 words

advowson15
the right in English law of presenting a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice
agalwood13
agueweed13
gentian of eastern North America having clusters of bristly blue flowers
aisleway14
alewives14
alleyway17
a narrow street with walls on both sides
allowing12
antiweed12
asswaged13
asswages12
avowable16
avowably19
avowedly18
as acknowledged
awaiting12
awakened16
(somewhat formal) having been waked up
awayness14
the state of being elsewhere than in particular place
awninged13
covered with an awning
backdown20
a retraction of a previously held position
backflow22
a flow that returns toward its source
backsaws19
backwash22
the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
backwind20
backwood20
baklawas17
ballhawk20
bandsawn14
bandsaws14
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
bawdiest14
baywoods17
beatdown14
beclowns15
bedewing15
bedgowns15
beefwood17
a tropical hardwood tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber
beeswing14
behowled17
bejewels20
bellowed14
beltways16
bendways17
bendwise14
bentwood14
wood that is steamed until it becomes pliable and then is shaped for use in making furniture
beshadow17
besnowed14
bestowal13
a gift that is bestowed or conferred
bestowed14
bewailed14
bewigged16
bewinged15
bikeways20
billowed14
bindweed15
any of several vines of the genera Convolvulus and Calystegia having a twining habit
biowaste13
bitewing14
a dental X-ray film that can be held in place by the teeth during radiography
biweekly20
a periodical that is published twice a week or every two weeks (either 104 or 26 issues per year)
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

+ 1,242 more 8-letter words

7-letter words

1,124 words

abwatts12
adwoman13
adwomen13
ajowans17
alewife13
flesh of shad-like fish abundant along the Atlantic coast or in coastal streams
allowed11
anyways16
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
anywise13
asswage11
avowals13
avowing14
awaited11
expected hopefully
awakens14
awaking15
aweless10
devoid of any feeling of awe or reverence
awesome12
inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; ; ; ; - Melville
awfully16
in a terrible manner
awnings11
awnless10
lacking or having only very short awns
backsaw18
a handsaw that is stiffened by metal reinforcement along the upper edge
bagwigs14
baklawa16
bandsaw13
an endless saw consisting of a toothed metal band that is driven around two wheels
bashaws15
batfowl15
catch birds by temporarily blinding them
batwing13
one of a pair of swinging doors (as at the entrance to a western saloon)
bawbees14
bawcock20
bawdies13
bawdily16
in a bawdy manner
bawling13
loud cries made while weeping
bawsunt12
bawties12
baywood16
beclown14
bedewed14
wet with dew
bedgown14
beeswax19
a yellow to brown wax secreted by honeybees to build honeycombs
behowls15
bejewel19
adorn or decorate with precious stones
bellows12
a mechanical device that blows a strong current of air; used to make a fire burn more fiercely or to sound a musical instrument
beltway15
a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center
besnows12
bestows12
between12
in between
betwixt19
in the interval
bewails12
beweeps14
bewitch17
attract strongly, as if with a magnet
bigwigs14
bikeway19
billows12
billowy15
characterized by great swelling waves or surges
bitwise12
blawing13
blewits12
edible agaric that is pale lilac when young; has a smooth moist cap
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

+ 1,064 more 7-letter words

6-letter words

750 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)
ajowan16
allows9
always12
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
anyhow15
in any way whatsoever
anyway15
in any way whatsoever
aswoon9
atwain9
atween9
avowal12
a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something
avowed13
openly declared as such
awaits9
awaked14
awaken13
cause to become awake or conscious
awakes13
aweigh13
(of an anchor) just clear of the bottom
aweing10
awhile12
for a short time
awless9
devoid of any feeling of awe or reverence
awmous11
awning10
a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun
awoken13
bagwig13
bashaw14
bawbee13
an old Scottish coin of little value
bawled12
bawtie11
bedews12
behowl14
bellow11
United States author (born in Canada) whose novels influenced American literature after World War II (1915-2005)
belows11
besnow11
bestow11
bestow a quality on
bewail11
regret strongly
beweep13
bewept13
bewigs12
bigwig13
the most important person in a group or undertaking
billow11
a large sea wave
blawed12
blewit11
blowby16
blowed12
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
bowels11
the center of the Earth
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
bowled12
bowleg12
a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee)
bowman13
a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
bowmen13
bowpot13
bowsaw14
bowsed12
bowses11
bowwow17
bushwa14
bwanas11

+ 690 more 6-letter words

5-letter words

535 words

adown9
aglow9
softly bright or radiant
allow8
afford possibility
alway11
askew12
turned or twisted toward one side; - G.K.Chesterton
aswim10
avows11
await8
look forward to the probable occurrence of
awake12
stop sleeping
awash11
covered with water
awful11
causing fear or dread or terror
awing9
inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; ; ; ; - Melville
awned9
having awns i.e. bristlelike or hairlike appendages on the flowering parts of some cereals and grasses
awoke12
awols8
bawds11
bawdy14
lewd or obscene talk or writing
bawks14
bawls10
bawns10
bawty13
bedew11
cover with drops of dew or as with dew
below10
(in writing) see below
bewig11
blawn10
blaws10
blown10
being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
blows10
blowy13
abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes
bowed11
forming or resembling an arch
bowel10
the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
bowls10
a bowling game played on a level lawn with biased wooden balls that are rolled at a jack
bowse10
haul with a tackle
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
cawed11
chaws13
chews13
chewy16
(of a consistency) requiring chewing
chows13
claws10
clews10
the cords used to suspend a hammock
clown10
a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
cowed11
cowls10
dawed10
dawen9
dawks13
dawns9
dawts9
dewan9
dewax16
dewed10
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)
dowed10
dowel9
a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together

+ 475 more 5-letter words

4-letter words

313 words

alow7
anew7
again but in a new or different way
avow10
admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about
away10
(of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter
awed8
having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread
awee7
awes7
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
bawd10
a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
bawk13
bawl9
cry loudly
bawn9
blaw9
blew9
blow9
a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
bowl9
a concave shape with an open top
bows9
caws9
chaw12
a wad of something chewable as tobacco
chew12
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
clew9
a ball of yarn or cord or thread
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
cwms11
dawk12
dawn8
an opening time period
daws8
dawt8
dews8
dewy11
wet with dew
dhow11
a lateen-rigged sailing vessel used by Arabs
down8
(American football) a complete play to advance the football
dows8
eeew7
enow7
ewes7
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
flew10
flow10
any uninterrupted stream or discharge
fowl10
a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
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
hawk14
a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar
haws10
hewn10
cut or shaped with hard blows of a heavy cutting instrument like an ax or chisel
hews10
howe10
Canadian hockey player who holds the record for playing the most games (born 1928)
howf13

+ 253 more 4-letter words

3-letter words

83 words

awa6
awe6
a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
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
dew7
water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
dow7
eew6
ewe6
a Kwa language spoken by the Ewe in Ghana and Togo and Benin
few9
a small elite group
haw9
a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
hew9
make or shape as with an axe
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
mew8
the common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North America
mow8
a loft in a barn where hay is stored
naw6
new6
(of a new kind or fashion) gratuitously new
now6
the momentary present
owe6
be in debt
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
pew8
long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation
pow8
a person who surrenders to (or is taken by) the enemy in time of war
pwn8
saw6
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
sew6
create (clothes) with cloth
sow6
an adult female hog
taw6
a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles
tew6
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
wae6
wag7
a witty amusing person who makes jokes
wan6
a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network
wap8
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
web8
a fabric (especially a fabric in the process of being woven)
wed7
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
wee6
a short time
wen6
a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked

+ 23 more 3-letter words

2-letter words

5 words

aw5
ew5
military action involving the use of electromagnetic energy to determine or exploit or reduce or prevent hostile use of the electromagnetic spectrum
ow5
we5
wo5