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5-letter words containing OW

Explore 5-letter words containing OW, with game scores, definitions, and related word paths one tap away.

222matching words in our word list

Quick answer

Strong matches at a glance.

HOWDY, DOWRY, KNOWN, KNOWS, ROWDY, VOWED, WIDOW, CROWD, FLOWS, FROWN

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02 Other word lengths

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Move between the complete non-empty lists for this same letter pattern. Together they cover 3,888 matches.

03 Browse the list

Every matching word.

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oxbow17 pts→howdy15 pts→jowls15 pts→showy14 pts→dowdy13 pts→downy12 pts→dowry12 pts→known12 pts→knows12 pts→rowdy12 pts→vowed12 pts→widow12 pts→wowed12 pts→cowed11 pts→crowd11 pts→flows11 pts→fowls11 pts→frown11 pts→howls11 pts→lowly11 pts→mowed11 pts→shows11 pts→snowy11 pts→throw11 pts→vowel11 pts→below10 pts→blown10 pts→blows10 pts→bowel10 pts→bower10 pts→bowls10 pts→brown10 pts→brows10 pts→clown10 pts→cower10 pts→crown10 pts→crows10 pts→elbow10 pts→meows10 pts→mower10 pts→plows10 pts→power10 pts→prowl10 pts→scowl10 pts→aglow9 pts→dowel9 pts→dower9 pts→downs9 pts→drown9 pts→endow9 pts→glows9 pts→gowns9 pts→growl9 pts→grown9 pts→grows9 pts→owned9 pts→sowed9 pts→towed9 pts→allow8 pts→arrow8 pts→lower8 pts→lowes8 pts→owler8 pts→owner8 pts→rowan8 pts→rower8 pts→slows8 pts→snows8 pts→sower8 pts→towel8 pts→tower8 pts→towns8 pts→

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06 Common questions

Answers about this word list.

How many 5-letter words containing ow are there?

Our reference word list contains 222 matching words. The list can vary slightly from one word game dictionary to another.

What are some 5-letter words containing ow?

Some strong matches are HOWDY, DOWRY, KNOWN, KNOWS, ROWDY, VOWED, WIDOW, CROWD, FLOWS, FROWN.

Can I use these words in Wordle or Scrabble?

These are useful candidates for word games, but each game maintains its own accepted-answer or playable-word dictionary. Check the game before relying on an unusual entry.