5 Letter Words That Start With OW

There are 11+ five letter words beginning with OW in our English dictionary. Every five-letter OW word below is valid in the Scrabble (TWL and SOWPODS), Wordle, and Words With Friends dictionaries, sortable and ready for your next puzzle. You can also browse all words starting with OW.

Playing Wordle?

All you need is here: hints, solutions, and unlimited practice games.

Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With OW

owned 9
owner 8
owing 9
owche 13
owies 8
owled 9
owler 8
owlet 8
owres 8
owrie 8
owsen 8

All 5-Letter Words Starting With OW (5 words)

Trending Today

5-letter word lists built for puzzle solving

How Common is OW as a Start 5 Letter word?

There are 11 5-letter words starting with OW in English. The average Scrabble score here is 8.7, with -D endings dominating (18% of them).

Total Words
11
Avg Scrabble Score
8.7
Most Common Ending (18%)
D
Top Vowel Pairs
IE

Word Starting List You May Find Interesting

Tools for Your Word Lists Games

Finders and solvers to turn patterns into possibilities

Hints and Answers for Your Daily Games

Keep your streak alive. Daily help for daily puzzles

Try These Word Tips Games

Fun daily word games made by Wordtips

5 Letter Words beginning with OW are often very useful for word games like Scrabble and Words with Friends. This list will help you to find the top scoring words to beat the opponent. Word Finder by WordTips gives you a list of words ordered by their word game points of your choice. You might also be interested in 5 Letter Words with OW.

Are you playing Wordle? Try our New York Times Wordle Solver or use the Include and Exclude features on our 5 Letter Words page when playing Dordle, WordGuessr or any other Wordle-like games. They help you guess the answer faster by allowing you to input the good letters you already know and exclude the words containing your bad letter combinations.

Highest-Scoring 5-Letter OW-Words in Scrabble

owche 13
owned 9
owing 9
owled 9
owrie 8
owler 8

What is the highest scoring word in Scrabble that starts with OW?

13 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that starts with OW is owche with a total of 13 points.

O 1
W 4
C 3
H 4
E 1

FAQ 5 Letter Words That Start With OW

  • How many 5 letter words starting with OW are in the English dictionary?

    There are 11 5-letter words in the English dictionary that start with OW. The average Scrabble score across them is 8.7.

  • Are there any rare 5 letter words starting with OW worth more in Scrabble?

    Yes. Uncommon 5-letter words like "owrie", "owler", "owlet", "owche" start with OW and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "owche" is worth 13 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

  • What are the most common 5 letter words starting with OW?

    Everyday 5-letter words starting with OW include "owned", "owner", "owing", "owche", "owies".

Next to Words Start With OW

Explore words by letter combinations to grow your vocabulary.