Verified pattern list

5 Letter Words With OW

This verified list contains 93 CORE words with OW, plus 15 entries in the broader extended tier.

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Static CORE list

All 93 matching CORE words

Alphabetical, with base Scrabble points

aglow9
allow8
arrow8
avows11
below10
blown10
blows10
blowy13
bowed11
bowel10
bower10
bowls10
brown10
brows10
chows13
clown10
cowed11
cower10
cowls10
crowd11
crown10
crows10
dhows12
dowdy13
dowel9
dower9
downs9
downy12
dowry12
dowse9
drown9
elbow10
endow9
flown11
flows11
fowls11
frown11
glows9
gowns9
growl9
grown9
grows9
howdy15
howls11
jowls15
jowly18
known12
knows12
lowed9
lower8
lowly11
meows10
mowed11
mower10
nohow11
noway11
owing9
owlet8
owned9
owner8
oxbow17
plows10
power10
prowl10
prows10
resow8
rowan8
rowdy12
rowed9
rowel8
rower8
scowl10
scows10
shown11
shows11
showy14
slows8
snows8
snowy11
sowed9
sower8
stows8
throw11
towed9
towel8
tower8
towns8
trows8
vowed12
vowel11
widow12
wowed12
yowls11

93CORE words

15extended words

108verified matches

10.2average CORE score

Useful CORE examples

Useful words

12 deterministic CORE selections

aglow9
avows11
below10
bowed11
bowel10
cowed11
cower10
elbow10
endow9
lowed9
lower8
meows10

Base tile values

Highest-scoring words

CORE words, highest first

jowly18
oxbow17
howdy15
jowls15
showy14
chows13
dowdy13
blowy13
downy12
dowry12
known12
knows12

Letter intelligence

What the OW list contains

Where OW appears

Position 10 words
Position 20 words
Position 30 words
Position 40 words
Position 50 words

Vowels per word

1 vowel51 words
2 vowels42 words

Repeated letters

16%

15 of 93 CORE words repeat at least one letter.

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Popular letter patterns

5 Letter Words With Two-Letter Patterns

5 Letter Words Starting With CH69 CORE · 21 extendedchafe, chain, chair, chaos 5 Letter Words Starting With CO94 CORE · 37 extendedcoals, coast, coats, cobra 5 Letter Words Starting With SH76 CORE · 15 extendedshade, shake, shame, shape 5 Letter Words Starting With ST96 CORE · 19 extendedstage, staid, stain, stair 5 Letter Words Ending In CH74 CORE · 11 extendedbeach, epoch, leach, peach 5 Letter Words Ending In ED297 CORE · 26 extendedached, acted, arced, armed 5 Letter Words Ending In ER240 CORE · 64 extendedabler, after, alter, amber 5 Letter Words Ending In LY68 CORE · 14 extendeddaily, doily, early, gaily

Pattern guide

How to use 5-letter words with OW

The CORE list contains 93 5-letter words with OW in at least one position. Unlike a fixed tile, this preset does not assume where the letter appears.

Contains keeps required letters anywhere in the word. Sequence pattern is stricter: AR requires adjacent letters, A_R allows one intervening letter, and A__R allows two. The broader tier adds 15 extended entries.

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Questions about this word list

How many 5-letter words contain OW?

This verified set contains 93 CORE words and 15 extended words, for 108 total matches.

What is the average Scrabble score for this OW group?

The 93 CORE words average 10.2 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.

Do these OW words often repeat letters?