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Words ending in aw - (105 words)

11 letter words ending in aw

Scrabble WordDefinition
clapperclaw22(obsolete) To fight and scratch.
windlestraw18(Britain, Scotland, dialect) A grass used for making ropes or for plaiting, especially Apera spica-venti.

9 letter words ending in aw

Scrabble WordDefinition
jackstraw25(usually plural) One of the pieces used for the game variously called jackstraws or pick-up-sticks.
scrimshaw19(uncountable) The manufacture of handicrafts by sailors on long voyages, especially as whittled from wood or bone.

8 letter words ending in aw

Scrabble WordDefinition
bedstraw14any plant of herb genus Galium of the madder family with small pointed leaves and hairy stems with small, white or yellow flowers
chainsaw16A saw that has a power-driven and fast-revolving chain of metal teeth, usually used to cut trees.
coleslaw13A salad of finely shredded raw cabbage and sometimes shredded carrots, dressed with mayonnaise (white slaw) or a vinaigrette (red slaw).
crenshaw16
foofaraw17Overly excessive or flashy ornamentation or decoration.
hawkshaw24(dated, 19th century) A detective.
kickshaw24A dainty or delicacy.
maccabaw19Alternative form of maccaboy
mackinaw19A heavy woolen cloth.
oldsquaw21Clangula hyemalis, the long-tailed duck, a medium-sized seaduck.
overdraw15To withdraw more money from an account than there is credit; to make an overdraft
rickshaw20A two-wheeled carriage pulled along by a person.
scofflaw19(US) One who habitually violates minor laws or fails to answer trivial court summonses (such as parking tickets).
sightsaw15simple past tense of sightsee
southpaw16(informal, idiomatic) One who is left-handed, especially in sports.
underjaw19the lower part of the jaw
williwaw17(nautical) a strong gust of cold wind
willywaw20Alternative form of williwaw
windflaw18A sudden, strong current of wind; flaw.
wiredraw15(transitive, now rare) To stretch (some physical thing) out, as though drawing wire; to elongate.

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7 letter words ending in aw

Scrabble WordDefinition
backsaw18A handsaw that has a reinforcement along its back edge.
bandsaw13A powered saw whose blade is a continuous band of metal with teeth along one edge.
bucksaw18A saw, in a metal frame, used to cut lengths of wood
catclaw14An acacia, specifically Acacia greggii, now Senegalia greggii, native to most of the border region of the US and Mexico.
catspaw14Alternative spelling of cat's-paw
cumshaw17A gratuity or tip as thanks for a service
dewclaw16A vestigial digit, hoof or claw that does not reach the ground.
forepaw15Either of the paws of an animal's foreleg, homologous to the hand in humans.
foresaw13simple past tense of foresee
fretsaw13A saw consisting of a metal frame having a fine-toothed narrow blade held under tension, used in making curved cuts.
hacksaw19A saw, with a blade that is put under tension, for cutting metal
handsaw14A saw small enough to be used by one hand.
jackdaw24A European bird (Coloeus monedula) of the crow family, often nesting in church towers and ruins.
lockjaw23(pathology) A spasmodic, nervous system disease brought on by the tetanus bacteria. It causes muscles to seize up and may cause death by suffocation.
misdraw13To draw badly or wrongly.
outdraw11To extract or draw out.
outgnaw11(transitive) To gnaw more or better than; to surpass in gnawing.
oversaw13simple past tense of oversee
rikshaw17Alternative spelling of rickshaw
ringtaw11

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6 letter words ending in aw

Scrabble WordDefinition
bashaw14(now rare, historical) A pasha. [16th-19th c.]
byelaw14
cashaw14Alternative form of cushaw
cushaw14Any of certain cultivars of Cucurbita argyrosperma (Cucurbita mixta), one of the species of winter squash.
declaw12(transitive) To surgically remove the claws of (an animal); to perform onychectomy on.
geegaw11Alternative form of gewgaw
gewgaw14A showy trifle, a toy; a showy trinket, ornament or decoration. [from 15th c.]
guffaw16A boisterous laugh.
heehaw15Alternative spelling of hee-haw
jigsaw17A saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade which can cut curves in wood or metal.
outlaw9A fugitive from the law.
outsaw9simple past tense of outsee
pawpaw16Any of several types of trees having edible fruit:
pitsaw11A saw worked by two people, one standing on the log and the other beneath it, often in a pit.
prelaw11(US) Any course of study taken by an undergraduate in preparation for study at a law school.
redraw10To draw again.
ripsaw11(woodworking) A saw that is designed to cut wood along its grain, i.e. to rip, to execute a rip cut.
seesaw9A structure composed of a plank, balanced in the middle, used as a game in which one person goes up as the other goes down.
undraw10(transitive) To draw aside or open; to pull back a layer of fabric, e.g. a curtain.
warsaw12A fish, the black grouper (Epinephelus nigritus).

5 letter words ending in aw

Scrabble WordDefinition
bylaw13A local custom or law of a settlement or district.
macaw12Any of various parrots of the genera Ara, Anodorhynchus, Cyanopsitta, Orthopsittaca, Primolius and Diopsittaca of Central and South America, including the largest parrots and characterized by long sabre-shaped tails, curved powerful bills, and usually brilliant plumage.
papaw12A tree, Carica papaya, of tropical America, belonging to the order Brassicales, and producing dull orange-colored, melon-shaped fruit.
pilaw10Alternative spelling of pilaf
pshaw13Indicating disapproval, scoffery, irritation, impatience or disbelief. [from 17th c.]
resaw8(transitive) To saw again or anew, as with, especially, recutting (remilling) lumber by remaking boards into thinner boards.
squaw17(now offensive, ethnic slur) A woman, wife; especially a Native American woman.
straw8(countable) A dried stalk of a cereal plant.
thraw11

4 letter words ending in aw

Scrabble WordDefinition
blaw9
braw9
chaw12(informal, uncountable) Chewing tobacco.
claw9A curved, pointed horny nail on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.
craw9(archaic) The stomach of an animal.
draw8To move or develop something.
flaw10(obsolete) A flake, fragment, or shiver.
gnaw8(transitive, intransitive) To bite something persistently, especially something tough.
shaw10(dated, dialectal) A thicket; a small wood or grove.
slaw7(US, Canada) Coleslaw.
snaw7
staw7(Britain, dialect, intransitive) To be fixed or set; to stay.
thaw10(intransitive) To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen

3 letter words ending in aw

Scrabble WordDefinition
caw8The harsh cry of a crow.
daw7A western jackdaw, Coloeus monedula, a passerine bird in the crow family (Corvidae), more commonly called jackdaw.
haw9An imitation of laughter, often used to express scorn or disbelief. Often doubled or tripled (haw haw or haw haw haw).
jaw13One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth.
law6The body of binding rules and regulations, customs, and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities.
maw8(archaic) The stomach, especially of an animal.
naw6(Scotland, US, Jamaican) Pronunciation spelling of no.
paw8The soft foot of a mammal or other animal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails; comparable to a human hand or foot.
raw6(cooking) (of food) Not cooked. [from 9th c.]
saw6A tool with a toothed blade used for cutting hard substances, in particular wood or metal
taw6(transitive, obsolete) To prepare or dress, as hemp, by beating; to tew.
vaw9Alternative form of vav
waw9(transitive, obsolete) To stir; move; wave.
yaw9The rotation of an aircraft, ship, or missile about its vertical axis so as to cause the longitudinal axis of the aircraft, ship, or missile to deviate from the flight line or heading in its horizontal plane.

2 letter words ending in aw

Scrabble WordDefinition
aw5Used to express disappointment or dismay.

We found 105 words ending in letters aw

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