With AW
15 words · highest scoring is hawk at 14 points
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About 4 Letter Words With AW
There are 15 four letter words containing AW in our dictionary. The highest scoring is hawk at 14 points, counting tile values before any double or triple squares. 15 of them are common words rather than tournament-only fill — AWAY, FLAW, PAWN among them.
The list leads with everyday words so the ones you recognise come first; sort by Scrabble points to put the best play on top, or switch to A-Z to scan alphabetically. Select any word to read its definition and see which dictionaries accept it.
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4 Letter Words With AW at a Glance
Highest Scoring 4 Letter Words With AW
- hawk14
- jaws14
- away10
- fawn10
- flaw10
- shaw10
- thaw10
- yawn10
Common 4 Letter Words With AW
- away10
- claw9
- draw8
- flaw10
- jaws14
- laws7
- paws9
- thaw10
4 Letter Words With AW Defined
- awayAdverb · 10 points
- to or at a distance from a particular place, person, or thing
- dawnNoun · 8 points
- the first appearance of light in the sky before sunrise
- flawNoun · 10 points
- a mark, blemish, or other imperfection which mars a substance or object
- jawsNoun · 14 points
- each of the upper and lower bony structures in vertebrates forming the framework of the mouth and containing the teeth
- pawnNoun · 9 points
- a chess piece of the smallest size and value, that moves one square forwards along its file if unobstructed (or two on the first move), or one square diagonally forwards when making a capture. Each player begins with eight pawns on the second rank, and can promote a pawn to become any other piece (typically a queen) if it reaches the opponent's end of the board
- shawNoun · 10 points
- the parts of a potato plant that appear above the ground
4 Letter Words With AW: Questions
How many four letter words containing AW are there?
There are 15 four letter words containing AW in our dictionary, and 15 of them are common words most players will already know.
What is the highest scoring word among four letter words containing AW?
HAWK is the highest scoring option at 14 points, counting tile values only and before any double or triple squares.
What are some common four letter words containing AW?
AWAY, FLAW, PAWN are among the most familiar four letter words containing AW. Select any word in the list to read its definition.
Are these four letter words containing AW valid in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
Every word is drawn from a tournament word list, so most are playable everywhere. Use the dictionary selector to narrow the list to Scrabble US (NWL2023), Scrabble UK (CSW24) or Words With Friends and see only the words that game accepts.