AW is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. AW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AW?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 61 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AW is to know. It scores 5 from 2 tiles, takes 23 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AW
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How AW scores
Face value of the 2 tiles in AW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 2 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 275.
What stands out about AW
- Only 5 words of 2 letters carry a W, and AW is one of them.
- AW is one of just 133 words of 2 letters in the four lists we check — a short list worth knowing by heart.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does AW mean in Scrabble?
interjection
Used to show mild protest, sympathy or affection.
How AW is used
- Aw, you did not have to bring anything.
- Aw, come on, that call was never a foul.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AW and 2 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AW
Showing 24 of 138 words that begin with AW.
Words ending in AW
Showing 24 of 150 words that end in AW. Useful as a back hook: play AW onto a word already on the board.
Words with AW inside
Showing 24 of 1463 words that contain AW somewhere in the middle. Words that start with AW are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Common questions about AW
- Is AW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AW, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AW worth?
- AW is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AW mean?
- Used to show mild protest, sympathy or affection.
- What letters can be added to AW?
- AW takes 23 hooks: 17 in front and 6 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 2 letters of AW:
Open AW in the Word Finder