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Words Ending With aw

US Geography & 'W'

Interesting facts about American states and places ending in W.

States ending in W?

No US states end in 'W', but many rivers and lakes retain Native American names ending in modified 'W' sounds.

W Words by Length

Quick reference for W-ending words sorted by character count.

Length Common Words Scrabble Point Value Avg
4 Letters GROW 4 - 8 pts
5 Letters MACAW, PAAUW 5 - 10 pts
7 Letters FACEBOW, JACKDAW 7 - 14 pts
8 Letters MACCABAW 8 - 16 pts

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Frequently Asked Questions

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1. 'Maccabaws' is best described as:

2. What do macaws do at clay licks?

3. Where does the name most likely come from?

4. What does an adult jackdaw look like?

5. How is the word 'grow' pronounced in American English?

6. Which sentence uses the plural correctly?

7. Which language does the word 'paauw' originate from?

8. What is the simple past tense of 'grow'?

9. Where would you most likely hear the word 'facebow'?

10. How is 'Oakenshaw' correctly pronounced?

11. How is the word 'paauw' correctly pronounced in English?

12. Where do jackdaws often build their nests?

13. What part of speech is 'facebow'?

14. Which macaw is the largest flying parrot in the world?

15. Which of these is a common habitat for a paauw?

16. In the word 'facebow,' what does 'bow' mean?

17. Which sentence is grammatically correct?

18. What part of speech is the word 'grow'?

19. In which regions do wild jackdaws live?

20. Which of the following is an antonym concept to 'Oakenshaw'?

21. What language did the roots of 'Oakenshaw' originate from?

22. Which preposition correctly completes the phrase: 'They grew apart ___ each other over time.'

23. In what setting do we most often meet the word today?

24. About how long can a macaw live in captivity?

25. A jackdaw belongs to which bird family?

26. Which is true of 'maccabaw' and 'maccaboy'?

27. How many syllables does 'maccabaw' have?

28. Where does the stress fall in 'facebow'?

29. Which sentence uses the word correctly?

30. What does the Dutch root word 'pauw' originally mean?

31. Which word shares the same root suffix as 'Oakenshaw'?

32. Why are several macaw species at risk?

33. What is the archaic single word for a jackdaw?

34. Which of the following is a grammatical rule for 'Oakenshaw'?

35. Which word is an antonym for 'grow'?

36. What is the modern, scientific English term for a 'paauw'?

37. What part of speech is 'Oakenshaw'?

38. Which sound does the stressed ending of 'macaw' rhyme with?

39. Where does the stress fall in 'maccabaw'?

40. What is a macaw?

41. Which sentence uses the word 'paauw' correctly?

42. Which animal name traveled into English from the same Tupi-based borrowing route as 'macaw'?

43. 'Maccabaw' is a variant spelling of which word?

44. What does a facebow record?

45. Which device works hand in hand with a facebow?

46. What is a group of jackdaws traditionally called?

47. Which sentence is correct?

48. How many syllables does the word 'paauw' have?

49. Which famous fable stars a vain jackdaw?

50. What does the phrasal verb 'grow up' mean?