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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. What does an adult jackdaw look like?

2. Choose the correct spelling of the plural.

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

4. A jackdaw belongs to which bird family?

5. Why are several macaw species at risk?

6. What does a paauw prefer to do when threatened, rather than flying?

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

8. What does the name 'Oakenshaw' literally translate to?

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

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

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

12. Where does the 'shaw' in Oakenshaw come from?

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

14. Which vowel ends the word in speech?

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

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

17. 'Maccabaws' is best described as:

18. Where do wild macaws live?

19. What is the standard plural of 'facebow'?

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

21. How big is a jackdaw compared to other common corvids?

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

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

24. What does research say about the shiny-object legend?

25. Which famous fable stars a vain jackdaw?

26. Which sentence is correct?

27. What part of speech is 'facebow'?

28. What do jackdaws mainly eat?

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

30. What is the noun form of 'grow'?

31. Choose the correct preposition: 'The dentist recorded the jaw position ___ a facebow.'

32. Which spelling is correct?

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

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

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

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

37. What do macaws do at clay licks?

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

39. What does it mean if a song 'grows on you'?

40. How do you correctly pluralize the Oakenshaw family?

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

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

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

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

45. Which sentence uses the word correctly?

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

47. How many syllables does 'maccabaw' have?

48. What is 'maccabaw'?

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

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