Words That Start With AW
Here are 47 words that start with aw, from everyday words to rare ones that are still valid in word games. Common words come first with a short meaning, then the words are grouped by length, which helps with Wordle and crossword clues.
- Words starting with aw
- 47
- Most used
- away
- Shortest
- awe
- 5 letter words
- 7
Common words that start with aw
| # | Word | Meaning | Letters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | away | from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete) | 4 |
| 2 | awesome | inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; ; ; ; - Melville | 7 |
| 3 | award | a grant made by a law court | 5 |
| 4 | aware | (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception | 5 |
| 5 | awards | a grant made by a law court | 6 |
| 6 | awful | exceptionally bad or displeasing | 5 |
| 7 | awareness | having knowledge of | 9 |
| 8 | awarded | give, especially as an honor or reward | 7 |
| 9 | awkward | causing inconvenience | 7 |
| 10 | awake | not in a state of sleep; completely conscious | 5 |
| 11 | awhile | for a short time | 6 |
| 12 | awe | an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration | 3 |
| 13 | awaiting | look forward to the probable occurrence of | 8 |
| 14 | awakening | the act of waking | 9 |
| 15 | await | look forward to the probable occurrence of | 5 |
| 16 | awaited | expected hopefully | 7 |
| 17 | awaits | look forward to the probable occurrence of | 6 |
| 18 | awfully | used as intensifiers | 7 |
| 19 | awarding | a grant made by a law court | 8 |
| 20 | awaken | cause to become awake or conscious | 6 |
| 21 | awakened | aroused or activated | 8 |
| 22 | awkwardly | in an awkward manner | 9 |
| 23 | awakens | cause to become awake or conscious | 7 |
| 24 | awoke | stop sleeping | 5 |
| 25 | awkwardness | unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training | 11 |
| 26 | awry | turned or twisted toward one side; - G.K.Chesterton | 4 |
| 27 | awash | covered with water | 5 |
| 28 | awoken | stop sleeping | 6 |
| 29 | awning | a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun | 6 |
| 30 | awol | one who is away or absent without leave | 4 |
| 31 | awed | inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence | 4 |
| 32 | awakes | stop sleeping | 6 |
| 33 | awestruck | having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread | 9 |
| 34 | awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes | 3 |
| 35 | awnings | a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun | 7 |
| 36 | awfulness | a quality of extreme unpleasantness | 9 |
| 37 | awn | slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses | 3 |
| 38 | awaking | stop sleeping | 7 |
| 39 | aweigh | (used of an anchor) hanging clear of the bottom | 6 |
| 40 | awes | an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration | 4 |
| 41 | awls | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes | 4 |
| 42 | awaked | stop sleeping | 6 |
3 letter words that start with aw
- awe
- awa
- awl
- awn
4 letter words that start with aw
- away
- awry
- awol
- awed
- awes
- awls
5 letter words that start with aw
- award
- aware
- awful
- awake
- await
- awoke
- awash
6 letter words that start with aw
- awards
- awhile
- awaits
- awaken
- awoken
- awning
- awakes
- aweigh
- awaked
7 letter words that start with aw
- awesome
- awarded
- awkward
- awaited
- awfully
- awakens
- awnings
- awardee
- awaking
8 letter words that start with aw
- awaiting
- awarding
- awakened
- awardees
9 letter words that start with aw
- awareness
- awakening
- awkwardly
- awesomely
- awestruck
- awfulness
11 letter words that start with aw
- awkwardness
- awesomeness
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How many words start with aw?
This list has 47 words starting with aw, all from a standard word-game dictionary and all seen in real English text.
What are common words that start with aw?
away, awesome, award, aware, awards, awful, awareness, awarded.
What 5 letter words start with aw?
award, aware, awful, awake, await, awoke, awash.
Source: the ENABLE word list (a public-domain dictionary used for word games), ranked by how often each word appears in English text (the open wordfreq project), with short meanings from Princeton WordNet. Offensive words are left out.