Words That Start With OW
Here are 15 words that start with ow, 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 ow
- 15
- Most used
- own
- Shortest
- own
- 5 letter words
- 4
Common words that start with ow
| # | Word | Meaning | Letters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | own | belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive | 3 |
| 2 | owner | (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business | 5 |
| 3 | owned | having an owner; often used in combination | 5 |
| 4 | owners | (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business | 6 |
| 5 | ownership | the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others | 9 |
| 6 | owns | have ownership or possession of | 4 |
| 7 | owe | be obliged to pay or repay | 3 |
| 8 | owl | nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes | 3 |
| 9 | owed | be obliged to pay or repay | 4 |
| 10 | owning | have ownership or possession of | 6 |
| 11 | owing | owed as a debt | 5 |
| 12 | owes | be obliged to pay or repay | 4 |
| 13 | owls | nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes | 4 |
| 14 | ownerships | the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others | 10 |
| 15 | owlet | young owl | 5 |
3 letter words that start with ow
- own
- owe
- owl
4 letter words that start with ow
- owns
- owed
- owes
- owls
5 letter words that start with ow
- owner
- owned
- owing
- owlet
6 letter words that start with ow
- owners
- owning
9 letter words that start with ow
- ownership
10 letter words that start with ow
- ownerships
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How many words start with ow?
This list has 15 words starting with ow, all from a standard word-game dictionary and all seen in real English text.
What are common words that start with ow?
own, owner, owned, owners, ownership, owns, owe, owl.
What 5 letter words start with ow?
owner, owned, owing, owlet.
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.