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Words starting with AW

There are 82 words starting with AW in the standard word-game list. The most common are away, awesome, awful, aware, awake, awkward.

Most common, with meanings

WordMeaningPoints
awaynot present; having left10
awesomeinspiring awe or admiration or wonder12
awfulexceptionally bad or displeasing11
aware(sometimes followed by ‘of’) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception8
awakenot in a state of sleep; completely conscious12
awkwardcausing inconvenience18
awarda grant made by a law court9
awfullyused as intensifiers16
awhilefor a brief period12
awaitlook forward to the probable occurrence of8
awarenesshaving knowledge of12
awean overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration6
awakencause to become awake or conscious13
awakenedaroused or activated16
awolone who is away or absent without leave7
awakeningthe act of waking17
awaitedexpected hopefully11
awkwardlyin an awkward manner23
awryturned or twisted toward one side10
awkwardnessunskillfulness resulting from a lack of training22
awesomenessThe quality of being awesome.16
awashcovered with water11
awninga canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun10
awardinga grant made by a law court13
awedinspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence8
awaiterOne who awaits.10
awakenerOne who, or that which, awakens.15
awardableCapable of being awarded.15
awardeeThe recipient of an award or special honor.11
awarderOne who awards, or assigns by sentence or judicial determination; a judge, arbitrator or umpire.11
awaynessthe state of being elsewhere than in particular place14
awearyphysically and mentally fatigued12
aweatherOn the weather side, or toward the wind; in the direction from which the wind blows (See upwind)14
aweigh(used of an anchor) hanging clear of the bottom13
awelessdevoid of any feeling of awe or reverence10
awesomelyIn a manner inspiring awe.17
awestrickenhaving or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread20
awestruckhaving or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread18
awfulnessa quality of extreme unpleasantness15
awhirlWhirling.12
awinginspiring awe or admiration or wonder9
awla pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes6
awlessdevoid of any feeling of awe or reverence9
awlwortsmall aquatic plant having tufted awl-shaped leaves in a basal rosette and minute white flowers; circumboreal13
awnslender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses6
awnedhaving awns i.e. bristlelike or hairlike appendages on the flowering parts of some cereals and grasses9
awningedcovered with an awning13
awnlesslacking or having only very short awns10
awnyhaving awns i.e. bristlelike or hairlike appendages on the flowering parts of some cereals and grasses10

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