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9-letter words with W as the 8th letter

A curated list of 9-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Use this when W is fixed in the 8th slot; rotate high-frequency consonants elsewhere to prune fast. For example: airscrews, backflows, bedstraws.

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94 words

Word	Length	Syllables
airscrews	9	2
backflows	9	2
bedstraws	9	2
beshadows	9	3
breakdown	9	2
bringdown	9	2
bungalows	9	3
carassows	9	3
chainsaws	9	2
checkrows	9	2
chowchows	9	2
clampdown	9	2
clerihews	9	3
closedown	9	3
cockcrows	9	2
coleslaws	9	3
countdown	9	2
crackdown	9	2
crossbows	9	2
crosstown	9	2
curassows	9	3
disallows	9	3
disendows	9	3
eiderdown	9	3
fencerows	9	3
feverfews	9	3
foofaraws	9	3
foreknown	9	3
foreknows	9	3
foreshown	9	3
foreshows	9	3
furbelows	9	3
gangplows	9	2
handblown	9	2
hawkshaws	9	2
hedgerows	9	3
highbrows	9	2
homegrown	9	3
honeydews	9	3
hoosegows	9	3
kickshaws	9	2
knockdown	9	2
lobbygows	9	3
maccabaws	9	3
mackinaws	9	3
misthrown	9	2
misthrows	9	2
nightgown	9	2
nighthawk	9	2
oldsquaws	9	2
outthrown	9	2
outthrows	9	2
overblown	9	3
overblows	9	3
overcrowd	9	3
overdrawn	9	3
overdraws	9	3
overflown	9	3
overflows	9	3
overgrown	9	3
overgrows	9	3
overviews	9	3
pastedown	9	3
peepshows	9	2
phasedown	9	3
rereviews	9	3
rickshaws	9	2
roadshows	9	2
roughhewn	9	2
roughhews	9	2
scofflaws	9	2
setscrews	9	2
shadblows	9	2
shakedown	9	3
sideshows	9	3
snowplows	9	2
southpaws	9	2
swansdown	9	2
televiews	9	3
tomorrows	9	3
touchdown	9	2
unbeknown	9	3
underjaws	9	3
undertows	9	3
unhallows	9	3
waterfowl	9	3
williwaws	9	3
willywaws	9	3
windblown	9	2
windflaws	9	2
wiredrawn	9	3
wiredraws	9	3
withdrawn	9	2
withdraws	9	2

FAQs

How do I play around a fixed W in the 8th slot?
Try mixing common consonant clusters (ST, TR, CH) in other positions while keeping W locked.

Why are uncommon words included?
We compile from a broad English list. Skim the top rows for more common picks.