Jumble solved
Unscramble WIDOW — 9 words
The letters WIDOW rearrange into 1 full anagram and 9 words in total.
- Total words
- 9
- Full anagrams
- 1
- Longest answer
- 5 letters
- Vowels : consonants
- 2 : 3
To solve the scramble by hand, set the 2 vowels (I, O) aside first, then try common beginnings and endings — re-, un-, -ing, -ed, -er — against the 3 remaining consonants (W, D, W).
widow in a sentence
“Law), in London, the apparel and furniture of the bedchamber of the widow of a freeman, to which she was formerly entitled.”
— Webster 1913
Anagrams of WIDOW
One word uses all 5 letters:
- widow
5-letter words
1 word found- widow12
3-letter words
2 words found- dow7
- wow9
2-letter words
6 words found- do3
- id3
- od3
- oi2
- ow5
- wo5
Words hidden inside WIDOW
Without moving a single letter, reading widow straight through uncovers 1 shorter word — dow. The longest unbroken run is dow.
- dow7
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Shorter words inside WIDOW — solve each on its own:
Add one letter to WIDOW
Slot in one more tile — any letter — and widow opens up 2 6-letter words. Handy when a puzzle gives you a blank or an extra square.
Best words for tile games
Playing Scrabble or Words with Friends? These finds carry the highest tile values (before any bonus squares).
- widow12
- wow9
- dow7
- ow5
- wo5
- do3
- id3
- od3
Letter breakdown
Total Letters
5
Distinct
4
Vowels
40%
I, O
Consonants
60%
W, D, W
Solving WIDOW: common questions
How do you unscramble the letters widow?
Rearranging the 5 letters in widow produces 9 valid words in total. A quick way to crack a scramble is to pull the vowels out first, then test familiar beginnings and endings (such as re-, un-, -ing, -ed and -er) against the consonants that are left. That approach lands the 5-letter answer widow here. Every arrangement below is checked against a standard word list, so anything listed is a real word.
Does widow have any anagrams?
Using all 5 letters, widow rearranges into exactly one word: widow.
What is the longest word you can make from widow?
The longest solution is widow at 5 letters — it uses the most tiles of any word here.
What are the easiest short words from widow?
Short answers are the quickest to spot: widow yields dow, wow, do, id, od, oi, ow and wo. Two- and three-letter words are handy for warming up, for tricky racks, and for hooking onto letters already on the board in games like Scrabble and Words with Friends.
How is the word "widow" used in a sentence?
Widow is itself a valid word. For example: "Law), in London, the apparel and furniture of the bedchamber of the widow of a freeman, to which she was formerly entitled." Seeing a jumble answer used in a real sentence makes it easier to remember next time it turns up.
Which word from widow scores best in Scrabble or Words with Friends?
If you are playing a tile game, widow is the top scorer from widow at 12 points, followed by wow (9), dow (7) and ow (5). Scores depend on the board, but these are the highest face values before any bonus squares.
What smaller words are hidden inside widow?
Read left to right without moving any letters and widow already contains 1 shorter word: dow. The longest run of consecutive letters that spells a word is dow. Because this depends on the exact order, each spelling of the same letters hides a different set.