Maws
4 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Plural of maw: an informal term for the mouth or gullet, often used to evoke a voracious or wide-open eating organ.
“The hungry nestlings stretched their maws wide, clamouring noisily for the worms their mother was bringing back.”
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Wordle
Ends in -AWS, a pattern shared by JAWS, LAWS, and PAWS, tests M in position 1 alongside a useful vowel-A
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Worth 9 points, the W tile adds value, MAWS plays neatly off an existing A or W already on the board
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