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What does avow mean? Is avow a Scrabble word?

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Is avow a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word avow is a Scrabble US word. The word avow is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

A1V4O1W4

Is avow a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word avow is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

A1V4O1W4

Is avow a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word avow is a Words With Friends word. The word avow is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

A1V5O1W4

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4-letter words (1 found)

AVOW,

3-letter words (4 found)

AVO,OVA,VAW,VOW,

2-letter words (3 found)

AW,OW,WO,

You can make 8 words from avow according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of avow

avow vaow aovw oavw voaw ovaw avwo vawo awvo wavo vwao wvao aowv oawv awov waov owav woav vowa ovwa vwoa wvoa owva wova

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word avow. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in avow.

Definitions and meaning of avow

avow

Etymology

From Middle English avowen, from Old French avouer, from Latin advocare (“to call to, call upon, hence to call as a witness, defender, patron, or advocate”), from ad (“to”) + vocare (“to call”). Doublet of advoke, avouch, and advocate. Not related to vow.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈvaʊ/
  • Rhymes: -aʊ

Verb

avow (third-person singular simple present avows, present participle avowing, simple past and past participle avowed)

  1. (transitive) To declare openly and boldly, as something believed to be right; to own, acknowledge or confess frankly.
  2. (transitive) To bind or devote by a vow.
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  3. (law) To acknowledge and justify, as an act done. See avowry.

Antonyms

  • disavow

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Noun

avow

  1. (obsolete) avowal

Further reading

  • “avow”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “avow”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “avow”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Source: wiktionary.org