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Is dow a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word dow is a Scrabble US word. The word dow is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

D2O1W4

Is dow a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word dow is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

D2O1W4

Is dow a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word dow is a Words With Friends word. The word dow is worth 7 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

D2O1W4

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3-letter words (1 found)

DOW,

2-letter words (4 found)

DO,OD,OW,WO,

You can make 5 words from dow according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 3 letters words made out of dow

dow odw dwo wdo owd wod

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Definitions and meaning of dow

dow

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /daʊ/
  • Rhymes: -aʊ

Etymology 1

From Middle English douen, from Old English dugan, from Proto-West Germanic *dugan, from Proto-Germanic *duganą.

Verb

dow (third-person singular simple present dows, present participle dowing, simple past and past participle dowed or dought)

  1. (obsolete) To be worth.
  2. (obsolete) To be of use, have value.
  3. (obsolete) To have the strength for, to be able to.
  4. (obsolete) To thrive, prosper.

Etymology 2

From Middle English dowen, from Old French douer, from Latin dōtō.

Verb

dow (third-person singular simple present dows, present participle dowing, simple past and past participle dowed)

  2. To furnish with a dower; to endow.

Etymology 3

Noun

dow (plural dows)

  1. Alternative form of dhow (“sailing vessel”)

Etymology 4

Noun

dow (plural dows)

  1. Obsolete form of dove (“pigeon”).

Etymology 5

Noun

dow (plural dows)

  1. Alternative form of dah (“Burmese knife”)

Anagrams

  • owd

German Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German and Old Saxon dōf, from Proto-West Germanic *daub.

Cognate with English deaf. The second meaning stems from the old misconception that dumb or deaf people were mentally disabled. German doof is taken from this word.

Adjective

dow

  1. deaf
  2. dumb (not clever)

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish dam (“ox, stag”).

Noun

dow m (genitive singular ?, plural dew)

  1. ox
  2. stag, hart

Middle English

Noun

dow

  1. Alternative form of dogh

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From Dutch dauw.

Noun

dow

  1. dew

Source: wiktionary.org