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Is dower a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word dower is a Scrabble US word. The word dower is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is dower a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word dower is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

D2O1W4E1R1

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5-letter words (2 found)

DOWER,ROWED,

4-letter words (14 found)

DERO,DOER,DORE,DREW,DROW,OWED,OWER,OWRE,REDO,RODE,ROED,WERO,WORD,WORE,

3-letter words (16 found)

DEW,DOE,DOR,DOW,ODE,ORD,ORE,OWE,RED,REO,REW,ROD,ROE,ROW,WED,WOE,

2-letter words (12 found)

DE,DO,ED,ER,EW,OD,OE,OR,OW,RE,WE,WO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 45 words from dower according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of dower

dower odwer dwoer wdoer owder woder doewr odewr deowr edowr oedwr eodwr dweor wdeor dewor edwor wedor ewdor owedr woedr oewdr eowdr weodr ewodr dowre odwre dwore wdore owdre wodre dorwe odrwe drowe rdowe ordwe rodwe dwroe wdroe drwoe rdwoe wrdoe rwdoe owrde worde orwde rowde wrode rwode doerw oderw deorw edorw oedrw eodrw dorew odrew droew rdoew ordew rodew derow edrow dreow rdeow erdow redow oerdw eordw oredw roedw erodw reodw dwero wdero dewro edwro wedro ewdro dwreo wdreo drweo rdweo wrdeo rwdeo derwo edrwo drewo rdewo erdwo redwo werdo ewrdo wredo rwedo erwdo rewdo owerd woerd oewrd eowrd weord eword owred wored orwed rowed wroed rwoed oerwd eorwd orewd roewd erowd reowd werod ewrod wreod rweod erwod rewod

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Definitions and meaning of dower

dower

Etymology

From Middle English dower, dowere, from Old French doeire, from Medieval Latin dōtārium, from Latin dōs.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: dauʹ-ər, IPA(key): /ˈdaʊ.əɹ/
  • (UK) IPA(key): [ˈdaʊ.ə(ɹ)]
  • (US) IPA(key): [ˈdaw.ɚ]
  • Homophone: dour (for some speakers)
  • Rhymes: -aʊ.ə(ɹ)

Noun

dower (plural dowers)

  1. (law) The part of or interest in a deceased husband's property provided to his widow, usually in the form of a life estate.
  2. (law) Property given by a groom directly to his bride at or before their wedding in order to legitimize the marriage; dowry.
  3. (obsolete) That with which one is gifted or endowed; endowment; gift.

Synonyms

  • bride price
  • bride token
  • bridewealth
  • mahr
  • reverse dowry

Antonyms

  • curtesy

Related terms

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See also

  • bride price
  • dower on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Verb

dower (third-person singular simple present dowers, present participle dowering, simple past and past participle dowered)

  1. (transitive) To give a dower or dowry to.
  2. (transitive) To endow. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Anagrams

  • e-word, rowed, worde

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • dowere, douweer, dowaire, dowaire, dowayr, douere

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French doeire, from Medieval Latin dōtārium; equivalent to dowen +‎ -er. Doublet of dowarye.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /duːˈɛːr(ə)/, /ˈduːər(ə)/

Noun

dower (plural dowers)

  1. A dower; a life estate of a male spouse's property.
  2. (rare) A gift given by the bride's family to the groom or his relatives; dowry.
  3. (rare, figurative) An intrinsic or inherent property or attribute.
  4. (rare, astrology) A portion of the world under the domination of a particular star sign.

Descendants

  • English: dower
  • Scots: dower

References

  • “dǒuē̆r(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-12.

Source: wiktionary.org