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Is sew a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word sew is a Scrabble US word. The word sew is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

S1E1W4

Is sew a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word sew is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

S1E1W4

Is sew a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word sew is a Words With Friends word. The word sew is worth 6 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

S1E1W4

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3-letter words (1 found)

SEW,

2-letter words (3 found)

ES,EW,WE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

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

All 3 letters words made out of sew

sew esw swe wse ews wes

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Definitions and meaning of sew

sew

Etymology 1

From Middle English sewen, seowen, sowen, from Old English siwian, seowian, seowan (“to sew, mend, patch, knit together, link, unite”), from Proto-Germanic *siwjaną (“to sew”), from Proto-Indo-European *syewh₁- (“to sew”). Cognate with Scots sew (“to sew”), North Frisian saie, sei (“to sew”), Saterland Frisian säie (“to sew”), Danish sy, Polish szyć, Russian шить (šitʹ), Swedish sy, Latin suō, Sanskrit सीव्यति (sī́vyati). Related to seam.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /səʊ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /soʊ/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /səʉ/
  • Rhymes: -əʊ
  • Homophones: seau, so, soe, soh, sow (sense 2)

Verb

sew (third-person singular simple present sews, present participle sewing, simple past sewed, past participle sewn or sewed or (obsolete) sewen)

  1. (transitive) To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through (pieces of fabric) in order to join them together.
  2. (intransitive) To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through pieces of fabric in order to join them together.
  3. (transitive) Followed by into: to enclose by sewing.
Synonyms
  • stitch
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Akolet: sewim
Translations

Etymology 2

Back-formation from sewer (“a drain”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sjuː/, /suː/
  • Homophone: sue

Verb

sew (third-person singular simple present sews, present participle sewing, simple past and past participle sewed)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To drain the water from.
  2. (nautical) Of a ship, to be grounded.

Etymology 3

From Middle English sew (“broth”), from Old English sēaw (“sap, juice”), from Proto-West Germanic *sauw.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sjuː/, /suː/
  • Homophone: sue

Noun

sew (plural sews)

  1. (obsolete) Broth, gravy.
Derived terms
  • fig-sew

Anagrams

  • EWS, SWE, Wes, we's

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English sēaw, from Proto-West Germanic *sauw.

Alternative forms

  • cew, cewe, seew, seue, sewe
  • seaw (early)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɛu̯/
  • Rhymes: -ɛu̯

Noun

sew (uncountable)

  1. broth, gravy (liquid or sauce for boiling)
  2. (Early Middle English) sap, juice (of a plant)
Descendants
  • English: sew (obsolete)
References
  • “seu, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Noun

sew

  1. Alternative form of sowe

Source: wiktionary.org