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Is sow a Scrabble word?

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

S1O1W4

Is sow a Scrabble UK word?

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

S1O1W4

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3-letter words (2 found)

SOW,WOS,

2-letter words (4 found)

OS,OW,SO,WO,

You can make 6 words from sow according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 3 letters words made out of sow

sow osw swo wso ows wos

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Definitions and meaning of sow

sow

Etymology 1

From Middle English sowe, from Old English sugu, from Proto-Germanic *sugō, from Proto-Indo-European *suh₂kéh₂, from *suH- (“pig”). See also West Frisian sûch, Dutch zeug, Low German Söög, German Sau, Swedish sugga, Norwegian sugge; also Welsh hwch (“pig”), Sanskrit सूकर (sūkará, “swine, boar”); also German Sau, Latin sūs, Tocharian B suwo, Ancient Greek ὗς (hûs), Albanian thi, Avestan 𐬵𐬏 (hū, “boar”). See also swine.

Alternative forms

  • (dial.): zew, soo

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saʊ/
  • Rhymes: -aʊ
  • Homophone: sough

Noun

sow (plural sows or swine)

  1. A female pig.
  2. A female bear, she-bear.
  3. A female guinea pig.
  4. A channel that conducts molten metal to molds.
  5. A mass of metal solidified in a mold.
  6. (derogatory, slang) A contemptible, often fat woman.
  7. A sowbug.
  8. (military) A kind of covered shed, formerly used by besiegers in filling up and passing the ditch of a besieged place, sapping and mining the wall, etc.
Usage notes

The plural form swine is now obsolete in this sense.

Synonyms
  • (mass of metal solidified in a mold): ingot
  • (contemptible woman): bitch, cow
Derived terms
Translations

See also

  • boar
  • hog
  • pig

Etymology 2

From Middle English sowen, from Old English sāwan, from Proto-West Germanic *sāan, from Proto-Germanic *sēaną, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-. Compare Dutch zaaien, German säen, Danish så, Norwegian Bokmål så.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /səʊ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /soʊ/
  • Rhymes: -əʊ
  • Homophones: seau, sew, so, soe, soh

Verb

sow (third-person singular simple present sows, present participle sowing, simple past sowed, past participle sown or sowed)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To scatter, disperse, or plant (seeds).
  2. (figurative) To spread abroad; to propagate.
  3. (figurative) To scatter over; to besprinkle.
  4. Obsolete spelling of sew
Derived terms
Translations

Anagrams

  • OSW, OWS, W.O.s, WOs, wos

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

sow

  1. Alternative form of sowe

Etymology 2

Verb

sow

  1. Alternative form of sowen (“to torment”)

Source: wiktionary.org