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Is tow a Scrabble word?

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

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Is tow a Scrabble UK word?

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

T1O1W4

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3-letter words (4 found)

OWT,TOW,TWO,WOT,

2-letter words (3 found)

OW,TO,WO,

You can make 7 words from tow according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 3 letters words made out of tow

tow otw two wto owt wot

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Definitions and meaning of tow

tow

Etymology 1

From Middle English towen, from Old English togian, from Proto-West Germanic *togōn, from Proto-Germanic *tugōną, from Proto-Indo-European *dewk-.

See also Middle High German zogen, German ziehen, Dutch tijgen, Old Norse toga.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: tō, IPA(key): /təʊ/
  • (General American) enPR: tō, IPA(key): /toʊ/
  • Rhymes: -əʊ
  • Homophone: toe

Verb

tow (third-person singular simple present tows, present participle towing, simple past and past participle towed)

  1. (transitive) To pull something behind one using a line or chain; to haul.
  2. (running, cycling, motor racing, etc.) To aid someone behind by shielding them from wind resistance.
Descendants
  • → Welsh: towio
Translations

Noun

tow (plural tows)

  1. The act of towing and the condition of being towed.
    It isn't the car's battery; I think I need a tow.
  2. Something, such as a tugboat, that tows.
  3. Something, such as a barge, that is towed.
  4. A rope or cable used in towing.
  5. (motor racing) A speed increase given by driving in front of another car on a straight, which causes a slipstream for the car behind.
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Etymology 2

From Middle English touw, from Old English tow- (“spinning”) (in compounds, e.g. towcræft, towhūs, towlic), from Proto-Germanic *tawwą; compare Old Norse tó (“uncleansed wool”), Dutch touw (“rope”). Perhaps cognate with Old English tawian (“prepare for use”), Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌽 (taujan, “do, make”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: tō, IPA(key): /təʊ/
  • (General American) enPR: tō, IPA(key): /toʊ/
  • (rare, some parts of the UK and Australia) enPR: tou, IPA(key): /taʊ/

Noun

tow (countable and uncountable, plural tows)

  1. An untwisted bundle of fibres such as cellulose acetate, flax, hemp or jute.
  2. (specifically) The short, coarse, less desirable fibres separated by hackling from the finer longer fibres (line).
Synonyms
  • hards, oakum
Derived terms
Related terms
  • taw
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Anagrams

  • OTW, WTO, owt, two, wot

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • towe, towȝ, towȝe, tough, towhe, togh, tawe, toow

Etymology

From Old English tow-, from Proto-Germanic *tawwą; for more see English tow.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔu̯/
  • Rhymes: -ɔu̯

Noun

tow

  1. Unprepared flax, especially used as a firestarter.
  2. The fibrous matter of flax or a similar plant; (tow).
  3. Oakum, hards; the rough portion of flax separated during hackling.

Descendants

  • English: tow
  • Scots: towe

References

  • “tou, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-27.

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