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Is vow a Scrabble word?

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

V4O1W4

Is vow a Scrabble UK word?

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

V4O1W4

Is vow a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word vow is a Words With Friends word. The word vow is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

V5O1W4

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3-letter words (1 found)

VOW,

2-letter words (2 found)

OW,WO,

You can make 3 words from vow according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 3 letters words made out of vow

vow ovw vwo wvo owv wov

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word vow. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in vow.

Definitions and meaning of vow

vow

Etymology

From Middle English vowe, voue, that from Old French vut, in turn from Latin vōtum (“a promise, dedication, vow”), from vovēre (“to promise, vow”). Not related to avow. Doublet of vote.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vaʊ/
  • Rhymes: -aʊ

Noun

vow (plural vows)

  1. A solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner, especially a promise to live and act in accordance with the rules of a religious order.
  2. A declaration or assertion.
  3. (obsolete) A votive offering.

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Verb

vow (third-person singular simple present vows, present participle vowing, simple past and past participle vowed)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To make a vow; to promise.
  2. (transitive) To make a vow regarding (something).
    The wronged woman vowed revenge.
  3. To declare publicly that one has made a vow, usually to show one's determination or to announce an act of retaliation.
    The rebels vowed to continue their fight.

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Further reading

  • “vow”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “vow”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “vow”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

  • WOV, WVO

Scots

Etymology

Probably originally imitative. Compare wow.

Interjection

vow

  1. exclamation of astonishment, pleasure, or admiration

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Source: wiktionary.org