allow A₁L₁L₁O₁W₄

ALLOW is a familiar five-letter verb with several closely related senses: permission, possibility, and giving someone a share. Its double L is easy to overlook when you build from a rack, while the W supplies half its Scrabble face value. The word also appears as both a Wordle answer and an allowed guess.

ALLOW at a glance

• ALLOW has five letters and scores 8 points before board bonuses.
• The word has no anagrams in the listed word set.
• Five one-letter neighbours include ALLOY, ALLOT, and AGLOW.
• Twelve rhymes include FOLLOW, BELOW, SLOW, and YELLOW.

What does ALLOW mean?

ALLOW means to permit something or give someone permission. You might allow a guest to enter, or allow a player another turn. The same verb can describe making room for something, as in allowing time for a task.

The word also means to treat something as possible or reasonable, or to provide someone with a suitable share. Those senses connect the idea of permission with giving space or resources. ALLOW is a common word, so its everyday meaning is more familiar than many playable five-letter entries.

How does ALLOW score and play in word games?

ALLOW scores 8 points in Scrabble: A, both L tiles, and O are worth 1 point each, while W is worth 4. The W contributes half the face value, so look for a premium square that boosts it rather than spending the word on an ordinary row.

For Wordle, ALLOW is listed as both an answer and an allowed guess. Its repeated L means the guess tests only four distinct letters, a trade-off worth remembering when you need broad letter coverage. The five one-letter neighbours are ALLOY, ALLOT, AGLOW, ABLOW, and ALLOD; changing one tile can produce several less familiar options.

ALLOW has no anagrams, but its ending gives you a clear sound family: the twelve listed rhymes include FOLLOW, FELLOW, PILLOW, and SWALLOW. For the ALLOW meaning, focus on permission or making something possible; for a word game, check your game's word list once, since accepted entries can differ.