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/daʊ/
verb

Is DOW a Scrabble word?

Yes. DOW is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning To furnish with a dower; to endow.

Verb 1 meaning

  1. To furnish with a dower; to endow.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: dow via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English douen, from Old English dugan, from Proto-West Germanic *dugan, from Proto-Germanic *duganą.

DOW at a glance

DOW has 3 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (D 2 + O 1 + W 4) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #12,215 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

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