Is TOW a Scrabble word?
Yes. TOW is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends.
Meaning To pull something behind one, such as by using a line, chain, or tongue.
Verb 2 meanings
To pull something behind one, such as by using a line, chain, or tongue.
“Near-synonyms: draw, haul, pull, trail”
To aid someone behind by shielding them from wind resistance.
Noun 4 meanings
The act of towing and the condition of being towed.
“It isn't the car's battery; I think I need a tow.”
Something, such as a tugboat, that tows.
Something, such as a barge, that is towed.
A rope or cable used in towing.
Etymology
From Middle English towen, from Old English togian (“to tow”), from Proto-West Germanic *togōn, from Proto-Germanic *tugōną (“to draw, pull”), from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to draw, pull; to lead”).
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TOW at a glance
TOW has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (T 1 + O 1 + W 4) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #10,780 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
Words ending in -TOW
More endings- STOW7
- BESTOW11
- UNDERTOW12
- KOWTOW16
- KOTOW12
- UNSTOW9
- MISBESTOW16
- TATTOW9
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