Scrabble and Words with Friends

• ALLOW is a valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. Scrabble uses the TWL word list.
  

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• ALLOW is a valid Words with Friends word worth 10 points. Words with Friends uses the ENABLE word list.
  

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• ALLOW is a 5 letter word containing the letters a, l, l, o, w.

Definitions

• allow

  verb make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
  This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement

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• allow

  verb consent to, give permission
  I cannot allow you to see your exam

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• allow

  verb let have
  Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison

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• allow

  verb give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

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• allow

  verb make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
  The evidence allows only one conclusion
  allow for mistakes

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• allow

  verb allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something
  I allow for this possibility

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• allow

  verb afford possibility
  This short story allows of several different interpretations

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• allow

  verb allow the other (baseball) team to score

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• allow

  verb grant as a discount or in exchange
  The camera store owner allowed me $50 on my old camera

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• allow

  verb allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
  We don't allow dogs here

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• Lookup ALLOW using the Merriam-Webster dictionary

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Words that sound like 'allow'

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