Scrabble and Words with Friends

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

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• BOW is a valid Words with Friends word worth 9 points. Words with Friends uses the ENABLE word list.
  

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• BOW is a 3 letter word containing the letters b, o, w.

Definitions

• bow

  noun a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces

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• bow

  noun a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments

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• bow

  noun front part of a vessel or aircraft
  he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line

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• bow

  noun a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow

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• bow

  noun something curved in shape

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• bow

  noun bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting

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• bow

  noun an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience

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• bow

  noun a decorative interlacing of ribbons

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• bow

  noun a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments

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• bow

  verb bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head
  He bowed before the King
  She bowed her head in shame

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• bow

  verb yield to another's wish or opinion
  The government bowed to the military pressure

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• bow

  verb bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting
  He bowed before the King

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• bow

  verb bend one's back forward from the waist on down
  She bowed before the Queen

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• bow

  verb play on a stringed instrument with a bow

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• Lookup BOW using the Merriam-Webster dictionary

Synonyms

Words that sound like 'bow'

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