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Bowes

b 3o 1w 4e 1s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 5 letters · Rare · plural and third-person singular form of bow

  • Scrabble US & Canada : not valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : not valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does bowes mean?

noun

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

    Synonymsbowknot

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

  3. front part of a vessel or aircraft

    “he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line”

    Synonymsforeprowstem

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

  5. something curved in shape

    Synonymsarc

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

    Synonymsbowingobeisance

verb

  1. bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head

    “He bowed before the King”

    Synonymsbow down

  2. yield to another's wish or opinion

    “The government bowed to the military pressure”

    Synonymssubmitdeferaccedegive in

  3. bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting

    “He bowed before the King”

  4. bend one's back forward from the waist on down

    “he crouched down”

    Synonymscrouchstoopbend

  5. play on a stringed instrument with a bow

Definitions shown for bow, the base form of bowes.

Is BOWES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) No
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) No
Wordle (guess list) Yes

How many points is BOWES worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
b 3o 1w 4e 1s 1

Words With Friends

11 pts
b 4o 1w 4e 1s 1

Wordfeud

11 pts
b 4o 1w 4e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
b 4o 1w 5e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in BOWES

Anagrams 1

bowse

Words that end like BOWES

Common words that share the ending -OWES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

owes
All words ending in -OWES

Bowes: quick answers

Is BOWES a valid Scrabble word?
Only in Collins. BOWES is valid in Scrabble outside North America (Collins/SOWPODS) but not in the North American NWL list.
How many points is BOWES worth?
BOWES scores 10 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does bowes mean?
bowes is the plural and third-person singular form of bow, which means “a knot with two loops and loose ends”. It has 11 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in BOWES?
You can make 31 shorter words from BOWES, such as BOWS, SWOB, WEBS, BOW. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of BOWES?
BOWES rearranges into BOWSE.