Allow
/əˈlaʊ/
Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:10 pts5 letters
Definition of Allow
verb
- To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.
"to allow a servant his liberty; to allow a free passage; to allow one day for rest"
- To acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion.
"to allow a right; to allow a claim; to allow the truth of a proposition"
- To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; especially to abate or deduct.
"To allow a sum for leakage."
- To grant license to; to permit; to consent to.
"Smoking allowed only in designated areas."
- To not bar or obstruct.
"Although I don't consent to their holding such meetings, I will allow them for the time being."
Anagrams of Allow
Related Word Patterns
Letter Values
a1
l1
l1
o1
w4
Total: 8 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Allow"
Allow is a 5-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Allow" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "allow" is a low-scoring word.