Bow
/bəʊ/
Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:9 pts3 letters
Definition of Bow
noun
- A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows.
- A curved bend in a rod or planar surface, or in a linear formation such as a river (see oxbow).
- A rod with horsehair (or an artificial substitute) stretched between the ends, used for playing various stringed musical instruments.
- A stringed instrument (chordophone), consisting of a stick with a single taut cord stretched between the ends, most often played by plucking.
- A type of knot with two loops, used to tie together two cords such as shoelaces or apron strings, and frequently used as decoration, such as in gift-wrapping.
verb
- To play music on (a stringed) instrument using a bow.
"The musician bowed his violin expertly."
- To become bent or curved.
"The shelf bowed under the weight of the books."
- To make something bend or curve.
- To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.
- To premiere.
"Cronenberg’s "Cosmopolis" bows in Cannes this week."
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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 "Bow"
Bow is a 3-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Bow" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "bow" is a low-scoring word.