Bowdlerize

/ˈbaʊd.lə.ˌɹaɪz/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:25 ptsWWF:27 pts10 letters

Definition of Bowdlerize

verb

To remove or alter those parts of a text considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly.
"The bowdlerized version of the novel, while free of vulgarity, was also free of flavor."

Anagrams of Bowdlerize

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "bowdlerize":

8-LETTER WORDS

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7-LETTER WORDS

blowier blowzed boweled bowered bowlder broiled elbowed lowbred lowered obelize reoiled roweled wielder zebroid

6-LETTER WORDS

belied belier birled blowed blower boiled boiler bolder bolide bordel boride bowled bowler brewed bridle+16 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "bowdlerize" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

BO...Words starting with "bo"...ZEWords ending with "ze"All 10-letter words Unscramble "bowdlerize"

Rhyming Words

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