Scrabble & Words with friends points
- bow is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
- bow is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
- bow is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 9
Definition of bow
- a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces (noun)
Synonyms
- bowknot
- bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting (noun)
Synonyms
- bowing
- obeisance
- an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience (noun)
Synonyms
- curtain call
- something curved in shape (noun)
Synonyms
- arc
- yield to another's wish or opinion (verb)
Examples
- The government bowed to the military pressure
Synonyms
- accede
- defer
- give in
- submit
- bend one's back forward from the waist on down (verb)
Examples
- She bowed before the Queen
Synonyms
- bend
- crouch
- stoop
- front part of a vessel or aircraft (noun)
Examples
- he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line
Synonyms
- fore
- prow
- stem
- bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head (verb)
Examples
- He bowed before the King
- She bowed her head in shame
Synonyms
- bow down
- a decorative interlacing of ribbons (noun)
- a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments (noun)
- a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments (noun)
- a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow (noun)
- bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting (verb)
Examples
- He bowed before the King
- play on a stringed instrument with a bow (verb)
See definition of bow in Merriam Webster