Is “Bow” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
BOW
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Valid
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Valid

Meaning of Bow

/bəʊ/

noun
  1. 1.A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows.

  2. 2.A curved bend in a rod or planar surface, or in a linear formation such as a river (see oxbow).

  3. 3.A rod with horsehair (or an artificial substitute) stretched between the ends, used for playing various stringed musical instruments.

Synonyms: musical bow, arc, bend, curve, fiddlestick

verb
  1. 1.To play music on (a stringed) instrument using a bow.

    The musician bowed his violin expertly.

  2. 2.To become bent or curved.

    The shelf bowed under the weight of the books.

  3. 3.To make something bend or curve.