Is “Bows” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
BOWS
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
Invalid

Meaning of Bows

/baʊz/

noun
  1. 1.A firm branch of a tree.

    When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall.

  2. 2.The gallows.

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.

noun
  1. 1.A gesture, usually showing respect, made by inclining the head or bending forward at the waist; a reverence

    He made a polite bow as he entered the room.