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betow

Not valid in Scrabble

It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
11
Letters
5

Definition of betow

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (obsolete, transitive)To tow about; pull; draw; lead about; conduct.
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verb

  1. (obsolete, transitive)To tow about; pull; draw; lead about; conduct.
  2. (obsolete, transitive)To educate; influence; steer; direct.
  3. (obsolete, transitive)To bestow; apply.
    “For Henry, as lord Bacon observes, loved to employ and advance prelates; because, having rich bishoprics to betow, it was easy for him to reward their services: […]”

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Etymology

From be- + tow, or as a back-formation from Middle English betowen (“bestowed, applied”), past participle of bitēn (“to tug, pull, cover, apply, devote, employ, bring about, perform”), from Old English betēon (“to cover, surround, enclose”).

Anagrams of betow

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2-letter words

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