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KOTOWS

6 letters, 13 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What KOTOWS Means

KOTOWS is a form of KOTOW, which means:

  1. noun: a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission
  2. verb: try to gain favor by cringing or flattering“He is always kowtowing to his boss”

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

KOTOWS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 13 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as K5 O1 T1 O1 W4 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In KOTOWS

44 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

5 letter words (4)

4 letter words (17)

3 letter words (15)

2 letter words (8)

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