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dower

/ˈdaʊ.əɹ/noun · verb

Dower can refer to a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband or money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage. As a verb, dower can mean to furnish with an endowment.

3 meanings5 lettersScrabble 9

Length

5

Scrabble

9

WWF

9

Starts

DO

Ends

WER

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “DOWER” Mean?

/ˈdaʊ.əɹ/

dower has 3 documented senses across noun, verb.

Noun

2 senses
1

money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage

2

a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband

Verb

1 sense
1

furnish with an endowment

When she got married, she got dowered

Synonyms

Synonyms for DOWER

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

5

Vowels

2

Consonants

3

Word Intelligence

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Definition

money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage

Length

5 letters

Starts With

D

Ends With

R

Vowels

2

Consonants

3

Letters

D, O, W, E, R

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

d
o
w
e
r

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for dower.

DOWER is a 5-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 9.
It starts with D and ends with R.
It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 40%.
It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDE.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCVC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using dower in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★☆☆

DOWER has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★★★☆

DOWER is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

DOWER can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

DOWER uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

5

Repeated Letters

0

Highest Value Letter

W

Letter Pattern

ABCDE

CV Pattern

CVCVC

Vowel Share

40%

Consonant Share

60%

Bigrams

DO, OW, WE, ER

Trigrams

DOW, OWE, WER

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for dower.

DOWER is a 5-letter standard crossword entry.
It starts with D and ends with R, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCVC.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.

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Word Usage Insights

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This word contains 5 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVCVC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 9, it offers moderate scoring potential.
The word begins with D and ends with R, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Every letter appears only once.

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