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dowry

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Is dowry a Scrabble word?

Yes, dowry is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 12 points in Scrabble.

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What is the meaning of dowry?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (less common) Payment by the groom or his family to the bride's family.Examples: "The family of the groom makes sure the new couple has a house to live in and land to cultivate; they will also pay for the dowry (crucial, for without dowry the new father has no rights over his children; Trouwborst 1962: 136ff.)"Synonyms: bride price, reverse dowry, dower, ;, see others at bride price

2. (obsolete) Inheritance from a deceased husband to his widow.Synonyms: dower

3. (informal) A large amount.Examples: "But no palace had so fair a ceiling; for from the wooden beams were suspended a whole dowry of copper vessels—pails, cauldrons, water pots, of every colour from lustrous black to the palest pink."

Definition source: Wiktionary

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How many Scrabble points is the word "dowry"?

Scrabble
12 points
d2
o1
w4
r1
y4
Words With Friends
12 points
d2
o1
w4
r1
y4

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