Definition of bowdlerise

"bowdlerise" in the verb sense

1. bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten

edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

"bowdlerize a novel"

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bowdlerise in Scrabble®

The word bowdlerise is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters bowdlerise:

BOWDLERISE

(162)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (35 words)

bedsore, blowers, blowier, boilers, bolides, boweled, bowered, bowlers, bridles, broiled, browsed, debowel, derbies, dewires, disrobe, dowlier, dowries, edibles, elbowed, elbower, lowbred, lowered, oilseed, reboils, reoiled, resoled, resowed, rewelds, rowdies, sobered, soldier, swirled, weirdos, welders, wielder

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word bowdlerise

BOWDLERISE

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In bowdlerise

BOWDLERISE

(162)

BOWDLERISE

(153)

BOWDLERISE

(108)

BROWSED

(102 = 52 + 50)

DEBOWEL

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LOWBRED

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ELBOWED

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BOWERED

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BOWELED

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BOWDLERISE

(102)

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(101 = 51 + 50)

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BROWSED

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LOWBRED

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BOWELED

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BLOWERS

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BLOWIER

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BLOWERS

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BLOWIER

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REWELDS

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ROWDIES

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DOWLIER

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ROWDIES

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DEWIRES

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ROWDIES

(86 = 36 + 50)

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bowdlerise in Words With Friends™

The word bowdlerise is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 18

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters bowdlerise:

BOWDLERISE

(216)

BOWDLERISE

(216)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (35 words)

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word bowdlerise

BOWDLERISE

(216)

BOWDLERISE

(216)

BOWDLERISE

(132)

BOWDLERISE

(120)

BOWDLERISE

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BOWDLERISE

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In bowdlerise

BOWDLERISE

(216)

BOWDLERISE

(216)

BOWDLERISE

(132)

BOWELED

(128 = 93 + 35)

BOWLERS

(125 = 90 + 35)

BOWERED

(125 = 90 + 35)

BOWDLERISE

(120)

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(116 = 81 + 35)

DEBOWEL

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DEBOWEL

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LOWBRED

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BLOWERS

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BLOWIER

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BOLIDES

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DOWRIES

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Words within the letters of bowdlerise

2 letter words in bowdlerise (11 words)

be do el id is or os ow re so we

3 letter words in bowdlerise (48 words)

bed bee bid bow dee dew die doe dos eel els ewe ide ids ire led lee lid lie lob low ode oil old orb ore ors owe owl ows red rib rid rob rod roe row see sew sir sob sod sol sow web wed wee woe

4 letter words in bowdlerise (125 words)

5 letter words in bowdlerise (115 words)

6 letter words in bowdlerise (75 words)

7 letter words in bowdlerise (35 words)

8 letter words in bowdlerise (12 words)

bewilder blowsier boweries debowels disbowel doweries elbowers erodible reboiled resoiled webisode wielders

9 letter words in bowdlerise (2 words)

bewilders blowdries

10 letter words in bowdlerise (1 word)

bowdlerise

bowdlerise + 1 blank (4 words)

bowdlerised bowdleriser bowdlerises bowdlerizes

bowdlerise + 2 blanks (2 words)

bowdlerisers bowdlerizers

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Words containing the sequence bowdlerise

Words that start with bowdlerise (5 words)

bowdlerise bowdlerised bowdleriser bowdlerisers bowdlerises

Words with bowdlerise in them (2 words)

bowdlerise unbowdlerised

Words that end with bowdlerise (1 word)

bowdlerise

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Word Growth involving bowdlerise

Shorter words in bowdlerise

ow bow

is rise

Longer words containing bowdlerise

bowdlerised unbowdlerised

bowdleriser bowdlerisers

bowdlerises