Definition of bowdlerises

"bowdlerises" in the verb sense

1. bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten

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"bowdlerize a novel"

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bowdlerises in Scrabble®

The word bowdlerises 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: 17

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters bowdlerises:

BOWDLERISES
(171)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (64 words)

bedless, bedress, bedsore, besides, blessed, blesser, blissed, blowers, blowier, boilers, bolides, bossier, boweled, bowered, bowlers, bridles, broiled, browsed, browses, debowel, derbies, desires, dewires, dewless, diesels, disrobe, dossier, dowlier, dowress, dowries, dowsers, drowses, edibles, elbowed, elbower, eldress, lossier, lowbred, lowered, oilseed, rebless, reboils, reoiled, resides, resoils, resoled, resoles, resowed, rewelds, ribless, riboses, rodless, rowdies, sidlers, sliders, sobered, soirees, solders, soldier, swirled, webless, weirdos, welders, wielder

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word bowdlerises

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

BOWDLERISES
(171)
BOWDLERISES
(162)
BOWDLERISES
(114)
BOWDLERISES
(108)
BOWERED
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LOWBRED
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ELBOWED
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BOWELED
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BROWSED
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LOWBRED
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WEBLESS
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WEBLESS
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BROWSES
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LOWBRED
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BROWSES
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ELBOWER
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BOWERED
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BLOWIER
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BLOWERS
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BLOWERS
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BLOWIER
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BLOWIER
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BLOWERS
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ELBOWED
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DEBOWEL
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WEBLESS
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BLOWERS
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DEBOWEL
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BLOWIER
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DEWIRES
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ELBOWED
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DEWLESS
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LOWBRED
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BROWSED
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DROWSES
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DOWLIER
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ROWDIES
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BROWSES
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BOWERED
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WELDERS
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DEWIRES
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BROWSED
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BROWSED
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LOWBRED
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BOWELED
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LOWBRED
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LOWBRED
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BROWSED
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BOWERED
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ELBOWER
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EDIBLES
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ROWDIES
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DROWSES
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BROWSES
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DOWRESS
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BRIDLES
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BLOWERS
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BLOWERS
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bowdlerises in Words With Friends™

The word bowdlerises 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: 19

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

BOWDLERISES
(225)
BOWDLERISES
(225)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (64 words)

bedless, bedress, bedsore, besides, blessed, blesser, blissed, blowers, blowier, boilers, bolides, bossier, boweled, bowered, bowlers, bridles, broiled, browsed, browses, debowel, derbies, desires, dewires, dewless, diesels, disrobe, dossier, dowlier, dowress, dowries, dowsers, drowses, edibles, elbowed, elbower, eldress, lossier, lowbred, lowered, oilseed, rebless, reboils, reoiled, resides, resoils, resoled, resoles, resowed, rewelds, ribless, riboses, rodless, rowdies, sidlers, sliders, sobered, soirees, solders, soldier, swirled, webless, weirdos, welders, wielder

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word bowdlerises

BOWDLERISES
(225)
BOWDLERISES
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BOWDLERISES
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BOWDLERISES
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BOWDLERISES
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In bowdlerises

BOWDLERISES
(225)
BOWDLERISES
(225)
BOWDLERISES
(207)
BOWDLERISES
(138)
BOWELED
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BOWDLERISES
(126)
BOWERED
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WEBLESS
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BOWLERS
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DEBOWEL
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DEBOWEL
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ELBOWED
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LOWBRED
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BLOWERS
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BLOWIER
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ELBOWED
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LOWBRED
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LOWBRED
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BLOWIER
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ELBOWER
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BOLIDES
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BEDLESS
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BLOWERS
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EDIBLES
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BOWDLERISES
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Words within the letters of bowdlerises

2 letter words in bowdlerises (11 words)

9 letter words in bowdlerises (7 words)

10 letter words in bowdlerises (1 word)

11 letter words in bowdlerises (1 word)

bowdlerises + 1 blank (1 word)

Words containing the sequence bowdlerises

Words that start with bowdlerises (1 word)

Words with bowdlerises in them (1 word)

Words that end with bowdlerises (1 word)

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