What KOWTOWING Means
KOWTOWING is a form of KOWTOW, which means:
- verb: bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
- verb: try to gain favor by cringing or flattering“He is always kowtowing to his boss”
- noun: a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
KOWTOWING is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 20 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as K5 O1 W4 T1 O1 W4 I1 N1 G2.
Words Made From The Letters In KOWTOWING
109 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.
8 letter words (1)
6 letter words (5)
5 letter words (7)
4 letter words (39)
GINKGNOWGONKGOOKGOONGOWKGOWNIKONINGOINTOKINGKINOKNITKNOTKNOWKOTONOOKNOWTOINKOINTONTOOONTTINGTINKTOKOTONGTONKTOOKTOONTOWNTWIGTWINWINGWINKWINOWONKWONTWOONWOOT
3 letter words (42)
GINGIOGITGONGOOGOTINGINKIONKINKITKOIKONKOWNITNOGNOONOTNOWOIKONOOONOOTOWNOWTTIGTIKTINTOGTONTOOTOWTWOWIGWINWITWOGWOKWONWOOWOTWOW
2 letter words (15)
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