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Kowtow

Kowtow is a 6 letter word, used as a noun or as a verb, with Cantonese origins, and has the letters kootww (kotw). Starts with k, ends with w, four consonants, two vowels and two syllables.

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6 Letters
4 Consonants
2 Vowels
2 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use kowtow as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
About Kowtow
A 2 syllables noun and 6 letters with the letters k, o, t, and w, 4 consonants, 2 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letters wt. Kowtow starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters k, ko, kow, kowt, kowto, and the ending characters are w, ow, tow, wtow, owtow, ..
Definition
A former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission
Origin/Roots
Cantonese
Scrabble
Is kowtow a scrabble word? A 16 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
Pig Latin
Kowtow in Pig Latin is said as "owtowkay or owtowkway".
Unigram
k | o | w | t | o | w
Bigram
ko | ow | wt | to | ow
Trigram
kow | owt | wto | tow
Quadrigram
kowt | owto | wtow
Word Gram
Noun Examples
a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission
Verb Examples
try to gain favor by cringing or flattering;
"He is always kowtowing to his boss"
bend the knees and bow in a servile manner

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Kowtow"

There are 101 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to kowtow.

SynonymDefinition
Apple Polish
Bendcurved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
Bending The Knee
Bend The Knee
Bend The Neck
Bend To
Blandishpraise somewhat dishonestly
Boba short abrupt inclination (as of the head)
"he gave me a short bob of acknowledgement"
Bob A Curtsy
Bob Down

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Anagrams

There are 1 anagrams from kowtow.
Anagram Definition
Kowtowa former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission

View English words with the unique letters used in kowtow. Words With The Letters Kotw

Derives

Kowtow derives from 7 words.
Word Definition
Bootlicktry to gain favor by cringing or flattering
"He is always kowtowing to his boss"
Fawnyoung deer
Genuflectbend the knees and bow in a servile manner
Kotowa former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission
Kowtowa former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission
Toadya person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
Trucklea low bed to be slid under a higher bed

Hypernyms

Kowtow has 3 hypernyms.
Word Definition
Bowa stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments
Bowingmanaging the bow in playing a stringed instrument
"the violinist''s bowing was excellent"
Obeisancethe act of obeying
dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person

The word games Words With Friends, 4pics1Word, Word Chums, and Jumble which is by far one of the most successful of the word games. Jumble was created in 1954 - below, you will find the most unscrambled letters for each descramble word game that others have solved or decoded to make the word kowtow.

Is kowtow a scrabble word or can you use kowtow in Words With Friends? The probability of getting this word in scrabble is 1 out of every 7095550 games and in Words With Friends it's 1 out of every 7741742 games. This 6 letter 16 point scrabble word can be rearranged 180 ways. What other words can be made with the letters k, o, t, and w? There's 5 with 8 letters or less with the letters k, o, t, and w. Here is a list of 5 to try to get you more points.

WordScrabbleWords With FriendsWord Chums4Pics1WordJumble
Kowtow (6 letters) 16 16 kootww
Kotow (5 letters) 12 12 kootw
Koweit (6 letters) 13 13 koweit
Teakwood (8 letters) 16 16 teakwood
Awake To (8 letters)

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