Scrabble Dictionary
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SHOW
Scrabble Validity
✅ Valid Word
Valid in:
- SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK)
- TWL/NWL (Scrabble US)
- ENABLE (Words with Friends)
Tile Values
S
1
H
4
O
1
W
4
Σ
10
Definitions
Noun
- the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining; "a remarkable show of skill"
- pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression; "they try to keep up appearances"; "that ceremony is just for show"
- a social event involving a public performance or entertainment; "they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway"
- something intended to communicate a particular impression; "made a display of strength"; "a show of impatience"; "a good show of looking interested"
Verb
- establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"
- indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"
- give evidence of, as of records; "The diary shows his distress that evening"
- indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents"
- give expression to; "She showed her disappointment"
- provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"
- finish third or better in a horse or dog race; "he bet $2 on number six to show"
- show in, or as in, a picture; "This scene depicts country life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting"
- take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums; "The usher showed us to our seats"
- make visible or noticeable; "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please"
- be or become visible or noticeable; "His good upbringing really shows"; "The dirty side will show"
- give an exhibition of to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington"
Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1
About the word SHOW
Yes, SHOW is a valid Scrabble word. If you play it, you can score 10 points in Scrabble. It is recognized as a playable word in the SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK), TWL/NWL (Scrabble US), ENABLE (Words with Friends) dictionaries.
SHOW is a 4-letter word. It contains 1 vowels and 3 consonants.