Owed

4 lettersverbcommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Past tense of 'owe', indicating that a debt or obligation to pay or repay existed at a given time.

“She repaid every penny that she owed before leaving the country for good.”

Related Words

Synonyms

indebtedliable

Antonyms

repaid settled

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Starts with OW and ends in ED, the W is less common but the ED ending is a reliable pattern.

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Scrabble

Worth 8 points, W (4) lifts the score considerably for such a short, common word.

Words Related to Owed

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “owed” to make these 4-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

awed owen

Add a letter to make a longer word

5-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “owed”.

bowed cowed devow dowed dowel dower dowie dowse dowve endow jowed lowed mowed nowed owned rowed sowed towed vowed woden wodge wooed wowed yowed

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