Owes

4 lettersverbcommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Third-person singular present tense of 'owe', meaning is under an obligation to pay, repay, or render something to another person.

“He still owes the bank a considerable sum from the failed business venture.”

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Synonyms

is indebtedis liableis beholden

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Starts with OW and ends in ES, the W is the key letter to identify early.

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Scrabble

Worth 7 points, the W (4) provides good value and S hooks cleanly onto OWE.

Words Related to Owes

Anagrams of Owes

Words that use exactly the same letters as “owes”.

woes

Words one letter different

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

awes ewes ones owen owns

Add a letter to make a longer word

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

bowse dowse enows howes lowes lowse meows mowse owsen owser resow serow sowed sowel sower sowle sowse sowte swego swore twoes whose worse yowes

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