Pows
4 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Plural of pow, referring to persons who have surrendered to or been captured by an enemy during wartime.
“The pows were held in a camp on the outskirts of the city until the armistice was signed.”
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Contains the OW vowel pair and ends in S with no repeated letters, the W makes it unusual
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Worth 9 points thanks to the W and adds the S hook to POW for a single-letter extension
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