1noun
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
01 Word definition
widow
5 letters · 2 vowels · 3 consonants
Is WIDOW a word?
Yes. WIDOW is a 5-letter noun. a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.
Correct spelling
W-I-D-O-WHow do you spell WIDOW?
WIDOW contains 5 letters, begins with W, and ends with W.
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2verb
cause to be without a spouse
“The war widowed many women in the former Yugoslavia”
Synonyms
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗widow woman
02 Letter breakdown
How is WIDOW spelled?
W1I2D3O4W5
03 Word-game status
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About WIDOW.
How do you spell WIDOW?
WIDOW is spelled W-I-D-O-W. It contains 5 letters.