Dowager

7 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

A widow who holds a title or property that she inherited from her deceased husband.

“The dowager duchess continued to host her annual garden party long after her husband's death.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈdaʊədʒə/

Syllables

dow·a·ger

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Synonyms

widowmatriarchgrande dame

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Wordle

Starts with DOWA and ends in GER, the W in position 3 and the GER ending are the letters most likely to trip Wordle guessers

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Scrabble

Worth 12 points, W scores 4 and G scores 2, giving good value for a seven-letter word with accessible common letters

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