Definitions For Bowdlerization

noun

  • The act of deleting or modifying all passages considered to be indecent
  • Written material that has been bowdlerized

verb

  • To change (a book, play, movie, etc.) by removing parts that could offend people

Is Bowdlerization a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
29
Words with Friends
32

The word Bowdlerization is worth 29 points in Scrabble and 32 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Bowdlerization in a Sentence

  • Bowdlerize a classic novel by removing offensive language
  • A bowdlerized version of “Gulliver's Travels” that purportedly makes it unobjectionable for children

Synonyms for Bowdlerization

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