The phrase "more tow headed" refers to someone who has hair that is a light yellowish color, resembling flax or tow. The word "tow" is pronounced with the IPA transcription /toʊ/, which indicates a diphthong vowel sound that glides from the mid-back rounded vowel /o/ to the high-back unrounded vowel /ʊ/. The spelling of "tow" is consistent with other English words that contain the letter "o" followed by the letter "w", such as "show" and "blow". "Tow headed" is usually spelled as two separate words, but "towheaded" is also commonly used as a single word.