SMEW is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SMEW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SMEW?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SMEW is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SMEW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
smewsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SMEW scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SMEW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,423.
What stands out about SMEW
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SMEW mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small white duck of northern waters.
The smew is a sawbill, meaning it has a serrated beak for holding fish, and the male is white with fine black lines. Its name has no established origin.
How SMEW is used
Countable: a smew, two smews.
- A smew on the reservoir brings out the birdwatchers.
- The word smew has no established origin.
- Two smews wintered on the same lake.
- The smew has a serrated beak for holding fish.
- A male smew is white with black lines.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SMEW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SMEW
The 4 tiles of SMEW in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SMEW
1 longer words begin with SMEW.
Words ending in SMEW
1 words end in SMEW. Useful as a back hook: play SMEW onto a word already on the board.
Words with SMEW inside
3 words contain SMEW in the middle. Words that start with SMEW are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SMEW
Common questions about SMEW
- Is SMEW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SMEW, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SMEW worth?
- SMEW is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SMEW mean?
- A small white duck of northern waters.
- What letters can be added to SMEW?
- SMEW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SMEW:
Open SMEW in the Word Finder