SWAB is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SWAB 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 SWAB?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SWAB is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SWAB
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
swabsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SWAB scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SWAB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What does SWAB mean in Scrabble?
noun
An absorbent pad used for cleaning or testing.
Swab began as a mop for a ship's deck and medicine borrowed both the object and the word. The testing sense is twentieth-century and is now the commonest of the three.
How SWAB is used
Countable. Also a verb: swabbed, swabs.
- A swab taken and sent to the laboratory.
- The word swab began as a ship's mop.
- They swabbed the deck twice a day.
- Two swabs from the same patient gave different results.
- The testing sense of swab is the newest.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SWAB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SWAB
The 4 tiles of SWAB in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SWAB
8 longer words begin with SWAB.
Shorter words from the letters in SWAB
Common questions about SWAB
- Is SWAB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SWAB, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SWAB worth?
- SWAB is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SWAB mean?
- An absorbent pad used for cleaning or testing.
- What letters can be added to SWAB?
- SWAB takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SWAB:
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