SWABBER is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SWABBER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SWABBER?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SWABBER is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SWABBER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
swabbersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SWABBER scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SWABBER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,088 thousand.
What does SWABBER mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
A person who cleans a floor or deck with a mop.
Swabber has a naval flavour, since sailors scrub decks with a swab, or mop. The job went to junior hands on old sailing ships. Today the word still turns up in pirate stories and in sea slang for a lowly crew member.
How SWABBER is used
Swabber is a nautical term for the one who mops the decks, often used humorously.
- The swabber worked from the bow to the stern.
- Every new recruit started as a swabber.
- "Hey, swabber, mind the bucket!" shouted the cook.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SWABBER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SWABBER
1 longer words begin with SWABBER.
Shorter words from the letters in SWABBER
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Common questions about SWABBER
- Is SWABBER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SWABBER, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SWABBER worth?
- SWABBER is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SWABBER mean?
- A person who cleans a floor or deck with a mop.
- What letters can be added to SWABBER?
- SWABBER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SWABBER:
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