SWABBY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SWABBY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SWABBY?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SWABBY is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SWABBY
No single letter turns SWABBY into another word.
How SWABBY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SWABBY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 8,278 thousand.
What stands out about SWABBY
- SWABBY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SWABBY mean in Scrabble?
noun
slangNorth American
An informal American word for a sailor, especially one of low rank.
A swabby was originally the sailor who scrubbed the deck, and the name stuck to ordinary seamen in general. Navy men use it with a touch of humour, and it can sound teasing when said by someone outside the service.
How SWABBY is used
Naval slang, friendly or joking in tone.
- The young swabby scrubbed the deck before dawn.
- Every swabby on the ship lined up for mail call.
- He joined up as a swabby straight out of school.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SWABBY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SWABBY
Common questions about SWABBY
- Is SWABBY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SWABBY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SWABBY worth?
- SWABBY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SWABBY mean?
- An informal American word for a sailor, especially one of low rank.
- What letters can be added to SWABBY?
- No single letter can be added to SWABBY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SWABBY:
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