SWAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SWAGE 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 SWAGE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SWAGE is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SWAGE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SWAGE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SWAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does SWAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A grooved metal tool used by a blacksmith to shape hot metal by hammering it into or against the groove.
A swage is placed over or under a piece of heated metal on the anvil, and hammer blows drive the metal into its curved or grooved shape. Swages come in many profiles, each suited to forming a particular curve, edge, or rounded bar. Blacksmiths often keep a set of swages for tasks such as rounding square stock or forming a neck in a tool handle.
How SWAGE is used
Used mainly in blacksmithing and metalworking, both as the name of the tool and of the shaping process itself.
- The blacksmith reached for a swage to round off the bar.
- He hammered the rod into the swage until it took a smooth curve.
- A set of swages hung along the wall of the forge.
- She used a bottom swage clamped in the anvil hardy hole.
- The old swage had worn grooves from decades of use.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SWAGE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SWAGE
The 5 tiles of SWAGE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SWAGE
4 longer words begin with SWAGE.
Words ending in SWAGE
2 words end in SWAGE. Useful as a back hook: play SWAGE onto a word already on the board.
Words with SWAGE inside
2 words contain SWAGE in the middle. Words that start with SWAGE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SWAGE
Common questions about SWAGE
- Is SWAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SWAGE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SWAGE worth?
- SWAGE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SWAGE mean?
- A grooved metal tool used by a blacksmith to shape hot metal by hammering it into or against the groove.
- What letters can be added to SWAGE?
- SWAGE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SWAGE:
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