SWANHERD is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SWANHERD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SWANHERD?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SWANHERD is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SWANHERD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
swanherdsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SWANHERD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SWANHERD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SWANHERD has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SWANHERD
- All 8 letters of SWANHERD are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SWANHERD mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A person employed to look after swans.
In England swans on certain waters were once owned by the Crown and by noble houses, and keepers were hired to care for and mark them. The swanherd is a close cousin of the shepherd and goatherd.
How SWANHERD is used
Mostly found in historical writing, folk tales and old-fashioned descriptions of rural jobs.
- The swanherd rowed out at dawn to count the cygnets.
- A fairy tale told of a lonely swanherd by a lake.
- Each swanherd knew the markings of his lord's birds.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SWANHERD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SWANHERD
1 longer words begin with SWANHERD.
Shorter words from the letters in SWANHERD
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Common questions about SWANHERD
- Is SWANHERD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SWANHERD, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SWANHERD worth?
- SWANHERD is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SWANHERD mean?
- A person employed to look after swans.
- What letters can be added to SWANHERD?
- SWANHERD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SWANHERD:
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