SWANKY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SWANKY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SWANKY?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SWANKY is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SWANKY
No single letter turns SWANKY into another word.
How SWANKY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SWANKY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,380 thousand.
What stands out about SWANKY
- SWANKY 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 SWANKY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Stylish and expensive in a way meant to impress.
A swanky restaurant or apartment is one that looks costly and a little showy. The word often carries a hint of mockery, suggesting that the display matters more than the substance.
How SWANKY is used
Casual, often playful, for luxury places and lifestyles.
- They had dinner at a swanky hotel downtown.
- He drove up in a swanky new car.
- The party was held in a swanky penthouse.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SWANKY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SWANKY
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Common questions about SWANKY
- Is SWANKY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SWANKY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SWANKY worth?
- SWANKY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SWANKY mean?
- Stylish and expensive in a way meant to impress.
- What letters can be added to SWANKY?
- No single letter can be added to SWANKY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SWANKY:
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