SWANLIKE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SWANLIKE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SWANLIKE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SWANLIKE is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SWANLIKE
No single letter turns SWANLIKE into another word.
How SWANLIKE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SWANLIKE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SWANLIKE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SWANLIKE
- All 8 letters of SWANLIKE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SWANLIKE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Resembling a swan in grace, whiteness or the curve of the neck.
Writers reach for it to praise smooth, gliding movement or a long, elegant line. A swanlike neck is the classic image, though dancers and ships get the label too.
How SWANLIKE is used
Mostly literary, used to describe a person, movement or shape that looks as graceful as a swan.
- The dancer crossed the stage with swanlike poise.
- Her swanlike neck was admired by every portrait painter.
- The sailboat made a swanlike turn into the bay.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SWANLIKE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SWANLIKE
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Common questions about SWANLIKE
- Is SWANLIKE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SWANLIKE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SWANLIKE worth?
- SWANLIKE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SWANLIKE mean?
- Resembling a swan in grace, whiteness or the curve of the neck.
- What letters can be added to SWANLIKE?
- No single letter can be added to SWANLIKE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SWANLIKE:
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