SWARF is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SWARF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SWARF?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SWARF is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SWARF
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
swarfsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SWARF scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SWARF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does SWARF mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
Fine chips, shavings, or filings produced when metal, wood, or plastic is cut, drilled, or ground.
Swarf builds up around a lathe or drill press as the cutting tool removes thin curls of material from the workpiece, and machinists must clear it away regularly to keep the machine running safely. Because it can be sharp and hot straight off the tool, swarf is normally swept or vacuumed up rather than touched with bare hands, and metal swarf is often collected separately for recycling. The word is used mainly in workshops, factories, and technical writing about machining, and it is rarely met outside that context. Wood swarf and metal swarf differ mainly in size and sharpness, but both describe the same basic idea of waste cuttings from a cutting process.
How SWARF is used
A technical term used mainly in engineering and machine workshops for the waste cuttings produced by cutting or grinding tools.
- The lathe operator swept the swarf from the floor at the end of his shift.
- Sharp metal swarf can cut through a glove if handled carelessly.
- The workshop recycles all the steel swarf it collects each month.
- A pile of swarf had built up beneath the drill press.
- Wood swarf from the machine covered the workbench.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SWARF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SWARF
3 longer words begin with SWARF.
Shorter words from the letters in SWARF
Common questions about SWARF
- Is SWARF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SWARF, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SWARF worth?
- SWARF is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SWARF mean?
- Fine chips, shavings, or filings produced when metal, wood, or plastic is cut, drilled, or ground.
- What letters can be added to SWARF?
- SWARF takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SWARF:
Open SWARF in the Word Finder