SWARTHY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SWARTHY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SWARTHY?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SWARTHY is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SWARTHY
No single letter turns SWARTHY into another word.
How SWARTHY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SWARTHY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What stands out about SWARTHY
- SWARTHY gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SWARTHY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Having a dark skin tone or a dusky complexion.
Swarthy is mostly seen in older novels, where it paints a sailor or traveller as sunburned or dark-featured. Today it can sound dated, so many writers choose a more neutral phrase.
How SWARTHY is used
Used in descriptions of people, mainly in older or literary writing.
- A swarthy sailor leaned against the mast.
- The novel describes him as short, swarthy and quick-tempered.
- Years at sea had left the captain tanned and swarthy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SWARTHY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SWARTHY
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Common questions about SWARTHY
- Is SWARTHY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SWARTHY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SWARTHY worth?
- SWARTHY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SWARTHY mean?
- Having a dark skin tone or a dusky complexion.
- What letters can be added to SWARTHY?
- No single letter can be added to SWARTHY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SWARTHY:
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