SWEARY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. SWEARY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 12 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept SWEARY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SWEARY is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SWEARY
No single letter turns SWEARY into another word.
How SWEARY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SWEARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What stands out about SWEARY
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SWEARY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informalBritish
Containing or given to swearing.
Sweary is a mild word for a strong thing, and the mismatch is the point: describing a film as sweary is a warning delivered without repeating any of what it warns about. It is British, fairly recent, and commoner in reviews and in parental conversation than anywhere else.
How SWEARY is used
Before and after the noun — a sweary film, the script is sweary.
- The play is funny and extremely sweary.
- A sweary review told her more than the rating did.
- He is sweary at work and silent at home.
- The sweary version was cut for the afternoon showing.
- Sweary is the polite way to say what the film is.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SWEARY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SWEARY
The 6 tiles of SWEARY in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in SWEARY
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Common questions about SWEARY
- Is SWEARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SWEARY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SWEARY worth?
- SWEARY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SWEARY mean?
- Containing or given to swearing.
- What letters can be added to SWEARY?
- No single letter can be added to SWEARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SWEARY:
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