SWEDE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SWEDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SWEDE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SWEDE is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SWEDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
swedesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SWEDE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SWEDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 35,648.
What stands out about SWEDE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 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 SWEDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A large, round root vegetable with yellowish flesh and a purple-tinged skin, closely related to the cabbage and known in North America as a rutabaga.
A swede grows underground like a turnip but has denser, sweeter flesh once cooked. Cooks in Britain commonly boil and mash it as a side dish, sometimes together with potatoes and carrots, and it is a traditional ingredient in stews and in the filling for a Scottish neeps and tatties dish. In North America the same vegetable is usually called a rutabaga rather than a swede.
How SWEDE is used
In British English swede names the vegetable; the same plant is called rutabaga in North America.
- She peeled a swede and diced it for the stew.
- Mashed swede was served alongside the roast.
- The farmer grew rows of swede for winter feed.
- He chopped a swede into small cubes before boiling it.
- The soup recipe called for a swede and two carrots.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SWEDE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SWEDE
The 5 tiles of SWEDE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with SWEDE
1 longer words begin with SWEDE.
Shorter words from the letters in SWEDE
Common questions about SWEDE
- Is SWEDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SWEDE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SWEDE worth?
- SWEDE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SWEDE mean?
- A large, round root vegetable with yellowish flesh and a purple-tinged skin, closely related to the cabbage and known in North America as a rutabaga.
- What letters can be added to SWEDE?
- SWEDE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SWEDE:
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