SWERF is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. SWERF 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SWERF?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SWERF is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SWERF
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
swerfsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SWERF scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SWERF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.
What does SWERF mean in Scrabble?
verb
Scots
To faint or swoon.
Swerf is a Scots word for fainting, standing alongside its close relative swarf as two spellings of the same sense. Older Scots writing uses it for the sudden loss of consciousness brought on by shock, heat or pain. The word never crossed fully into standard English, staying instead in Scots literature and dialect glossaries. A person who swerfs simply goes limp and loses awareness for a moment, much as a fainting spell works in any variety of English.
How SWERF is used
Scots; to faint or swoon in standard English.
- She felt the room spin and thought she might swerf.
- The heat in the hall made two people swerf outright.
- He would swerf at the sight of blood as a boy.
- To swerf from shock was common before modern medicine.
- The old ballad tells how the maiden swerfed at the news.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SWERF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SWERF
3 longer words begin with SWERF.
Shorter words from the letters in SWERF
Common questions about SWERF
- Is SWERF valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SWERF is not in it.
- How many points is SWERF worth?
- SWERF is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SWERF mean?
- To faint or swoon.
- What letters can be added to SWERF?
- SWERF takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SWERF:
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