SWERVE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SWERVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SWERVE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SWERVE is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SWERVE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SWERVE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SWERVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 188,140.
What does SWERVE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To turn aside sharply from a straight course, as a car does on a wet road; figuratively, to depart from a plan or principle.
Drivers swerve around a pothole or a stray dog, and a footballer can swerve past a defender. The movement is sharp and often unplanned, which separates it from a gentle turn. The word also has a figurative life: a story, a policy or a conversation can swerve off course. As a noun it names the sudden turn itself.
How SWERVE is used
Used for vehicles, people and balls; also figurative.
- The cyclist had to swerve to miss the open car door.
- Did you see the car swerve across the lane?
- The ball seemed to swerve at the last moment.
- The conversation began to swerve away from the point.
- He tried to swerve around the puddle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SWERVE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SWERVE
5 longer words begin with SWERVE.
Shorter words from the letters in SWERVE
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Common questions about SWERVE
- Is SWERVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SWERVE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SWERVE worth?
- SWERVE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SWERVE mean?
- To turn aside sharply from a straight course, as a car does on a wet road; figuratively, to depart from a plan or principle.
- What letters can be added to SWERVE?
- SWERVE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SWERVE:
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