SWIDDEN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SWIDDEN 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 SWIDDEN?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SWIDDEN is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SWIDDEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
swiddensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SWIDDEN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SWIDDEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does SWIDDEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A piece of land cleared for growing crops by cutting and burning the vegetation.
A swidden is farmed for a few seasons and then left to recover, a pattern known as slash-and-burn. The word can also name the whole method, and it is used as a verb for clearing land this way.
How SWIDDEN is used
Swidden is used in anthropology and agriculture when discussing shifting cultivation.
- The villagers planted rice on a fresh swidden.
- After two harvests the swidden was left to grow back into forest.
- Smoke rose above the swidden in the dry season.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SWIDDEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SWIDDEN
1 longer words begin with SWIDDEN.
Shorter words from the letters in SWIDDEN
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Common questions about SWIDDEN
- Is SWIDDEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SWIDDEN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SWIDDEN worth?
- SWIDDEN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SWIDDEN mean?
- A piece of land cleared for growing crops by cutting and burning the vegetation.
- What letters can be added to SWIDDEN?
- SWIDDEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SWIDDEN:
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