SWIMMERET is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SWIMMERET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SWIMMERET?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SWIMMERET is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SWIMMERET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
swimmeretsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SWIMMERET scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SWIMMERET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SWIMMERET has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SWIMMERET mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The everyday name for a pleopod: each of the feathery appendages on a shrimp's or lobster's tail section, which paddle the animal along and hold the female's eggs.
In a lobster or crayfish the swimmerets are the feathery little legs along the underside of the tail. Females tuck their eggs against the swimmerets until they hatch, while males use some pairs in mating.
How SWIMMERET is used
A biology term, usually plural, used when describing the anatomy of crabs, lobsters and shrimps.
- The female lobster fanned her eggs with her swimmeret.
- Each swimmeret beats in rhythm to push water past the body.
- The student drew every swimmeret on the shrimp diagram.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SWIMMERET and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SWIMMERET
1 longer words begin with SWIMMERET.
Shorter words from the letters in SWIMMERET
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Common questions about SWIMMERET
- Is SWIMMERET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SWIMMERET, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SWIMMERET worth?
- SWIMMERET is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SWIMMERET mean?
- The everyday name for a pleopod: each of the feathery appendages on a shrimp's or lobster's tail section, which paddle the animal along and hold the female's eggs.
- What letters can be added to SWIMMERET?
- SWIMMERET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SWIMMERET:
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