SWINE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SWINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SWINE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SWINE is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SWINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
swinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SWINE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SWINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What stands out about SWINE
- 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 SWINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A domesticated pig, or, informally, a term of strong contempt for a person regarded as unpleasant or selfish.
Swine has named pigs since Old English, and farmers still use the plural collectively, much as sheep and deer stay the same in the plural form. The same word turned into one of English oldest insults, aimed at someone behaving greedily, cruelly, or dishonorably rather than at any animal. Because the insult sense can sound harsh or old-fashioned, many speakers reserve swine for a moment of real anger rather than casual complaint.
How SWINE is used
Both singular and plural in form; used of actual pigs on a farm and, informally, as a sharp insult for a person.
- The farmer kept several swine in the lower field.
- He called his former partner a lying swine.
- Swine root through mud searching for food.
- Don't be such a swine about splitting the bill.
- The old barn once housed both cattle and swine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SWINE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SWINE
The 5 tiles of SWINE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with SWINE
12 longer words begin with SWINE.
Shorter words from the letters in SWINE
Common questions about SWINE
- Is SWINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SWINE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SWINE worth?
- SWINE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SWINE mean?
- A domesticated pig, or, informally, a term of strong contempt for a person regarded as unpleasant or selfish.
- What letters can be added to SWINE?
- SWINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SWINE:
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