SWINEHERD is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SWINEHERD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SWINEHERD?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SWINEHERD is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SWINEHERD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
swineherdsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SWINEHERD scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SWINEHERD, 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 | 2 | 12 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SWINEHERD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SWINEHERD mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A person employed to look after a herd of pigs.
In medieval villages the swineherd drove pigs into the woods to feed on acorns and beechnuts. The figure turns up in old folk tales, where a humble swineherd sometimes turns out to be a prince in disguise.
How SWINEHERD is used
Historical or literary; modern farm workers are simply called pig farmers.
- The swineherd led the pigs into the oak wood every autumn.
- In the fairy tale, the prince disguised himself as a swineherd.
- A lonely swineherd blew his horn to call the herd home.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SWINEHERD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SWINEHERD
1 longer words begin with SWINEHERD.
Shorter words from the letters in SWINEHERD
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Common questions about SWINEHERD
- Is SWINEHERD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SWINEHERD, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SWINEHERD worth?
- SWINEHERD is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SWINEHERD mean?
- A person employed to look after a herd of pigs.
- What letters can be added to SWINEHERD?
- SWINEHERD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SWINEHERD:
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