SWING is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SWING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SWING?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SWING is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SWING
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SWING scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SWING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What does SWING mean in Scrabble?
verb
To move back and forth or from side to side while suspended from or turning on a fixed point.
Something swings when one end stays fixed while the rest moves through the air in a repeating arc, as a pendulum, a gate, or a rope does. The same verb also describes a sudden change of mood, opinion, or direction, as when a decision swings one way and then another. In music, to swing means to play with a loose, rhythmic feel rather than a strict, even beat, a style closely tied to jazz.
How SWING is used
Used literally for physical back-and-forth motion and figuratively for sudden changes of mood, opinion, or fortune.
- The children took turns to swing on the rope.
- A lantern hung from a rope built to swing with the roll of the ship.
- Public opinion began to swing sharply after the debate.
- The gate swings shut on its own each evening.
- The band began to swing as the drummer picked up the tempo.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SWING and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SWING
The 5 tiles of SWING in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SWING
Showing 24 of 42 words that begin with SWING.
Words ending in SWING
9 words end in SWING. Useful as a back hook: play SWING onto a word already on the board.
Words with SWING inside
17 words contain SWING in the middle. Words that start with SWING are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SWING
Common questions about SWING
- Is SWING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SWING, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SWING worth?
- SWING is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SWING mean?
- To move back and forth or from side to side while suspended from or turning on a fixed point.
- What letters can be added to SWING?
- SWING takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SWING:
Open SWING in the Word Finder