SWINGBYS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SWINGBYS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SWINGBYS?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SWINGBYS is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SWINGBYS
No single letter turns SWINGBYS into another word.
How SWINGBYS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SWINGBYS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SWINGBYS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SWINGBYS
- SWINGBYS gets by on a single vowel across 8 letters.
- SWINGBYS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SWINGBYS mean in Scrabble?
SWINGBYS is the plural of SWINGBY.
SWINGBY(noun) — A spacecraft manoeuvre in which the gravity of a planet or moon bends the craft's path and changes its speed.
Shorter words from the letters in SWINGBYS
Showing 40 of 71. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about SWINGBYS
- Is SWINGBYS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SWINGBYS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SWINGBYS worth?
- SWINGBYS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SWINGBYS?
- No single letter can be added to SWINGBYS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SWINGBYS:
Open SWINGBYS in the Word Finder