SWINGLE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SWINGLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SWINGLE?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SWINGLE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SWINGLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SWINGLE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SWINGLE, 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 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does SWINGLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A wooden tool used for beating flax to separate the woody fibre from the useful strands.
A swingle looks like a flat, sword-shaped blade held in the hand. As a verb the swingle does the beating itself, which is the work of scutching flax.
How SWINGLE is used
A craft term from flax processing, now seen mostly in history and crafts.
- She hit the bundle of flax with a swingle.
- A wooden swingle hung on the wall of the old mill.
- They swingle the stalks to remove the coarse parts.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SWINGLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SWINGLE
The 7 tiles of SWINGLE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SWINGLE
4 longer words begin with SWINGLE.
Shorter words from the letters in SWINGLE
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Common questions about SWINGLE
- Is SWINGLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SWINGLE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SWINGLE worth?
- SWINGLE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SWINGLE mean?
- A wooden tool used for beating flax to separate the woody fibre from the useful strands.
- What letters can be added to SWINGLE?
- SWINGLE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SWINGLE:
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