SWINISH is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SWINISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SWINISH?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SWINISH is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SWINISH
No single letter turns SWINISH into another word.
How SWINISH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SWINISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,088 thousand.
What does SWINISH mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Like a pig, especially in being greedy, coarse or contemptible.
Swinish insults behaviour rather than the animal itself: gluttony, rudeness and filth. It is stronger than piggish and rather literary, appearing in older prose and in speeches that scorn bad manners.
How SWINISH is used
Swinish is an insulting adjective, now mostly literary or humorous.
- His swinish table manners shocked the hosts.
- The swinish crowd trampled the garden.
- She scorned his swinish greed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SWINISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SWINISH
3 longer words begin with SWINISH.
Shorter words from the letters in SWINISH
Common questions about SWINISH
- Is SWINISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SWINISH, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SWINISH worth?
- SWINISH is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SWINISH mean?
- Like a pig, especially in being greedy, coarse or contemptible.
- What letters can be added to SWINISH?
- No single letter can be added to SWINISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SWINISH:
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