SWIRL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SWIRL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SWIRL?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SWIRL is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SWIRL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SWIRL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SWIRL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does SWIRL mean in Scrabble?
verb
To move or flow in a twisting, circular pattern.
Water swirls around rocks in a stream, smoke swirls upward from a chimney, and dancers skirts swirl as they turn, all describing the same twisting motion in different settings. Painters and bakers also use the word for decoration, swirling color into paint or icing to create a marbled pattern. As a noun, a swirl names the pattern itself, such as the visible eddy left behind after stirring a cup of coffee.
How SWIRL is used
Applies to liquids, gases, fabric, and decorative patterns wherever motion or design forms a spiral or curl.
- Leaves began to swirl around the yard in the autumn wind.
- Steam swirled above the boiling kettle.
- She watched the cream swirl into her coffee.
- Dust swirled up from the road as the truck passed.
- The painter let two colors swirl together on the canvas.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SWIRL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SWIRL
7 longer words begin with SWIRL.
Words ending in SWIRL
1 words end in SWIRL. Useful as a back hook: play SWIRL onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in SWIRL
Common questions about SWIRL
- Is SWIRL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SWIRL, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SWIRL worth?
- SWIRL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SWIRL mean?
- To move or flow in a twisting, circular pattern.
- What letters can be added to SWIRL?
- SWIRL takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SWIRL:
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