SWIVEL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SWIVEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SWIVEL?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SWIVEL is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SWIVEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
swivelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SWIVEL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SWIVEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What does SWIVEL mean in Scrabble?
verb
To turn or pivot around a fixed point or axis.
To swivel is to rotate in place without moving the base, the way an office chair, a camera head or a person on one heel turns. The verb comes from the noun for a joint or fitting that allows such turning, such as the ring that links a fishing line to a lure. The same word names a small gun once mounted on a pivot, which is why older books speak of a swivel gun.
How SWIVEL is used
Used for chairs, heads, cameras, hips and anything that rotates on a single point; also a common noun for the joint itself.
- The chair will swivel a full circle on its base.
- He had to swivel round to see who had come in.
- Make the lamp swivel toward the desk.
- The camera can swivel to follow a moving runner.
- Dancers swivel on one foot and then step out.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SWIVEL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SWIVEL
7 longer words begin with SWIVEL.
Shorter words from the letters in SWIVEL
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Common questions about SWIVEL
- Is SWIVEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SWIVEL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SWIVEL worth?
- SWIVEL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SWIVEL mean?
- To turn or pivot around a fixed point or axis.
- What letters can be added to SWIVEL?
- SWIVEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SWIVEL:
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