SWIVES is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SWIVES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SWIVES?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SWIVES is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SWIVES
No single letter turns SWIVES into another word.
How SWIVES scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SWIVES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What stands out about SWIVES
- SWIVES 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 SWIVES mean in Scrabble?
SWIVES is the present-tense form of SWIVE used with he, she and it.
SWIVE(verb) — To have sexual intercourse with someone; an archaic and coarse verb, now used only in historical or literary contexts.
Shorter words from the letters in SWIVES
Common questions about SWIVES
- Is SWIVES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SWIVES, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SWIVES worth?
- SWIVES is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SWIVES?
- No single letter can be added to SWIVES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SWIVES:
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