SWOOP is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SWOOP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SWOOP?
| 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 SWOOP is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SWOOP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SWOOP scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SWOOP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 168,053.
What does SWOOP mean in Scrabble?
verb
To fly or move rapidly downward through the air in a sweeping curve, especially to catch or attack something below.
A hawk will swoop from a high perch toward a mouse in the grass, folding its wings to gain speed during the dive. Journalists borrowed the image for sudden raids, writing that police swoop on a suspect address early in the morning. The word also describes any fast, curving descent, such as a roller coaster car that seems to swoop toward the ground before climbing again. A closely related noun use appears in the phrase at one fell swoop, meaning all at once in a single sudden action.
How SWOOP is used
Used for birds diving on prey, for sudden raids, and for any fast curving downward movement.
- The owl began to swoop silently toward its unsuspecting prey.
- Police were said to swoop on the warehouse before dawn.
- The roller coaster seemed to swoop low before racing uphill again.
- Seagulls swoop down whenever tourists drop food near the pier.
- The plane appeared to swoop just above the treetops during the show.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SWOOP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SWOOP
The 5 tiles of SWOOP in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SWOOP
9 longer words begin with SWOOP.
Shorter words from the letters in SWOOP
Common questions about SWOOP
- Is SWOOP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SWOOP, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SWOOP worth?
- SWOOP is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SWOOP mean?
- To fly or move rapidly downward through the air in a sweeping curve, especially to catch or attack something below.
- What letters can be added to SWOOP?
- SWOOP takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SWOOP:
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