What SWAB Means
- noun: implement consisting of a small piece of cotton that is used to apply medication or cleanse a wound or obtain a specimen of a secretion
- noun: cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
- verb: wash with a swab or a mop“swab the ship's decks”
- verb: apply (usually a liquid) to a surface“dab the wall with paint”
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
SWAB is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 W4 A1 B3.
Anagrams of SWAB (1)
Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.
Words Made From The Letters In SWAB
10 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
3 letter words (6)
2 letter words (4)
Longer Words Containing SWAB
SWAB appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.
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