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SWABS

5 letters, 10 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What SWABS Means

SWABS is a form of SWAB, which means:

  1. 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
  2. noun: cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
  3. verb: wash with a swab or a mop“swab the ship's decks”
  4. verb: apply (usually a liquid) to a surface“dab the wall with paint”

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

SWABS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 W4 A1 B3 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In SWABS

15 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.

4 letter words (5)

3 letter words (6)

2 letter words (4)

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