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Swaining

s 1w 4a 1i 1n 1i 1n 1g 2

About 2 syllables

noun · 8 letters · Rare · form of swain

  • Scrabble US & Canada : not valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : not valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does swaining mean?

noun

  1. a man who is the lover of a man or woman

    “if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked”

    Synonymsboyfriendfellowbeau

Definitions shown for swain, the base form of swaining.

Is SWAINING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) No
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) No
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is SWAINING worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
s 1w 4a 1i 1n 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

15 pts
s 1w 4a 1i 1n 2i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

13 pts
s 1w 4a 1i 1n 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

15 pts
s 1w 5a 1i 1n 1i 1n 1g 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in SWAINING

Hooks for SWAINING

Add one letter to the front or back of SWAINING to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

Words that end like SWAINING

Common words that share the ending -AINING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

All words ending in -AINING

Swaining: quick answers

Is SWAINING a valid Scrabble word?
Only in Collins. SWAINING is valid in Scrabble outside North America (Collins/SOWPODS) but not in the North American NWL list.
How many points is SWAINING worth?
SWAINING scores 12 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does swaining mean?
swaining is related to swain, which means “a man who is the lover of a man or woman”.
What words can you make with the letters in SWAINING?
You can make 109 shorter words from SWAINING, such as AWNINGS, INSWING, SNAWING, WAINING. See the full list.