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Swallows

s 1w 4a 1l 1l 1o 1w 4s 1

About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 8 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of swallow

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

What does swallows mean?

noun

  1. a small amount of liquid food

    “a sup of ale”

    Synonymssup

  2. the act of swallowing

    “one swallow of the liquid was enough”

    Synonymsdrinkdeglutition

  3. small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations

verb

  1. pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking

    “Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!”

    Synonymsget down

  2. engulf and destroy

    “The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries”

  3. enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing

    “The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter”

    Synonymsimmerseswallow upburyeat up

  4. utter indistinctly

    “She swallowed the last words of her speech”

  5. take back what one has said

    “He swallowed his words”

    Synonymstake backunsaywithdraw

  6. keep from expressing

    “I swallowed my anger and kept quiet”

Definitions shown for swallow, the base form of swallows.

Is SWALLOWS a valid word?

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

How many points is SWALLOWS worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
s 1w 4a 1l 1l 1o 1w 4s 1

Words With Friends

16 pts
s 1w 4a 1l 2l 2o 1w 4s 1

Wordfeud

14 pts
s 1w 4a 1l 1l 1o 1w 4s 1

NYT Crossplay

18 pts
s 1w 5a 1l 2l 2o 1w 5s 1

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

Words from the letters in SWALLOWS

Words that end like SWALLOWS

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

borrowsfollowswindowsallowsfellowsarrowsoutgrowsrainbowsshallowssparrowsbellowsbestowsbillowsburrowscrossbowsfurrowsgallowsharrowshighbrowshollowskowtowsmarrowsmeadowsmellows
All words ending in -OWS

Swallows: quick answers

Is SWALLOWS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SWALLOWS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 14 points before board bonuses.
How many points is SWALLOWS worth?
SWALLOWS scores 14 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 18 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does swallows mean?
swallows is the plural and third-person singular form of swallow, which means “a small amount of liquid food”. It has 9 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SWALLOWS?
You can make 70 shorter words from SWALLOWS, such as SWALLOW, WALLOWS, WALLOW, WAWLS. See the full list.