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Is swack a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word swack is a Scrabble US word. The word swack is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

S1W4A1C3K5

Is swack a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word swack is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

S1W4A1C3K5

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5-letter words (3 found)

CAWKS,SWACK,WACKS,

4-letter words (9 found)

AWKS,CASK,CAWK,CAWS,KAWS,SACK,SCAW,SKAW,WACK,

3-letter words (9 found)

ASK,AWK,CAW,KAS,KAW,SAC,SAW,SKA,WAS,

2-letter words (3 found)

AS,AW,KA,

You can make 24 words from swack according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of swack

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Definitions and meaning of swack

swack

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /swæk/
  • Rhymes: -æk

Etymology 1

From Middle English swac (“weak”), possibly borrowed via Scots swack, ultimately from Old English *swæc (found in derivative swæcehēow (“weakmindedness, nonsense”)), from Proto-West Germanic *swak (“weak”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian swäk, West Frisian swak, Dutch zwak, German Low German swack, German schwach, Norwegian Bokmål svak.

Adjective

swack (comparative swacker, superlative swackest)

  1. (Scotland) Lithe; nimble.
Synonyms
  • gracile, svelte, willowy; see also Thesaurus:slender and Thesaurus:flexible

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

swack (plural swacks)

  1. (slang) A large number or amount of something.
    She gave me a swack of books.

Etymology 3

Considered dialect by Wright, but now widespread. Scottish National Dictionary proposes an origin in Old Scots (Middle English) swak ("to throw violently"). Compare Scots swak, swack (“to throw with violent force, dash", also "a hard blow or whack”). Compare also Middle Dutch swacken (“to shake, wave”).

Noun

swack (countable and uncountable, plural swacks)

  1. Synonym of smack
    1. A sharp blow.
    2. The sound of a sharp blow.
    3. A wet sound such as a loud kiss.
    4. A striking stimulus.
  2. An attack, a swipe.
  3. A single attempt or instance of taking action; a crack; a go.
  4. (uncountable) Clout; influence.
  5. A gulp or hearty swallow.
Derived terms

Verb

swack (third-person singular simple present swacks, present participle swacking, simple past and past participle swacked)

  1. To smack.
    1. To slap or hit.
    2. To make a swack (sound).
  2. To consume with hearty enjoyment.
  3. To labour; to exert an effort.
Derived terms

Adverb

swack (comparative more swack, superlative most swack)

  1. With a swack, to the point of touching.

Etymology 4

Noun

swack (plural swacks)

  1. A bum or petty thief.

References

  • “swack” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
  • Wright, Joseph (1904) The English Dialect Dictionary‎[1], volume 5, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 859

Anagrams

  • Wacks, cawks, wacks

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

swak +‎ -k

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /swat͡sk/

Noun

swack m pers

  1. Diminutive of swak (brother-in-law)

Declension


Source: wiktionary.org