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Is swat a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word swat is a Scrabble US word. The word swat is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

S1W4A1T1

Is swat a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word swat is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

S1W4A1T1

Is swat a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word swat is a Words With Friends word. The word swat is worth 7 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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4-letter words (6 found)

STAW,SWAT,TAWS,TWAS,WAST,WATS,

3-letter words (8 found)

ATS,SAT,SAW,TAS,TAW,TWA,WAS,WAT,

2-letter words (5 found)

AS,AT,AW,ST,TA,

You can make 19 words from swat according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of swat

swat wsat sawt aswt wast awst swta wsta stwa tswa wtsa twsa satw astw staw tsaw atsw tasw wats awts wtas twas atws taws

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word swat. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in swat.

Definitions and meaning of swat

swat

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /swɒt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /swɑt/
  • Rhymes: -ɒt
  • Homophone: SWAT

Etymology 1

Alteration of squat.

Verb

swat (third-person singular simple present swats, present participle swatting, simple past and past participle swatted)

  1. (transitive) To beat off, as insects; to bat, strike, or hit.
    • 2017, Jennifer S. Holland, For These Monkeys, It’s a Fight for Survival., National Geographic (March 2017)[1]
      During my first day in the woods, Raoul, the big alpha male of Rambo II, opened wide to show me his dagger-sharp canines, then sauntered by and swatted my calf with a stick—letting me know my place in the social order. (Low.)
Translations

Noun

swat (plural swats)

  1. A hard stroke, hit or blow, e.g., as part of a spanking.
  2. Alternative spelling of swot: vigorous study at an educational institution.
Derived terms
Translations

See also

  • flyswatter

Etymology 2

See SWAT.

Verb

swat (third-person singular simple present swats, present participle swatting, simple past and past participle swatted)

  1. (US, slang, transitive) To illegitimately provoke a SWAT assault upon (someone).

References

Anagrams

  • 'twas, ATWS, AWTs, TAWS, TWAs, WSTA, sawt, staw, taws, was't, wast, wats

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

From French soit (“thus”).

Conjunction

swat

  1. or

Maltese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /swaːt/

Noun

swat

  1. plural of sawt

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swait-, from Proto-Indo-European *swoyd-, *sweyd-. Cognate with Old Saxon swêt, Old High German sweiz, Old Norse sveiti (“sweat, blood”). The Indo-European root also gave Latin sudor, Sanskrit Sanskrit स्वेद (sveda).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /swɑːt/

Noun

swāt m or n

  1. sweat
  2. used of other moisture that comes from the body, especially blood

Declension

Derived terms

  • swǣtan (“to sweat”)
  • swātiġ (“sweaty”)
  • swātþȳrel (“a pore”)

Descendants

  • English: swate, swote, swot, swete, swet
    • English: sweat

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish swat, from Proto-Slavic *svatъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sfat/
  • Rhymes: -at
  • Syllabification: swat
  • Homophone: Swat

Noun

swat m pers (female equivalent swatka)

  1. matchmaker
  2. the father of one's child-in-law

Declension

Related terms

Further reading

  • swat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • swat in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Source: wiktionary.org