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Is swirl a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word swirl is a Scrabble US word. The word swirl is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

S1W4I1R1L1

Is swirl a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word swirl is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

S1W4I1R1L1

Is swirl a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word swirl is a Words With Friends word. The word swirl is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

S1W4I1R1L2

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5-letter words (1 found)

SWIRL,

3-letter words (4 found)

LIS,SIR,SRI,WIS,

2-letter words (3 found)

IS,LI,SI,

You can make 8 words from swirl according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of swirl

swirl wsirl siwrl iswrl wisrl iwsrl swril wsril srwil rswil wrsil rwsil sirwl isrwl sriwl rsiwl irswl riswl wirsl iwrsl wrisl rwisl irwsl riwsl swilr wsilr siwlr iswlr wislr iwslr swlir wslir slwir lswir wlsir lwsir silwr islwr sliwr lsiwr ilswr liswr wilsr iwlsr wlisr lwisr ilwsr liwsr swrli wsrli srwli rswli wrsli rwsli swlri wslri slwri lswri wlsri lwsri srlwi rslwi slrwi lsrwi rlswi lrswi wrlsi rwlsi wlrsi lwrsi rlwsi lrwsi sirlw isrlw srilw rsilw irslw rislw silrw islrw slirw lsirw ilsrw lisrw srliw rsliw slriw lsriw rlsiw lrsiw irlsw rilsw ilrsw lirsw rlisw lrisw wirls iwrls wrils rwils irwls riwls wilrs iwlrs wlirs lwirs ilwrs liwrs wrlis rwlis wlris lwris rlwis lrwis irlws rilws ilrws lirws rliws lriws

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

Definitions and meaning of swirl

swirl

Etymology

From Middle English swirlen (“to eddy, swirl”), probably from Old Norse *svirla (“to swirl”), a frequentative form of Old Norse sverra (“to swing, twirl”). Cognate with Scots swirl, sworl (“to eddy, swirl”), Norwegian Nynorsk svirla (“to whirl around; swirl”), Swedish sorla (“to murmur, buzz”), Dutch zwirrelen (“to swirl”). Compare also West Frisian swiere (“to reel, whirl”), Dutch zwieren (“to reel, swing around”), German Low German swirren (“to whizz, whirl or buzz around”), German schwirren (“to whirr, whizz, buzz”), Swedish svirra (“to whirr about, buzz, hum”), Danish svirre (“to whizz, whirr”). Related to English swarm.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /swɜːl/　
  • (US) IPA(key): /swɜɹl/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)l

Verb

swirl (third-person singular simple present swirls, present participle swirling, simple past and past participle swirled)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To twist or whirl, as an eddy.
    I swirled my brush around in the paint.
  2. To be arranged in a twist, spiral or whorl.
  3. (figuratively) To circulate.
  4. (African-American Vernacular, dated) To mingle interracially.

Derived terms

  • swirler

Translations

Noun

swirl (plural swirls)

  1. A whirling eddy.
  2. A twist or coil of something.
  3. (fishing) The upward rushing of a fish through the water to take the bait.
  4. (African-American Vernacular, dated) Interracial mingling (e.g. dating, sex, marriage, etc.).

Derived terms

  • preswirl
  • swirl flap
  • swirly

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