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Is swither a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word swither is a Scrabble US word. The word swither is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

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Is swither a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word swither is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

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Is swither a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word swither is a Words With Friends word. The word swither is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (3 found)

SWITHER,WITHERS,WRITHES,

6-letter words (14 found)

REWTHS,SWEIRT,SWITHE,THEIRS,TWIERS,TWIRES,WHITER,WHITES,WISHER,WITHER,WITHES,WRIEST,WRITES,WRITHE,

5-letter words (50 found)

HEIRS,HEIST,HIRES,ITHER,REIST,RESIT,REWTH,RHIES,RITES,SEHRI,SHIER,SHIRE,SHIRT,SHITE,SHREW,SIETH,SITHE,STIRE,STREW,SWEIR,SWIRE,SWITH,TEHRS,THEIR,THEWS,THREW,TIERS,TIRES,TREWS,TRIES,TWIER,TWIRE,WEIRS,WERSH,WHETS,WHIRS,WHIST,WHITE,WHITS,WIRES,WISER,WISHT,WITES,WITHE,WITHS,WREST,WRIES,WRIST,WRITE,WRITS,

4-letter words (61 found)

EISH,ERST,ETHS,EWTS,HEIR,HERS,HEST,HETS,HEWS,HIES,HIRE,HIST,HITS,IRES,REHS,REIS,RESH,REST,RETS,REWS,RISE,RITE,RITS,SEIR,SHET,SHEW,SHIR,SHIT,SHRI,SIRE,SITE,SITH,STEW,STIE,STIR,TEHR,TEWS,THEW,THIR,THIS,TIER,TIES,TIRE,TRES,TREW,TRIE,WEIR,WERT,WEST,WETS,WHET,WHIR,WHIT,WIRE,WISE,WISH,WIST,WITE,WITH,WITS,WRIT,

3-letter words (37 found)

EHS,ERS,EST,ETH,EWT,HER,HES,HET,HEW,HIE,HIS,HIT,IRE,ISH,ITS,REH,REI,RES,RET,REW,RIT,SEI,SER,SET,SEW,SHE,SIR,SIT,SRI,TES,TEW,THE,TIE,TIS,WET,WIS,WIT,

2-letter words (16 found)

EH,ER,ES,ET,EW,HE,HI,IS,IT,RE,SH,SI,ST,TE,TI,WE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 182 words from swither according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of swither

swither

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswɪðə/
  • Rhymes: -ɪðə(ɹ)

Etymology 1

From Middle English *swithren, from Old Norse sviðra (“to burn, singe”). Related to Middle English swithen (“to burn, scorch, singe”), from Old Norse svíða (“to burn”).

Alternative forms

  • swether, swidder

Verb

swither (third-person singular simple present swithers, present participle swithering, simple past and past participle swithered)

  1. (dialectal) To burn, scorch, singe.
  2. (dialectal) To burn slowly, melt (as a candle), sweal
  3. (dialectal, figurative) To smart, ache; tingle

Noun

swither (countable and uncountable, plural swithers)

  1. (dialectal) A great heat; a scorching, singeing
  2. (dialectal) Sweating.

Etymology 2

First attested in 1501; of unknown origin.

Verb

swither (third-person singular simple present swithers, present participle swithering, simple past and past participle swithered)

  1. (Scotland, Northern England) To be indecisive or in a state of confusion; to dither.
  2. To move or swing about.

Noun

swither (plural swithers)

  1. (chiefly Scotland, Northern England) A state of indecision or confusion; a panicked state; a flap, fluster, or dither.

Anagrams

  • Withers, whister, wishter, withers, writhes

Scots

Etymology

First attested in 1501; of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswɪðər/

Verb

swither (third-person singular simple present swithers, present participle switherin, simple past swithert, past participle swithert)

  1. to be indecisive, to dither, to hesitate.
  2. to doubt, to be doubtful, to fear.
  3. to fail, to falter, to waver.

Noun

swither (plural swithers)

  1. doubt, hesitation.
  2. a state of wavering.
  3. a fright.

Source: wiktionary.org