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Is swivel a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word swivel is a Scrabble US word. The word swivel is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

S1W4I1V4E1L1

Is swivel a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word swivel is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

S1W4I1V4E1L1

Is swivel a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word swivel is a Words With Friends word. The word swivel is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

S1W4I1V5E1L2

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6-letter words (1 found)

SWIVEL,

5-letter words (16 found)

EVILS,LEVIS,LEWIS,LIVES,LWEIS,SLIVE,SWILE,SWIVE,VEILS,VIEWS,VLEIS,VLIES,WEILS,WIELS,WILES,WIVES,

4-letter words (22 found)

EVIL,ISLE,LEIS,LEVS,LIES,LIVE,LWEI,SEIL,SILE,SLEW,VEIL,VIES,VIEW,VILE,VISE,VLEI,WEIL,WELS,WIEL,WILE,WISE,WIVE,

3-letter words (14 found)

ELS,LEI,LES,LEV,LEW,LIE,LIS,SEI,SEL,SEV,SEW,VIE,VIS,WIS,

2-letter words (7 found)

EL,ES,EW,IS,LI,SI,WE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 61 words from swivel according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of swivel

swivel

Etymology

From Middle English swyvel, swivel, from a derivative of Old English swīfan (“to revolve”), + -el, an instrumental suffix, equivalent to swive +‎ -el.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswɪvəl/
  • Rhymes: -ɪvəl

Noun

swivel (countable and uncountable, plural swivels)

  1. (mechanical) A piece, such as a ring or hook, attached to another piece by a pin, in such a manner as to permit rotation about the pin as an axis.
  2. (military) A small piece of ordnance, turning on a point or swivel; called also swivel gun.
  3. (slang, uncountable) Strength of mind or character that enables one to overcome adversity; confidence; force of will.
  4. The act of swivelling.
  5. (dance) A rotating of the hips.
  6. (fishing) A small, usually ball- or barrel-shaped device used in angling to connect sections of fishing lines, consisting of two rings linked via a thrust bearing pivot joint.

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Verb

swivel (third-person singular simple present swivels, present participle swiveling or swivelling, simple past and past participle swiveled or swivelled)

  1. (intransitive) To swing or turn, as on a pin or pivot.

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References

“swivel”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • wevils

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