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Is SWELLS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, SWELLS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does SWELLS mean?

Swells is a form of SWELL.

  1. verb

    increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity

    “The music swelled to a crescendo”

  2. verb

    become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger

    “The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son”

  3. verb

    expand abnormally

    “The bellies of the starving children are swelling”

  4. noun

    the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

9

Scrabble

11

Words With Friends

6

Letters

S (1) + W (4) + E (1) + L (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 9 points in Scrabble.

Dictionary status

  • Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
  • Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
  • Words With FriendsListed

Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.

Hooks for SWELLS

SWELLS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.

Front hooks0

None — nothing can be added to the front.

Back hooks0

None — nothing can be added to the end.

Words you can make from SWELLS

The 20 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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