Is SWINDLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SWINDLES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SWINDLES mean?
Swindles is a form of SWINDLE.
- verb
deprive of by deceit
“He swindled me out of my inheritance”
- noun
the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
“that book is a fraud”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + W (4) + I (1) + N (1) + D (2) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 SWINDLES
SWINDLES 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.
Anagrams of SWINDLES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from SWINDLES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- wildness12
- windless12
- swindle11
- windles11
- winless10
- dwines10
- widens10
- wields10
- windle10
- wissed10
- sinews9
- swiles9
- swines9
- dwine9
- welds9
- wends9
- widen9
- wides9
- wield9
- wilds9
- wiled9
- winds9
- wined9
- wised9
- lewis8
- lweis8
- sinew8
- slews8
- swile8
- swine8
- wiles8
- wines8
- wises8
- dews8
- lewd8
- weds8
- weld8
- wend8
- wide8
- wild8
- wind8
- sidles7
- slides7
- lwei7
- news7
- sewn7
- sews7
- slew7
- wens7
- wile7
- wine7
- wins7
- wise7
- wiss7
- dew7
- wed7
- deils6
- delis6
- desis6
- dines6
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