Is SWIVELS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SWIVELS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SWIVELS mean?
Swivels is a form of SWIVEL.
- verb
turn on a pivot
- noun
a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
7
Letters
S (1) + W (4) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 13 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 SWIVELS
SWIVELS 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 SWIVELS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- swivel12
- swives12
- swive11
- views11
- wives11
- view10
- wive10
- swiles9
- evils8
- levis8
- lewis8
- lives8
- lweis8
- slews8
- swile8
- veils8
- vises8
- vleis8
- wiles8
- wises8
- evil7
- levs7
- live7
- lwei7
- sevs7
- sews7
- slew7
- veil7
- vies7
- vile7
- vise7
- vlei7
- wile7
- wise7
- wiss7
- lev6
- sev6
- sew6
- vie6
- vis6
- wis6
- isles5
- ew5
- we5
- isle4
- leis4
- less4
- lies4
- seis4
- sels4
- els3
- ess3
- lei3
- lie3
- lis3
- sei3
- sel3
- sis3
- el2
- es2
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