Is SWORDLIKE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SWORDLIKE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SWORDLIKE mean?
- adjective
shaped like a sword blade
“the iris has an ensiform leaf”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + W (4) + O (1) + R (1) + D (2) + L (1) + I (1) + K (5) + E (1) = 17 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 SWORDLIKE
SWORDLIKE 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 SWORDLIKE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- worked14
- keloids12
- rodlike12
- skirled12
- lewks12
- woker12
- works12
- dowries11
- rowdies11
- swirled11
- weirdos11
- weldors11
- wilders11
- wordies11
- dikers11
- disker11
- drokes11
- keloid11
- risked11
- silked11
- skoled11
- skried11
- lewk11
- skew11
- woke11
- woks11
- work11
- dowels10
- dowers10
- dowser10
- drowse10
- likers10
- slowed10
- weirdo10
- weirds10
- weldor10
- wields10
- wilder10
- wordie10
- worlds10
- diker10
- dikes10
- dirks10
- dorks10
- dreks10
- droke10
- irked10
- liked10
- skied10
- wok10
- lowers9
- owlier9
- rowels9
- slower9
- swiler9
- swoler9
- dowel9
- dower9
- dowie9
- dowse9
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