swim
Swim commonly means to be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom, be covered with or submerged in a liquid, or move as if gliding through water. As a noun, swim can refer to the act of swimming.
Length
4
Scrabble
9
WWF
10
Starts
SW
Ends
WIM
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “SWIM” Mean?
/swɪm/
swim has 6 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
1 sensethe act of swimming
“it was the swimming they enjoyed most”
“they took a short swim in the pool”
Synonyms
Verb
5 sensestravel through water
“We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore”
“a big fish was swimming in the tank”
“These men swim across the river”
“These men swim the river”
be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
“These cars won't swim”
Synonyms
be dizzy or giddy
“my brain is swimming after the bottle of champagne”
move as if gliding through water
“this snake swims through the soil where it lives”
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
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Definition
the act of swimming
Length
4 letters
Starts With
S
Ends With
M
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
Letters
S, W, I, M
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆SWIM has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆SWIM is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆SWIM can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆SWIM uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
W
Letter Pattern
ABCD
CV Pattern
CCVC
Vowel Share
25%
Consonant Share
75%
Bigrams
SW, WI, IM
Trigrams
SWI, WIM
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