swing
Swing can refer to a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity, a sweeping blow or stroke, or mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth. As a verb, swing can mean to move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting, move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner, or make a big sweeping gesture or movement.
Length
5
Scrabble
9
WWF
11
Starts
SW
Ends
ING
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “SWING” Mean?
/ˈswɪŋ/
swing has 22 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
9 sensesa state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity
“the party went with a swing”
“it took time to get into the swing of things”
mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
a sweeping blow or stroke
“he took a wild swing at my head”
changing location by moving back and forth
Synonyms
a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
Synonyms
a jaunty rhythm in music
Synonyms
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the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them
Verb
13 sensesmove in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
“He swung his left fist”
“swing a bat”
“The girls swing the wooden sticks”
change direction with a swinging motion; turn
“swing back”
“swing forward”
influence decisively
“This action swung many votes over to his side”
make a big sweeping gesture or movement
Synonyms
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hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement
“The soccer player began to swing at the referee”
alternate dramatically between high and low values
“his mood swings”
“the market is swinging up and down”
live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style
“The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely”
have a certain musical rhythm
“The music has to swing”
be a social swinger; socialize a lot
play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm
engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends
“There were many swinging couples in the 1960's”
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
5
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
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Definition
a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity
Length
5 letters
Starts With
S
Ends With
G
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Letters
S, W, I, N, G
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Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆SWING has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆SWING is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.
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★★★★☆SWING can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
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★★★★☆SWING uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
W
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CCVCC
Vowel Share
20%
Consonant Share
80%
Bigrams
SW, WI, IN, NG
Trigrams
SWI, WIN, ING
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