Swig

/swɪɡ/

Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:9 pts4 letters

Definition of Swig

noun

Drink, liquor.
(by extension) A long draught from a drink.
A person who drinks deeply.
A tackle with ropes which are not parallel.
Warm beer flavoured with spices, lemon, etc.

verb

To drink (usually by gulping or in a greedy or unrefined manner); to quaff.
"That sailor can swig whisky with the best of 'em."
To suck.
To take up the last bit of slack in rigging by taking a single turn around a cleat, then hauling on the line above and below the cleat while keeping tension on the line.

Anagrams of Swig

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "swig":

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "swig" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

SW...Words starting with "sw"...IGWords ending with "ig"All 4-letter words Unscramble "swig"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

draught sip swill chug gulp guzzle quaff sweating

Letter Values

s1

w4

i1

g2

Total: 8 Scrabble points

Word Tools

Find Anagrams of "swig"All 4-Letter Words Words Starting With "S"

Rhymes With Swig

bagwig bewig big bigwig brig bushpig buzzwig caprifig cig dig earwig fig

Related 4-Letter Words

sabe sabs sack sacs sade sadi safe saga sage sago sags sagy said sail sain

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid

TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid

Words With Friends: Valid

Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Swig"

Swig is a 4-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "swig" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Swig" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "swig" is a low-scoring word.