swear: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 8 letter points · starts with S · ends with R
Meaning of swear
verb
- ambitransitive
To take an oath, to promise intensely, solemnly, and/or with legally binding effect.
Example: The knight swore not to return to the palace until he had found the treasure.
- transitive
To take an oath that an assertion is true.
Example: The witness swore that the person she had seen running out of the bank was a foot shorter than the accused.
- transitive
To promise intensely that something is true; to strongly assert.
Example: I swear I don't know what you're talking about.
- transitive
To administer an oath to (a person).
Example: Let the witness be sworn.
Listed forms: swears, swearing, swore, sware, sworn.
Source: Wiktionary — swear.
noun
A swear word.
Listed forms: swears.
Source: Wiktionary — swear.
adj
- Northern-England, Scotland
Heavy.
- Northern-England, Scotland
Top-heavy; too high.
- Northern-England, Scotland
Dull; lazy; slow.
- Northern-England, Scotland
Reluctant; unwilling.
Listed forms: swearer, swearest, sweer, sweir, swere.
Source: Wiktionary — swear.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for swear.
verb
utter obscenities or profanities
verb
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
verb
make a deposition; declare under oath
verb
have faith or confidence in
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is swear in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of swear
S(1) + W(4) + E(1) + A(1) + R(1) = 8 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of swear
3 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from swear
28 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in swear. Showing up to 24, longest first.