swim: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 9 letter points · starts with S · ends with M
Meaning of swim
verb
- intransitive
To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
- intransitive
To become immersed in, or as if in, or flooded with, or as if with, a liquid.
Example: swimming in self-pity
- intransitive
To move around freely because of excess space.
- transitive
To traverse (a specific body of water, or a specific distance) by swimming; or, to use a specific swimming stroke; or, to compete in a specific swimming event.
Example: For exercise, we like to swim laps around the pool.
Listed forms: swims, swimming, swam, swum, glossary.
Source: Wiktionary — swim.
noun
An act or instance of swimming.
Example: I'm going for a swim.
The sound, or air bladder, of a fish.
- UK
A part of a stream much frequented by fish.
A dance or dance move of the 1960s in which the arms are moved in imitation of various swimming strokes, such as freestyle, breaststroke, etc.
Listed forms: swims.
Source: Wiktionary — swim.
noun
A dizziness; swoon.
Listed forms: swims.
Source: Wiktionary — swim.
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 swim.
noun
the act of swimming
verb
be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
verb
be covered with or submerged in a liquid
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is swim in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of swim
S(1) + W(4) + I(1) + M(3) = 9 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 swim
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from swim
7 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in swim. Showing up to 24, longest first.