swimming: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 16 letter points · starts with S · ends with G
Meaning of swimming
noun
- countable, uncountable
The act or art of sustaining and propelling the body in water.
Example: Triathlon competitors take part in open water swimming.
Listed forms: swimmings.
Source: Wiktionary — swimming.
noun
- countable, uncountable
The state of being dizzy or in vertigo.
Listed forms: swimmings.
Source: Wiktionary — swimming.
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of swim
Base or related entry: swim.
Source: Wiktionary — swimming.
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 swimming.
adjective
filled or brimming with tears
adjective
applied to a fish depicted horizontally
- naiant
noun
the act of swimming
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is swimming in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of swimming
S(1) + W(4) + I(1) + M(3) + M(3) + I(1) + N(1) + G(2) = 16 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 swimming
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 swimming
41 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in swimming. Showing up to 24, longest first.