swing: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 9 letter points · starts with S · ends with G
Meaning of swing
verb
- intransitive
To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.
Example: The plant swung in the breeze.
- intransitive
To dance.
- intransitive
To ride on a swing.
Example: The children laughed as they swung.
- intransitive
To participate in the swinging lifestyle; to participate in wifeswapping.
Listed forms: swings, swinging, swung, swang, swungen.
Source: Wiktionary — swing.
noun
- countable, uncountable
The act, or an instance, of swinging.
- countable, uncountable
The manner in which something is swung.
Example: He worked tirelessly to improve his golf swing.
- countable, uncountable
The sweep or compass of a swinging body.
- countable, uncountable
A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose, upon which anything may swing.
Listed forms: swings.
Source: Wiktionary — swing.
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 swing.
noun
changing location by moving back and forth
noun
a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
- swing music
- jive
noun
a jaunty rhythm in music
noun
the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
- golf stroke
- golf shot
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is swing in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of swing
S(1) + W(4) + I(1) + N(1) + G(2) = 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 swing
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from swing
16 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in swing. Showing up to 24, longest first.