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5-Letter Words Starting with SW (53 words)
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swabs (10 points)
Collects a DNA sample from, say
COVID testing requirements
Sticks in a doctor's office
S·1+W·4+A·1+B·3+S·1 = 10 pts
swage (9 points)
Metal-shaping tool
Metal shaping tool
Tool for shaping metal
S·1+W·4+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 9 pts
swags (9 points)
Decorative hangings above a window
Swings heavily or unsteadily.
Burglar's hauls
S·1+W·4+A·1+G·2+S·1 = 9 pts
swail (8 points)
""A tract of low, marshy ground, also SWALE""
S·1+W·4+A·1+I·1+L·1 = 8 pts
swain (8 points)
One stuffing the bird for one's lover
Quaint boyfriend (wordplay)
Suitor, in poetry
S·1+W·4+A·1+I·1+N·1 = 8 pts
swale (8 points)
Depressed area (wordplay)
Golf course depression perhaps
Golf course depression, perhaps
S·1+W·4+A·1+L·1+E·1 = 8 pts
swami (10 points)
Know-it-all (wordplay)
Wise guy (wordplay)
Turban wearer maybe
S·1+W·4+A·1+M·3+I·1 = 10 pts
swamp (12 points)
Willothewisp locale perhaps
Flood (with work)
Washington, once, so they say
S·1+W·4+A·1+M·3+P·3 = 12 pts
swamy (13 points)
""A Hindu religious teacher, also SWAMI""
S·1+W·4+A·1+M·3+Y·4 = 13 pts
swang (9 points)
Moved to and fro in the Ozarks perhaps
What the hillbilly batter did (wordplay)
Moved to and fro, in the Ozarks perhaps
S·1+W·4+A·1+N·1+G·2 = 9 pts
swank (12 points)
Show off (colloq.)
Two-Oscar Hilary
Best Actress of 1999
S·1+W·4+A·1+N·1+K·5 = 12 pts
swans (8 points)
Persons of unusual beauty.
Graceful pond dwellers
Tchaikovsky ballet characters
S·1+W·4+A·1+N·1+S·1 = 8 pts
swaps (10 points)
Goes one for one (wordplay)
Pulls the switch (wordplay)
Does a little give and take (wordplay)
S·1+W·4+A·1+P·3+S·1 = 10 pts
sward (9 points)
Grassy area (often poetic)
Grassy surface of land
Grass pulls up
S·1+W·4+A·1+R·1+D·2 = 9 pts
sware (8 points)
Vowed, old style
Vowed old style
S·1+W·4+A·1+R·1+E·1 = 8 pts
swarf (11 points)
Waste from machining
Machining refuse
Metal filings
S·1+W·4+A·1+R·1+F·4 = 11 pts
swarm (10 points)
Honey bunch (wordplay)
Perhaps just a little shot for the bees
Buzzy body (wordplay)
S·1+W·4+A·1+R·1+M·3 = 10 pts
swart (8 points)
First president of South Africa
Dark, in poesy
Dark-complexioned, to Shakespeare
S·1+W·4+A·1+R·1+T·1 = 8 pts
swash (11 points)
Buckle opener (wordplay)
Start to buckle (wordplay)
Buckle opening (wordplay)
S·1+W·4+A·1+S·1+H·4 = 11 pts
swath (11 points)
Strip of cut grass
Mower's trail
Scythe's path
S·1+W·4+A·1+T·1+H·4 = 11 pts
swats (8 points)
Goes for a fly (wordplay)
Hits and crushes (a fly)
Bats flies (wordplay)
S·1+W·4+A·1+T·1+S·1 = 8 pts
sways (11 points)
Is affected by the wind, maybe
Moves with the music
Enjoys a hammock
S·1+W·4+A·1+Y·4+S·1 = 11 pts
swear (8 points)
Speak French you might say
Speak bluish (wordplay)
Say "I do" in court
S·1+W·4+E·1+A·1+R·1 = 8 pts
sweat (8 points)
Make bullets (wordplay)
Worry beads (wordplay)
Exercise beads (wordplay)
S·1+W·4+E·1+A·1+T·1 = 8 pts
swede (9 points)
Volvo factory worker, perhaps
Wilander, for one
Jenny Lind, for one
S·1+W·4+E·1+D·2+E·1 = 9 pts
sweep (10 points)
Clean up on the lottery (wordplay)
Take four of four say
Clean (eg chimney)
S·1+W·4+E·1+E·1+P·3 = 10 pts
sweer (8 points)
Slow, in Scotland
Slow in Scotland
S·1+W·4+E·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
sweet (8 points)
Spotted dick, perhaps - charming!
Sugary - but might be tart!
Train, say, for this course
S·1+W·4+E·1+E·1+T·1 = 8 pts
swell (8 points)
Old-style boss (wordplay)
Dilate - jolly good!
Very good little son? Fancy that!
S·1+W·4+E·1+L·1+L·1 = 8 pts
swept (10 points)
Got ready for company, perhaps
Took three of three say
Took four of four say
S·1+W·4+E·1+P·3+T·1 = 10 pts
swift (11 points)
Red tape maker (wordplay)
Rapid biography from Stephen (wordplay)
Quick Irish satirist (wordplay)
S·1+W·4+I·1+F·4+T·1 = 11 pts
swigs (9 points)
Drinks from a flask, say
Drinks from a bottle maybe
Drinks from a bottle, maybe
S·1+W·4+I·1+G·2+S·1 = 9 pts
swill (8 points)
Pig-food; rinse
Leave after second large drink
Rinse - pig food
S·1+W·4+I·1+L·1+L·1 = 8 pts
swims (10 points)
Gets closer to shore, maybe
Stays in one's lane (wordplay)
Travels in a lane, maybe
S·1+W·4+I·1+M·3+S·1 = 10 pts
swine (8 points)
What is new at the pen (wordplay)
Porcine fellow (wordplay)
Pen pals (wordplay)
S·1+W·4+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 8 pts
swing (9 points)
An old tire perhaps
Strange wings on a golfer, say
Jazz be hanged!
S·1+W·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 9 pts
swink (12 points)
To {toil=v}
S·1+W·4+I·1+N·1+K·5 = 12 pts
swipe (10 points)
Type of card to pinch (wordplay)
Process (credit card); steal (colloq.)
Use a debit card, perhaps
S·1+W·4+I·1+P·3+E·1 = 10 pts
swirl (8 points)
Current event (wordplay)
Ben Jerrys Strawberry Kiwi
Dairy Queen delight
S·1+W·4+I·1+R·1+L·1 = 8 pts
swish (11 points)
Nothing but net (nonverbal)
Two-point basket, perhaps
Twopoint basket perhaps
S·1+W·4+I·1+S·1+H·4 = 11 pts
swiss (8 points)
From Zurich, say (wordplay)
Tell for one
Holey order (wordplay)
S·1+W·4+I·1+S·1+S·1 = 8 pts
swith (11 points)
""Quickly, also SWITHE, SWITHLY""
S·1+W·4+I·1+T·1+H·4 = 11 pts
swive (11 points)
To copulate with
S·1+W·4+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 11 pts
swobs (10 points)
Swob
S·1+W·4+O·1+B·3+S·1 = 10 pts
swoon (8 points)
Faint (with emotion)
React to a hunk, maybe
React to seeing your idol, perhaps
S·1+W·4+O·1+O·1+N·1 = 8 pts
swoop (10 points)
Fly like an eagle, maybe
Move right (in)
Make an air strike (wordplay)
S·1+W·4+O·1+O·1+P·3 = 10 pts
swops (10 points)
Trades
S·1+W·4+O·1+P·3+S·1 = 10 pts
sword (9 points)
Excalibur, for one
King Arthurs Excalibur for one
Pen's inferior in strength, so they say
S·1+W·4+O·1+R·1+D·2 = 9 pts
swore (8 points)
Said "bleep" (nonverbal)
Dropped an F-bomb, say
Needed censoring perhaps
S·1+W·4+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 8 pts
sworn (8 points)
Bound to tell the truth say
Bound to tell the truth, say
Given an oath (with "in")
S·1+W·4+O·1+R·1+N·1 = 8 pts
swots (8 points)
Packs up for some serious students
Hits hard variable
Hits hard Var.
S·1+W·4+O·1+T·1+S·1 = 8 pts
swoun (8 points)
""To faint, also SWOON, SWOUND""
S·1+W·4+O·1+U·1+N·1 = 8 pts
swung (9 points)
Tried to make contact (wordplay)
Took a cut (at)
Went around in baseball
S·1+W·4+U·1+N·1+G·2 = 9 pts

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