5 letter words starting with sw

Looking for a clue for todays Wordle or another Word game? Look no further! We got you covered. We got alot (75 of them) plausible five letter words starting with sw.

  • SWABS
  • SWACK
  • SWADS
  • SWAGE
  • SWAGS
  • SWAIL
  • SWAIN
  • SWALE
  • SWALY
  • SWAMI
  • SWAMP
  • SWAMY
  • SWANG
  • SWANK
  • SWANS
  • SWAPS
  • SWAPT
  • SWARD
  • SWARE
  • SWARF
  • SWARM
  • SWART
  • SWASH
  • SWATH
  • SWATS
  • SWAYL
  • SWAYS
  • SWEAL
  • SWEAR
  • SWEAT
  • SWEDE
  • SWEED
  • SWEEL
  • SWEEP
  • SWEER
  • SWEES
  • SWEET
  • SWEIR
  • SWELL
  • SWELT
  • SWEPT
  • SWERF
  • SWEYS
  • SWIES
  • SWIFT
  • SWIGS
  • SWILE
  • SWILL
  • SWIMS
  • SWINE
  • SWING
  • SWINK
  • SWIPE
  • SWIRE
  • SWIRL
  • SWISH
  • SWISS
  • SWITH
  • SWITS
  • SWIVE
  • SWIZZ
  • SWOBS
  • SWOLE
  • SWOLL
  • SWOLN
  • SWOON
  • SWOOP
  • SWOPS
  • SWOPT
  • SWORD
  • SWORE
  • SWORN
  • SWOTS
  • SWOUN
  • SWUNG

Sometimes the solution is an uncommon word, then It’s time to learn something new. Here’s the definition of a few of these words:

Definition of sways

sways (noun)

  1. The act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon.
  2. A rocking or swinging motion.
  3. Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side
  4. Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
  5. Rule; dominion; control; power.
  6. A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.
  7. The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's lateral motion.

sways (verb)

  1. To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock.
  2. To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield.
  3. To influence or direct by power, authority, persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide. Compare persuade.
  4. To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp.
  5. To hoist (a mast or yard) into position.
  6. To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.
  7. To have weight or influence.
  8. To bear sway; to rule; to govern.


Definition of swies

swies (noun)

  1. A two-shilling coin.
  2. (games) Two-up.
  3. A two-year prison sentence.

Definition of swigs

swigs (noun)

  1. Drink, liquor.
  2. (by extension) A long draught from a drink.
  3. A person who drinks deeply.
  4. A tackle with ropes which are not parallel.
  5. Warm beer flavoured with spices, lemon, etc.

swigs (verb)

  1. To drink (usually by gulping or in a greedy or unrefined manner); to quaff.
  2. To suck.
  3. To take up the last bit of slack in rigging by taking a single turn around a cleat, then hauling on the line above and below the cleat while keeping tension on the line.

Definition of swing

swing (noun)

  1. The manner in which something is swung.
  2. The sweep or compass of a swinging body.
  3. A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose, upon which anything may swing.
  4. A hanging seat in a children's playground, for acrobats in a circus, or on a porch for relaxing.
  5. A dance style.
  6. The genre of music associated with this dance style.
  7. The amount of change towards or away from something.
  8. Sideways movement of the ball as it flies through the air.
  9. Capacity of a turning lathe, as determined by the diameter of the largest object that can be turned in it.
  10. In a musical theater production, a performer who understudies several roles.
  11. A basic dance step in which a pair link hands and turn round together in a circle.
  12. Free course; unrestrained liberty.
  13. Influence or power of anything put in motion.
  14. A type of hook with the arm more extended.

swing (verb)

  1. To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.
  2. To dance.
  3. To ride on a swing.
  4. To participate in the swinging lifestyle; to participate in wife-swapping.
  5. To hang from the gallows.
  6. (of a ball) to move sideways in its trajectory.
  7. To fluctuate or change.
  8. To move (an object) backward and forward; to wave.
  9. To change (a numerical result); especially to change the outcome of an election.
  10. To make (something) work; especially to afford (something) financially.
  11. To play notes that are in pairs by making the first of the pair slightly longer than written (augmentation) and the second shorter, resulting in a bouncy, uneven rhythm.
  12. (of a bowler) to make the ball move sideways in its trajectory.
  13. To move one's arm in a punching motion.
  14. In dancing, to turn around in a small circle with one's partner, holding hands or arms.
  15. To admit or turn something for the purpose of shaping it; said of a lathe.
  16. To put (a door, gate, etc.) on hinges so that it can swing or turn.
  17. To turn round by action of wind or tide when at anchor.