Scrabble & Words with friends points
- swallow is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
- swallow is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 13
- swallow is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 15
Definition of swallow
- the act of swallowing (noun)
Examples
- one swallow of the liquid was enough
Synonyms
- deglutition
- drink
- tolerate or accommodate oneself to (verb)
Examples
- I swallowed the insult
Synonyms
- accept
- live with
- enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing (verb)
Examples
- The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter
Synonyms
- bury
- eat up
- immerse
- swallow up
- take back what one has said (verb)
Examples
- He swallowed his words
Synonyms
- take back
- unsay
- withdraw
- pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking (verb)
Synonyms
- get down
- a small amount of liquid food (noun)
Synonyms
- sup
- believe or accept without questioning or challenge (verb)
Examples
- Am I supposed to swallow that story?
- engulf and destroy (verb)
Examples
- The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries
- keep from expressing (verb)
Examples
- I swallowed my anger and kept quiet
- small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations (noun)
- utter indistinctly (verb)
Examples
- She swallowed the last words of her speech
See definition of swallow in Merriam Webster