swingle

Plural: swingles

Noun

An implement used to separate the fibres of flax by beating them; a scutch.
The swinging part of a flail, especially that which is used on the grain in threshing; the swipple.

Verb

Verb Forms: swingled, swingling, swingles

To scutch, or to beat flax or hemp.
To beat or flog, especially for extracting the fibres from flax stalks; to scutch.
To dangle; to wave hanging.
To swing for pleasure.

Examples

To swingle the unplayable tiles, he exchanged his rack in a desperate Words With Friends move.

Origin / Etymology

The noun is from Middle English swingel, from Old English swingel, swingelle (“whip, scourge”), equivalent to swing + -le. Related to Middle Dutch swingel, swengel, Dutch zwingel, zwengel. Doublet of swingel.
The verb is from Middle English swingelen, from the noun. Related to Middle Dutch swingelen, swengelen.

Scrabble Score: 11

swingle: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
swingle: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
swingle: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

swingle: valid Words With Friends Word