Definition of SWITH

swith

Adj

  • Strong; vehement.

Adv

  • Quickly, speedily, promptly.
  • Strongly; vehemently; very.

Adverb

  • Quickly or promptly.

Examples

  • ’Play swith!’ urged the timer, as he raced to find a high-scoring word in Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English swith, from Old English swīþ (“strong, mighty, powerful, active, severe, violent”), from Proto-West Germanic *swinþ, from Proto-Germanic *swinþaz (“strong”), from Proto-Indo-European *swento- (“active, healthy”).
Cognate with Old Saxon swīth, Middle High German swind (Modern German geschwind (“fast, quick, swift”)), Middle Low German swîde (Modern Low German swied (“very, quite”)), Dutch gezwind (“fast, quick, swift”), West Frisian swiid (“impressive, special”), Old Norse svinnr, sviðr (“quick, clever, understanding, wise”), Gothic 𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌸𐍃 (swinþs, “strong”). Related to sound.

Scrabble Score: 11

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

Words With Friends Score: 10

swith: valid Words With Friends Word