Swam

4 lettersverbcommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Past tense of swim, meaning to have propelled oneself through water using bodily movements.

“She swam the full length of the pool in under a minute.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/swæm/

Related Words

Synonyms

paddledwadedstroked

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

SW plus AM, the A in the middle is the only vowel, making it a clean consonant-heavy guess.

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Scrabble

Worth 9 points, no common extensions from this past-tense form, M and W are decent tiles.

Words Related to Swam

Anagrams of Swam

Words that use exactly the same letters as “swam”.

maws

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “swam” to make these 4-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

spam swap swim

Add a letter to make a longer word

5-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “swam”.

aswim mawks shawm swami swamp swamy swarm wames wamus warms whams

Longer words starting with Swam

Words that begin with “swam”.

swami swamp swamy swamis swamps swampy

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