Sweeps

6 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of sweep, broad continuous movements across a surface or instances of cleaning with a broom in a single arcing motion.

“A few sweeps of the brush cleared the dust from the hearth.”

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Synonyms

strokespasses movementsmotions

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Starts SW- and ends in -EPS, the double E in positions 3 and 4 is a tell-tale Wordle pattern worth probing

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Scrabble

Worth 11 points with W scoring 4 and P scoring 3, the double E means only one extra vowel tile is needed

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Change a single letter of “sweeps” to make these 6-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

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Words you can make from Sweeps

Shorter words formed from the letters in “sweeps”.

seeps spews sweep weeps eses esse ewes pees pews seep sees seps sews spew weep wees

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