Swells
6 lettersverbmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Third-person singular present tense of swell, meaning increases in size, volume, or intensity.
“The river swells every spring when the mountain snow melts.”
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Wordle
Starts SW- and ends in -LLS, the double L at the end is a repeated letter pattern to consider when narrowing Wordle guesses
Scrabble
Worth 9 points with W scoring 4, the double L can hook off an existing SWELL on the board for an easy extension
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