Definition of SWELT

swelt

Verb

  • To die.
  • To succumb or be overcome with emotion, heat, etc.; to faint or swelter
  • simple past of swell

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English swelten, from Old English sweltan, from Proto-West Germanic *sweltan, from Proto-Germanic *sweltaną. Cognate to Dutch zwelten (“to die”).

Scrabble Score: 8

swelt: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
swelt: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
swelt: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 0

swelt: not valid in Words With Friends