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 Dictionaryswelt: 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