sideswipe
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 9
Definition of sideswipe
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- A blow with the side of something, such as the side of car that is changing lanes incautiously.
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noun
- A blow with the side of something, such as the side of car that is changing lanes incautiously.
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(figuratively)A catty or sarcastic remark.
“give a sideswipe”
“receive a sideswipe”
“Calvin Harris's number-ten hit Acceptable in the 80s is both a wry sideswipe and a celebration of the scene;[…]”
verb
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(transitive)To give a blow with the side, as to strike with the side of a car when turning.
“As he turns left from Central into Jackson he nearly sideswipes a milk truck idling yards out from the kerb.”
“In her haste, she sideswiped the 4x4 truck that was ahead of her as well as two other cars. “Help!” she yelled as she sped through the orange construction cones. “They're going to kill me!””
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From side + swipe.
Words you can make from sideswipe
126 playable · top: SIDEWISE (12 pts)
Best play sidewise 12 points7-letter words
1 word6-letter words
17 words5-letter words
28 words- WIPED 11 pts
- SPEWS 10 pts
- SWEEP 10 pts
- SWIPE 10 pts
- WEEPS 10 pts
- WIPES 10 pts
- WISPS 10 pts
- SEWED 9 pts
- SWEDE 9 pts
- WEEDS 9 pts
- WIDES 9 pts
- WISED 9 pts
- DEEPS 8 pts
- PEDES 8 pts
- PEDIS 8 pts
- SIPED 8 pts
- SPEED 8 pts
- SPIED 8 pts
- WISES 8 pts
- PEISE 7 pts
- SEEPS 7 pts
- SIPES 7 pts
- SPIES 7 pts
- DESIS 6 pts
- SEEDS 6 pts
- SIDES 6 pts
- ISSEI 5 pts
- SEISE 5 pts
4-letter words
43 words- PEWS 9 pts
- SPEW 9 pts
- WEEP 9 pts
- WIPE 9 pts
- WISP 9 pts
- DEWS 8 pts
- WEDS 8 pts
- WEED 8 pts
- WIDE 8 pts
- DEEP 7 pts
- DEPS 7 pts
- DIPS 7 pts
- EWES 7 pts
- IWIS 7 pts
- PEDI 7 pts
- PEDS 7 pts
- PEED 7 pts
- PIED 7 pts
- SEWS 7 pts
- SPED 7 pts
- WEES 7 pts
- WISE 7 pts
- WISS 7 pts
- PEES 6 pts
- PIES 6 pts
- PISS 6 pts
- PSIS 6 pts
- SEEP 6 pts
- SEPS 6 pts
- SIPE 6 pts
- SIPS 6 pts
- DEES 5 pts
- DESI 5 pts
- DIES 5 pts
- DISS 5 pts
- EIDE 5 pts
- IDES 5 pts
- SEED 5 pts
- SIDE 5 pts
- ESES 4 pts
- ESSE 4 pts
- SEES 4 pts
- SEIS 4 pts
3-letter words
26 words2-letter words
10 wordsHooks
2 extensions · 2 back
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