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   swat

   /swɒt/

   verb

   • 1. hit or crush (something, especially an insect) with a sharp blow from a flat object: "I swatted a mosquito that had landed on my wrist"
   • ▪ hit (someone) with a sharp blow: "she swatted him over the head with a rolled-up magazine"

   noun

   • 1. a sharp blow: "the dog gave the hedgehog a sideways swat"

   Word Origin early 17th century (in the sense ‘sit down’): northern English dialect and US variant of squat.

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • S

     1

   • W

     4

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

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