Arrays, sets, and dictionaries are called collections, because they collect values together in one place.
If you want to create an empty collection just write its type followed by opening and closing parentheses.
var teams = [String: String]()
We can then add entries later on, like this:
teams["Paul"] = "Red"
create an empty array to store integers like this:
var results = [Int]()
The exception is creating an empty set, which is done differently:
var words = Set<String>()
var numbers = Set<Int>()
If you wanted, you could create arrays and dictionaries with similar syntax:
var scores = Dictionary<String, Int>()
var results = Array<Int>()