SQUAB is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SQUAB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SQUAB?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SQUAB is to know. It scores 16 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SQUAB
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
squabsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SQUAB scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SQUAB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 261,415.
What does SQUAB mean in Scrabble?
noun
A young, unfledged pigeon, especially one raised for food.
A squab is killed for the table before it has grown flight feathers, which keeps the meat notably tender compared with an adult bird. The word can also apply to a thickly stuffed cushion or a low sofa, a sense that comes from the same idea of something plump and soft. Restaurant menus that list squab are almost always referring to the young pigeon rather than to the furniture sense.
How SQUAB is used
Encountered mainly in cookery writing and on restaurant menus rather than in casual speech.
- The chef roasted a squab and served it with a rich sauce.
- Farmers once raised squab in dovecotes for the table.
- She sank into the deep squab of the old sofa.
- The menu offered squab as the evening's special dish.
- A squab has softer, darker meat than a fully grown pigeon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SQUAB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SQUAB
22 longer words begin with SQUAB.
Words with SQUAB inside
2 words contain SQUAB in the middle. Words that start with SQUAB are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SQUAB
Common questions about SQUAB
- Is SQUAB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SQUAB, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SQUAB worth?
- SQUAB is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SQUAB mean?
- A young, unfledged pigeon, especially one raised for food.
- What letters can be added to SQUAB?
- SQUAB takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SQUAB:
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