SQUAILING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. SQUAILING is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SQUAILING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SQUAILING is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SQUAILING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
squailingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SQUAILING scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SQUAILING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SQUAILING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SQUAILING
- SQUAILING runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of SQUAILING
The 9 tiles of SQUAILING in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SQUAILING
1 longer words begin with SQUAILING.
Shorter words from the letters in SQUAILING
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Common questions about SQUAILING
- Is SQUAILING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SQUAILING is not in it.
- How many points is SQUAILING worth?
- SQUAILING is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SQUAILING?
- SQUAILING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SQUAILING:
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