SQUALID is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SQUALID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SQUALID?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SQUALID is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SQUALID
No single letter turns SQUALID into another word.
How SQUALID scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SQUALID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does SQUALID mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially because of poverty or neglect.
Squalid goes beyond plain untidiness and suggests a place or way of life that has been left to decay. It can also be turned on behaviour that shows a contemptible lack of moral standards.
How SQUALID is used
Squalid is a strong, disapproving adjective applied to rooms, housing, conditions or shabby conduct.
- The family lived in a squalid basement flat.
- Reporters described the squalid state of the old prison.
- It was a squalid little scheme to cheat his own neighbours.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SQUALID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SQUALID
7 longer words begin with SQUALID.
Shorter words from the letters in SQUALID
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Common questions about SQUALID
- Is SQUALID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SQUALID, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SQUALID worth?
- SQUALID is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SQUALID mean?
- Extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially because of poverty or neglect.
- What letters can be added to SQUALID?
- No single letter can be added to SQUALID to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SQUALID:
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