SQUALOR is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SQUALOR 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 SQUALOR?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SQUALOR is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SQUALOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
squalorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SQUALOR scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SQUALOR, 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 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 578,977.
What does SQUALOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A condition of being extremely dirty and wretched, usually because of poverty or neglect.
Writers reach for squalor when a place looks not merely untidy but sad and unfit for living. The word carries a note of pity or disgust that plain dirt does not.
How SQUALOR is used
Used for housing, streets and living conditions, mostly in serious or descriptive writing.
- The family lived in squalor in a damp basement.
- Reformers wrote about the squalor of the city slums.
- He escaped the squalor of his childhood and became a doctor.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SQUALOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SQUALOR
1 longer words begin with SQUALOR.
Shorter words from the letters in SQUALOR
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Common questions about SQUALOR
- Is SQUALOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SQUALOR, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SQUALOR worth?
- SQUALOR is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SQUALOR mean?
- A condition of being extremely dirty and wretched, usually because of poverty or neglect.
- What letters can be added to SQUALOR?
- SQUALOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SQUALOR:
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