SQUELCH is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. SQUELCH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SQUELCH?
| 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: 60 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SQUELCH is to know. It scores 21 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SQUELCH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
squelchyChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How SQUELCH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SQUELCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,211 thousand.
What does SQUELCH mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make a wet sucking sound, or to crush and silence something completely.
The sound sense is what you hear when wet boots pull free of mud. The figurative sense is more forceful, describing a rumour, protest or idea that is flattened before it can spread. Squelch is also a noun for the sound itself.
How SQUELCH is used
Used literally for wet sounds and figuratively for suppressing something.
- My boots began to squelch as soon as I left the path.
- The council tried to squelch the rumour at once.
- Mud would squelch between his toes.
- The general moved quickly to squelch any hint of revolt.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SQUELCH and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SQUELCH
9 longer words begin with SQUELCH.
Shorter words from the letters in SQUELCH
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Common questions about SQUELCH
- Is SQUELCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SQUELCH, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SQUELCH worth?
- SQUELCH is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SQUELCH mean?
- To make a wet sucking sound, or to crush and silence something completely.
- What letters can be added to SQUELCH?
- SQUELCH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SQUELCH:
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