SQUIB is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SQUIB 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 SQUIB?
| 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 SQUIB 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 SQUIB
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
squibsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SQUIB scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SQUIB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 261,415.
What does SQUIB mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small firework that hisses before it goes off, or a short satirical piece.
The two senses share one image: something small that makes a noise and is over almost at once. A damp squib is the failure of exactly that — the phrase is about a firework that never went off, and it has long outlived any first-hand knowledge of the object.
How SQUIB is used
Countable: a squib, two squibs. Best known in the phrase a damp squib.
- The whole announcement was a damp squib.
- He wrote a squib about the mayor and lost the contract.
- A squib goes off with more noise than effect.
- The magazine printed a squib on the back page every week.
- Two squibs and a rocket made up the entire display.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SQUIB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SQUIB
6 longer words begin with SQUIB.
Shorter words from the letters in SQUIB
Common questions about SQUIB
- Is SQUIB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SQUIB, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SQUIB worth?
- SQUIB is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SQUIB mean?
- A small firework that hisses before it goes off, or a short satirical piece.
- What letters can be added to SQUIB?
- SQUIB takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SQUIB:
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