SQUINCH is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. SQUINCH 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 SQUINCH?
| 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 SQUINCH is to know. It scores 21 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SQUINCH
No single letter turns SQUINCH into another word.
How SQUINCH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SQUINCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,632 thousand.
What does SQUINCH mean in Scrabble?
verb
informal
To squeeze or tighten up, especially to narrow the eyes or face.
To squinch is to scrunch your features against bright light, a sour taste or an unpleasant sight. In architecture a squinch is also an arch built across the corner of a square room to support a dome above.
How SQUINCH is used
Informal as a verb; as a noun it is a technical architectural term.
- He had to squinch his eyes against the sun.
- The baby began to squinch her face at the lemon.
- A stone squinch carries the dome over the square chamber.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SQUINCH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SQUINCH
3 longer words begin with SQUINCH.
Shorter words from the letters in SQUINCH
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Common questions about SQUINCH
- Is SQUINCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SQUINCH, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SQUINCH worth?
- SQUINCH is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SQUINCH mean?
- To squeeze or tighten up, especially to narrow the eyes or face.
- What letters can be added to SQUINCH?
- No single letter can be added to SQUINCH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SQUINCH:
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