SQUINIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. SQUINIES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SQUINIES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SQUINIES is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SQUINIES
No single letter turns SQUINIES into another word.
How SQUINIES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SQUINIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SQUINIES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SQUINIES
- SQUINIES begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of SQUINIES
The 8 tiles of SQUINIES in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in SQUINIES
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Common questions about SQUINIES
- Is SQUINIES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SQUINIES is not in it.
- How many points is SQUINIES worth?
- SQUINIES is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SQUINIES?
- No single letter can be added to SQUINIES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SQUINIES:
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