SQUIRESSES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. SQUIRESSES 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SQUIRESSES?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SQUIRESSES is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SQUIRESSES
Front hooks — 1
esquiressesBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How SQUIRESSES scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SQUIRESSES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 4 | 4 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SQUIRESSES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SQUIRESSES
- The letter S appears four times in SQUIRESSES.
- SQUIRESSES begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SQUIRESSES
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Common questions about SQUIRESSES
- Is SQUIRESSES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SQUIRESSES is not in it.
- How many points is SQUIRESSES worth?
- SQUIRESSES is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SQUIRESSES?
- SQUIRESSES takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SQUIRESSES:
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