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SQUALLS

7 letters, 16 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What SQUALLS Means

SQUALLS is a form of SQUALL, which means:

  1. verb: make high-pitched, whiney noises
  2. verb: utter a sudden loud cry“she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle”
  3. noun: sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

SQUALLS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 16 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 Q10 U1 A1 L1 L1 S1.

At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 66 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.

Words Made From The Letters In SQUALLS

24 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

6 letter words (1)

5 letter words (3)

4 letter words (7)

3 letter words (9)

2 letter words (4)

Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.