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SQUIB

5 letters, 16 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What SQUIB Means

  1. noun: firework consisting of a tube filled with powder (as a broken firecracker) that burns with a fizzing noise

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

SQUIB is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 Q10 U1 I1 B3.

Words Made From The Letters In SQUIB

12 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.

3 letter words (7)

2 letter words (5)

Longer Words Containing SQUIB

SQUIB appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.

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