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Is squaw a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word squaw is a Scrabble US word. The word squaw is worth 17 points in Scrabble:

S1Q10U1A1W4

Is squaw a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word squaw is a Scrabble UK word and has 17 points:

S1Q10U1A1W4

Is squaw a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word squaw is a Words With Friends word. The word squaw is worth 18 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

S1Q10U2A1W4

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5-letter words (1 found)

SQUAW,

3-letter words (6 found)

QUA,SAU,SAW,SUQ,WAS,WUS,

2-letter words (3 found)

AS,AW,US,

You can make 10 words from squaw according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of squaw

squaw

English

Etymology

From Massachusett squàw (woman), from Proto-Algonquian *eθkwe·wa ((young) woman). Cognate with Abenaki -skwa (female, wife), Mohegan-Pequot sqá, Cree iskwew / ᐃᐢᑫᐧᐤ (iskeyw, woman), Ojibwe ikwe (woman). In the 1970s, some non-linguists began to claim that the word originally meant "vagina"; this has been discredited. The first recorded version of the word was found in a book called Mourt’s Relation: A Journey of the Pilgrims at Plymouth written in 1622. The term was not used in a derogatory fashion but spoke of the “squa sachim or Massachusets Queen” in the September 20, 1621 journal entry.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skwɔː/
  • Rhymes: -ɔː

Noun

squaw (plural squaws)

  1. (now offensive, ethnic slur) A woman, wife; especially a Native American woman.

Usage notes

Previously used neutrally, the word began to be used as a term of contempt in the late 1800s; it is now generally considered offensive. See Squaw § Historical usage on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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French

Etymology

From English squaw.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skwo/

Noun

squaw f (plural squaws)

  1. squaw (not pejorative in French), Native American woman
    Synonym: Amérindienne

Further reading

  • “squaw”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Source: wiktionary.org