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Is squaws a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word squaws is a Scrabble US word. The word squaws is worth 18 points in Scrabble:

S1Q10U1A1W4S1

Is squaws a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word squaws is a Scrabble UK word and has 18 points:

S1Q10U1A1W4S1

Is squaws a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word squaws is a Words With Friends word. The word squaws is worth 19 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

S1Q10U2A1W4S1

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6-letter words (1 found)

SQUAWS,

5-letter words (2 found)

QUASS,SQUAW,

4-letter words (3 found)

SAWS,SUQS,WUSS,

3-letter words (8 found)

ASS,QUA,SAU,SAW,SUQ,SUS,WAS,WUS,

2-letter words (3 found)

AS,AW,US,

You can make 17 words from squaws according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of squaws

squaws

Noun

squaws

  1. plural of squaw

French

Noun

squaws ?

  1. plural of squaw

Narragansett

Alternative forms

  • squàw
  • (Gatschet) skwō·

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *eθkwe·wa.

Noun

squàws (plural squàwssuck or squàwsuck)

  1. woman

Usage notes

In A Key into the Language of America, the word is given as "Squàws-suck", with the part after the hyphen representing the plural squaw(s)suck. Elsewhere in the book, the final -s is omitted from the singular. Subsequent linguistic sources have interpreted this in different ways.

Related terms

  • squásese (“little girl”)
  • squáshim (“female animal”)
  • chepasquâw (“dead woman”)
  • keegsquaw (“virgin, maiden”)
  • segoúsquaw (“widow”)
  • Squàuanit (“Woman's God”)
  • squáus

Further reading

  • Roger Williams (1643) A Key into the Language of America, London: Gregory Dexter, →OCLC, pages 27, 126
  • F. O'Brien & J. Jennings (2001) Introduction to the Narragansett Language‎[1], Newport: Aquidneck Indian Council, →LCCN, page 86

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