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Is squire a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word squire is a Scrabble US word. The word squire is worth 15 points in Scrabble:

S1Q10U1I1R1E1

Is squire a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word squire is a Scrabble UK word and has 15 points:

S1Q10U1I1R1E1

Is squire a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word squire is a Words With Friends word. The word squire is worth 16 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

S1Q10U2I1R1E1

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6-letter words (4 found)

QUIRES,RISQUE,SQUIER,SQUIRE,

5-letter words (2 found)

QUIRE,SIEUR,

4-letter words (12 found)

IRES,IURE,REIS,RISE,RUES,RUSE,SEIR,SIRE,SUER,SURE,URES,USER,

3-letter words (16 found)

ERS,IRE,QIS,REI,RES,RUE,SEI,SER,SIR,SRI,SUE,SUI,SUQ,SUR,URE,USE,

2-letter words (8 found)

ER,ES,IS,QI,RE,SI,UR,US,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 43 words from squire according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of squire

squire

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈskwaɪə/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈskwaɪɚ/
  • Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ)

Etymology 1

From Middle English esquire, from Old French escuier, from Latin scūtārius (“shield-bearer”), from scūtum (“shield”).

Noun

squire (plural squires)

  1. A shield-bearer or armor-bearer who attended a knight.
  2. A title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman. See esquire.
  3. A male attendant on a great personage.
  4. (historical) A landowner from the English gentry during the early modern period.
  5. A devoted attendant or follower of a lady; a beau.
  6. A title of office and courtesy. See under esquire.
  7. (UK, colloquial) Term of address to a male equal.
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Verb

squire (third-person singular simple present squires, present participle squiring, simple past and past participle squired)

  1. (transitive) To attend as a squire.
  2. (transitive) To attend as a beau, or gallant, for aid and protection.
    Synonym: escort

Etymology 2

From Middle English squire, borrowed from Middle French esquierre (“rule, carpenter's square”), or from Old French esquire, another form of esquarre (“square”). Cognate with French équerre. Doublet of square.

Noun

squire (plural squires)

  1. (obsolete) A ruler; a carpenter's square; a measure.

Anagrams

  • Squier, quires, risque, risqué, squier

French

Noun

squire m (plural squires)

  1. squire (title)

Source: wiktionary.org