Is SQUINTEST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SQUINTEST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SQUINTEST mean?
Squintest is a form of SQUINT.
- verb
cross one's eyes as if in strabismus
“The children squinted so as to scare each other”
- noun
abnormal alignment of one or both eyes
- noun
the act of squinting; looking with the eyes partly closed
- verb
be cross-eyed; have a squint or strabismus
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + Q (10) + U (1) + I (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) = 18 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for SQUINTEST
SQUINTEST has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from SQUINTEST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- inquests17
- quintets17
- inquest16
- quintes16
- quintet16
- sequins16
- squints16
- quests15
- quiets15
- quinte15
- quints15
- sequin15
- squint15
- quest14
- quiet14
- quins14
- quint14
- quite14
- quits14
- quin13
- quit13
- suqs13
- qis12
- suq12
- qi11
- nutsiest8
- insets6
- sitten6
- steins6
- stents6
- stints6
- stunts6
- suints6
- suites6
- sunset6
- tenuis6
- tenuti6
- testis6
- tissue6
- unites6
- unsets6
- unties6
- etuis5
- inset5
- issue5
- neist5
- nests5
- netts5
- nisus5
- nites5
- senti5
- sents5
- setts5
- sines5
- sinus5
- sites5
- situs5
- snits5
- stein5
- stent5
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