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Is squid a Scrabble word?

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

S1Q10U1I1D2

Is squid a Scrabble UK word?

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

S1Q10U1I1D2

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

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5-letter words (2 found)

QUIDS,SQUID,

4-letter words (2 found)

QUID,SUID,

3-letter words (8 found)

DIS,DUI,IDS,QIS,SUD,SUI,SUQ,UDS,

2-letter words (6 found)

DI,ID,IS,QI,SI,US,

You can make 18 words from squid according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of squid

squid

English

Etymology 1

Unknown. Perhaps a sailors' alteration of squirt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skwɪd/
  • Rhymes: -ɪd

Noun

squid (plural squids or squid)

  2. Any of several carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks, of the order Teuthida, having a mantle, eight arms, and a pair of tentacles
  3. A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other substance fastened on its shank to imitate a squid.
  4. (US, military, slang, mildly derogatory) A sailor in the Navy.
  5. (UK, slang, humorous, rare) A quid; one pound sterling.
  6. (inexact) A vampire squid.
Derived terms
Translations
See also
  • calamari
  • cuttlefish
  • octopus

Verb

squid (third-person singular simple present squids, present participle squidding, simple past and past participle squidded)

  1. (fishing) To fish with a squid fishhook.
  2. (parachuting) To cause squidding (an improper, partial, parachute inflation, that results in the sides of the parachute folding in on the center, and pulsating back and forth).

References

  • squid on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Teuthida on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
  • Category:Teuthida on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Etymology 2

Possibly a blend of stupid +‎ quick; "stupid, quick, under-dressed and imminently dead", a claimed origin, is probably a backronym.

Noun

squid (plural squids)

  1. (slang, motorcycling, derogatory) A motorcyclist, especially a sport biker, characterized by reckless riding and lack of protective gear.
    "In my mind, a street squid is anyone who races on the street. Period."1
    "squid: a cocky motorcyclist who darts very aggressively through traffic"2

References

  • Harrison, Greg. Son of Squid. American Motorcyclist. Vol. 41, No. 8. ISSN 0277-9358. p. 5. Aug 1987
  • Hough, David L. (2000), Proficient Motorcycling: The Ultimate Guide to Riding Well (2nd ed.), USA: BowTie Press, p. 253, →ISBN, 9781889540535, p. 253.

Anagrams

  • Qudsi, quids

Source: wiktionary.org