squint
ADJECTIVENOUNVERB
/skwɪnt/
6 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH S
squint is a valid 6-letter word worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1Q10U1I1N1T1
1 + 10 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =15 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 30TRIPLE WORD → 45
MEANING
What does squint mean?
ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1
(used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy.
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
Abnormal alignment of one or both eyes.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2
The act of squinting; looking with the eyes partly closed.
BROADER
VERB · 3 SENSES
1
Cross one's eyes as if in strabismus.
“The children squinted so as to scare each other”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
RELATED
2
Be cross-eyed; have a squint or strabismus.
BROADER
3
Partly close one's eyes, as when hit by direct blinding light.
“The driver squinted as the sun hit his windshield”
BROADER
AT THE BOARD
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