SQUIBS

6 letters 17 Scrabble points

Definition of SQUIBS

noun
  1. A small firework that is intended to spew sparks rather than explode.

    "English Navy squibs set fire to two dozen enemy ships in a Dutch harbor during the 16th-century battle against the Spanish Armada."

  2. A similar device used to ignite an explosive or launch a rocket, etc.

  3. A kind of slow match or safety fuse.

verb
  1. To make a sound like a small explosion.

  2. To throw squibs; to utter sarcastic or severe reflections; to contend in petty dispute.

    "to squib a little debate"

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters S Q U I B S
Length 6 letters
Scrabble Score 17 points

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