squeal

squeal is a 6-letter English word with 6 senses as intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To cry with a sharp, shrill, prolonged sound, as certain animals do, indicating want, displeasure, or pain. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 17 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To cry with a sharp, shrill, prolonged sound, as certain animals do, indicating want, displeasure, or pain.
2. intransitive verb. To turn informer; to betray a secret.
3. noun. A shrill, somewhat prolonged cry.
4. noun. a high-pitched howl
5. verb. confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

   Synonyms: confess, fink

6. verb. utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs

   Synonyms: oink

Synonyms

confess, fink, oink

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in squeal:

equals, lasque, quesal

Common word forms

squeals, squealed, squealer, squealing

Words from these letters

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