squad: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 15 letter points · starts with S · ends with D
Meaning of squad
noun
A group of people organized for some common purpose, usually of about ten members.
Example: He assembled a squad of ten to take on the assassin.
A group of people organized for some common purpose, usually of about ten members. A unit of tactical military personnel, or of police officers, usually of about ten members.
A group of people organized for some common purpose, usually of about ten members. A group of potential players from whom a starting team and substitutes are chosen.
- informal
A group of people organized for some common purpose, usually of about ten members. A collective noun for a group of squid.
Listed forms: squads, escouade.
Source: Wiktionary — squad.
verb
- intransitive
To act as part of, or on behalf of, a squad.
Example: We squad on the fifth of the month.
- US, transitive
To transport by ambulance.
Listed forms: squads, squadding, squadded, escouade.
Source: Wiktionary — squad.
noun
- UK, dialectal
Sloppy mud.
Source: Wiktionary — squad.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for squad.
noun
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
noun
a small squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime
- police squad
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is squad in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of squad
S(1) + Q(10) + U(1) + A(1) + D(2) = 15 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of squad
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from squad
7 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in squad. Showing up to 24, longest first.