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5 letter words starting with sq

Looking for a clue for todays Wordle or another Word game? Look no further! We got you covered. We got quite a few plausible five letter words starting with sq.

  • SQUAB
  • SQUAD
  • SQUAT
  • SQUAW
  • SQUEE
  • SQUEG
  • SQUIB
  • SQUID
  • SQUIT
  • SQUIZ

Sometimes the solution is an uncommon word, then It’s time to learn something new. Here’s the definition of a few of these words:

Definition of squat

squat (noun)

  1. Nothing; nothing whatsoever.

squat (noun)

  1. A position assumed by bending deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet.
  2. (exercise) Any of various modes of callisthenic exercises performed by moving the body and bending at least one knee.
  3. A building occupied without permission, as practiced by a squatter.
  4. A place of concealment in which a hare spends time when inactive, especially during the day; a form.
  5. A toilet used by squatting as opposed to sitting; a squat toilet.
  6. A sudden or crushing fall.
  7. A small vein of ore.
  8. A mineral consisting of tin ore and spar.

squat (verb)

  1. To bend deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet.
  2. (exercise) To perform one or more callisthenic exercises by moving the body and bending at least one knee.
  3. To occupy or reside in a place without the permission of the owner.
  4. To sit close to the ground; to cower; to stoop, or lie close, to escape observation, as a partridge or rabbit.
  5. To bruise or flatten by a fall; to squash.

squat (adjective)

  1. Relatively short or low, and thick or broad.
  2. Sitting on the hams or heels; sitting close to the ground; cowering; crouching.

squat (noun)

  1. The angel shark (genus Squatina).


Definition of squib

squib (noun)

  1. A small firework that is intended to spew sparks rather than explode.
  2. A similar device used to ignite an explosive or launch a rocket, etc.
  3. A kind of slow match or safety fuse.
  4. Any small firecracker sold to the general public, usually in special clusters designed to explode in series after a single master fuse is lit.
  5. A malfunction in which the fired projectile does not have enough force behind it to exit the barrel, and thus becomes stuck.
  6. The heating element used to set off the sodium azide pellets in a vehicle's airbag.
  7. In special effects, a small explosive used to replicate a bullet hitting a surface.
  8. A short piece of witty writing; a lampoon.
  9. A writer of lampoons.
  10. In a legal casebook, a short summary of a legal action placed between more extensively quoted cases.
  11. A short article, often published in journals, that introduces theoretically problematic empirical data or discusses an overlooked theoretical problem. In contrast to a typical article, a squib need not answer the questions that it poses.
  12. An unimportant, paltry, or mean-spirited person or thing.
  13. A sketched concept or visual solution, usually very quick and not too detailed.

squib (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.

Definition of squid

squid (noun)

  1. Any of several carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks, of the order Teuthida, having a mantle, eight arms, and a pair of tentacles
  2. A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other substance fastened on its shank to imitate a squid.
  3. (mildly) A sailor in the Navy.
  4. A quid; one pound sterling.

squid (verb)

  1. To fish with the kind of hook called a squid.
  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).

squid (noun)

  1. A motorcyclist, especially a sport biker, characterized by reckless riding and lack of protective gear.

Definition of squit

squit (noun)

  1. A person of low status.
  2. Nonsense; amusing stories.

squit (verb)

  1. To disconnect (an IRC server) from a network.