Squash

6 lettersverbcommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

To crush or compress something forcefully, distorting it beyond its natural shape.

“Be careful not to squash the strawberries at the bottom of the bag.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/skwɒʃ/

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Synonyms

crushsquelchmashsqueeze

Antonyms

expand stretch enlarge

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Wordle

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Scrabble

Worth 17 points, the Q contributes 10 and squash is one of the most playable Q words in Scrabble

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Words you can make from Squash

Shorter words formed from the letters in “squash”.

quash quass ushas huss sash

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