squinch

1. A structure, such as a section of vaulting or corbeling, set diagonally across the interior angle between two walls to provide a transition from a square to a polygonal or more nearly circular base on which to construct a dome.

2. A support (as an arch, lintel, or corbeling) carried across the corner of a room under a superimposed mass.

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1. To screw up (the eyes or face).

2. To make more compact.

3. To cause to crouch down or draw together.

4. To crouch down or draw together.

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1. To squeeze, twist, or draw together: squinched her eyes shut.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
squinch	21	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
is	2
us	2
un	2
uh	5
in	2
nu	2
hi	5
qi	11
si	2
sh	5

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
sic	5
ins	3
nus	3
qis	12
cis	5
sin	3
sun	3
suq	12
uni	3
uns	3
ich	8
chi	8
hun	6
his	6
hin	6
hic	8

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ichs	9
unis	4
unci	6
chin	9
chis	9
cinq	15
such	9
sinh	7
shun	7
shin	7
quin	13
hins	7
hisn	7
huic	9
huns	7
inch	9

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
cinqs	16
cuish	10
quins	14
chins	10
incus	7

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
squinch	21