Yes. SUQS is a valid word.
SUQS is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
SUQS is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.
About SUQS
SUQS is the plural of SUQ, an open-air marketplace in an Arab city, also spelled SOUK (and SOUKS). SUQ is one of the three-letter Q words with no U after the Q, alongside QAT and QIS. Because the Q sits near the end of SUQS, it can put the Q on a different bonus square than a word that starts with Q. Adding an S to SUQ on the board also scores the Q again.
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SUQS scores 13 points
Before any bonus squares: S 1 + U 1 + Q 10 + S 1 = 13. On a double-word square that's 26, on a triple-word 39, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: SUQS as the first play
Later in the game, put the Q on a 3L square and SUQS is worth 33 before any word bonus.
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of SUQS and these are still words:
- SUBSform of SUB: be a substitute
- SUDSthe froth produced by soaps or detergents
- SUESform of SUE: institute legal proceedings against
- SUKS
- SUMSform of SUM: a quantity of money
- SUNSform of SUN: the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
- SUPSform of SUP: a small amount of liquid food
- SUSS
Same letters, other words
No other word in the list uses exactly the letters S, U, Q and S.
Add one tile: words from these letters plus one more
SUQS + A
Memory tip
SUQS is the plural of SUQ, a market. The U comes before the Q, so the Q still needs no U after it.
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Word list: NASPA Word List 2023, used under license. NASPA Word List 2023 Edition © NASPA 2023. The copy included in this app is licensed for personal use. You may not use it for any commercial purposes.
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