8 letters · 21 points in Scrabble
noun any artifact that makes a squeaking sound when used
noun something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin
originEtymology tree English squeak Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English squeaker From squeak + -er.
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