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Squirrell or squirrel?

Did you mean squirrel? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.

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Correct spelling: squirrel. Misspelling: squirrell.

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Memory tip

Double R, single L at the end: squir-REL.

Why people write “squirrell”

The misspelling “squirrell” is only one letter off: it doubles the L, which squirrel spells with just one.

Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make squirrel automatic.

What does “squirrel” mean?

squirrel noun

  1. a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
  2. the fur of a squirrel

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Squirrel” in a sentence

  • A squirrel buried an acorn in the lawn.

Is “squirrel” a playable word?

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17 points in Scrabble · 19 in Words With Friends

  • Scrabble (US)
  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“squirrell” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from SQUIRREL.

Squirrel: quick answers

Is it squirrell or squirrel?
The correct spelling is squirrel. “squirrell” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell squirrel?
Double R, single L at the end: squir-REL.
What does squirrel mean?
Squirrel means: a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail.