The term 'squirreled away' is a phrase used to describe the act of hiding or storing something away for safekeeping. This phrase can be broken down into five different words: STASHED (7 letters), CACHED (6 letters), stored (6 letters), saved (5 letters), and hid (3 letters). STASHED and CACHED both refer to the act of hiding something away, while stored and saved imply that the item is being kept for future use. Finally, hid is the most basic form of the phrase, simply meaning to put something out of sight.