GUQIN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. GUQIN is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept GUQIN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GUQIN is to know. It scores 15 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUQIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
guqinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GUQIN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GUQIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 116,184.
What does GUQIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
musichistorical
A traditional Chinese plucked string instrument resembling a long, narrow zither.
The guqin has seven strings stretched over a long wooden soundboard and is played by plucking rather than bowing or striking. It has been part of Chinese musical and scholarly tradition for thousands of years, often associated with philosophers and poets. Today the instrument survives mainly among specialists and traditional musicians rather than in popular music.
How GUQIN is used
A technical and historical term, encountered mainly in writing about Chinese music and culture.
- The musician tuned her guqin before the evening performance.
- Ancient paintings often show a scholar seated beside a guqin.
- He spent years learning to play the guqin properly.
- The guqin produces a soft, resonant tone unlike a guitar.
- A well-made guqin can last for many generations.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GUQIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GUQIN
1 longer words begin with GUQIN.
Shorter words from the letters in GUQIN
Common questions about GUQIN
- Is GUQIN valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GUQIN is not in it.
- How many points is GUQIN worth?
- GUQIN is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GUQIN mean?
- A traditional Chinese plucked string instrument resembling a long, narrow zither.
- What letters can be added to GUQIN?
- GUQIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GUQIN:
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