MAQUETTE is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. MAQUETTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MAQUETTE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAQUETTE is to know. It scores 19 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAQUETTE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
maquettesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MAQUETTE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MAQUETTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MAQUETTE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MAQUETTE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small preliminary model of a planned sculpture, building or set.
Artists build a maquette to test shape and proportion before committing to full size. The word comes from French and is also used by architects and stage designers.
How MAQUETTE is used
Used in sculpture, architecture and theatre design.
- The sculptor showed a clay maquette to the client.
- A maquette of the bridge sat on the desk.
- The designer built a maquette of the stage.
- She cast the final statue from a small maquette.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MAQUETTE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MAQUETTE
1 longer words begin with MAQUETTE.
Shorter words from the letters in MAQUETTE
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Common questions about MAQUETTE
- Is MAQUETTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAQUETTE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAQUETTE worth?
- MAQUETTE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MAQUETTE mean?
- A small preliminary model of a planned sculpture, building or set.
- What letters can be added to MAQUETTE?
- MAQUETTE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MAQUETTE:
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