NARQUOIS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. NARQUOIS 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept NARQUOIS?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NARQUOIS is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NARQUOIS
No single letter turns NARQUOIS into another word.
How NARQUOIS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NARQUOIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NARQUOIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about NARQUOIS
- All 8 letters of NARQUOIS are different — nothing repeats.
- NARQUOIS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in NARQUOIS
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Common questions about NARQUOIS
- Is NARQUOIS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NARQUOIS is not in it.
- How many points is NARQUOIS worth?
- NARQUOIS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NARQUOIS?
- No single letter can be added to NARQUOIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NARQUOIS:
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