QAT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. QAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept QAT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QAT is to know. It scores 12 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
qatsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How QAT scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in QAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,994.
What stands out about QAT
- QAT takes a Q without a U — one of only 93 words in our lists that do. That is the cheapest way to get rid of the ten-point tile.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does QAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A shrub whose leaves are chewed as a stimulant in East Africa and Arabia.
Qat is chewed fresh and loses its effect within a day or two of picking, so the entire trade runs on speed: it moves by lorry and by air, and a plane of it leaves for the markets most mornings. Afternoons in some countries are arranged around it in a way that has no European equivalent.
How QAT is used
Uncountable: to chew qat. Also spelled khat and kat.
- The qat arrives in the morning and is worthless by Thursday.
- Half the water in that valley goes on qat.
- He chews qat in the afternoon and works in the morning.
- A bundle of qat costs more than the day's food.
- Qat is legal in some countries and banned in the ones next door.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of QAT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with QAT
1 longer words begin with QAT.
Shorter words from the letters in QAT
Common questions about QAT
- Is QAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts QAT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is QAT worth?
- QAT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does QAT mean?
- A shrub whose leaves are chewed as a stimulant in East Africa and Arabia.
- What letters can be added to QAT?
- QAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of QAT:
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