QI is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. QI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept QI?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QI is to know. It scores 11 from 2 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QI
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How QI scores
Face value of the 2 tiles in QI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 2 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 550.
What stands out about QI
- QI is the only 2-letter word in the four lists we check that contains a Q.
- QI 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.
- At 11 points, QI is among the ten highest-scoring 2-letter words we list.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does QI mean in Scrabble?
noun
The vital energy that Chinese thought holds to flow through every living thing.
How QI is used
- Acupuncture is described as freeing blocked qi.
- He spoke of qi the way an engineer speaks of current.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of QI and 2 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with QI
18 longer words begin with QI.
Words with QI inside
8 words contain QI in the middle. Words that start with QI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Common questions about QI
- Is QI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts QI, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is QI worth?
- QI is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does QI mean?
- The vital energy that Chinese thought holds to flow through every living thing.
- What letters can be added to QI?
- QI takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 2 letters of QI:
Open QI in the Word Finder