QINS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. QINS 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept QINS?
| 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 QINS is to know. It scores 13 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QINS
No single letter turns QINS into another word.
How QINS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in QINS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What stands out about QINS
- QINS 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
Words ending in QINS
1 words end in QINS. Useful as a back hook: play QINS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in QINS
Common questions about QINS
- Is QINS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and QINS is not in it.
- How many points is QINS worth?
- QINS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to QINS?
- No single letter can be added to QINS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of QINS:
Open QINS in the Word Finder