QUAESTOR is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. QUAESTOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept QUAESTOR?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QUAESTOR is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QUAESTOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
quaestorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How QUAESTOR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in QUAESTOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so QUAESTOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about QUAESTOR
- All 8 letters of QUAESTOR are different — nothing repeats.
- QUAESTOR 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
What does QUAESTOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
An official of ancient Rome who looked after public money or helped a general or governor.
A quaestor was often the first rung on a Roman political career. Young men who held the post could later stand for higher offices in the state.
How QUAESTOR is used
Quaestor is a historical term from ancient Roman government.
- Cicero served as quaestor in Sicily.
- The quaestor kept the accounts for the province.
- Each governor was accompanied by a quaestor.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of QUAESTOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of QUAESTOR
The 8 tiles of QUAESTOR in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with QUAESTOR
4 longer words begin with QUAESTOR.
Shorter words from the letters in QUAESTOR
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Common questions about QUAESTOR
- Is QUAESTOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts QUAESTOR, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is QUAESTOR worth?
- QUAESTOR is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does QUAESTOR mean?
- An official of ancient Rome who looked after public money or helped a general or governor.
- What letters can be added to QUAESTOR?
- QUAESTOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of QUAESTOR:
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