QUAICH is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. QUAICH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept QUAICH?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QUAICH is to know. It scores 20 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QUAICH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
quaichsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How QUAICH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in QUAICH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 919,794.
What stands out about QUAICH
- QUAICH 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 QUAICH mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scots
A shallow two-handled drinking cup, traditional in Scotland.
The quaich was passed around as a cup of friendship, often filled with whisky. Today silver quaichs are given as wedding gifts and sports prizes.
How QUAICH is used
Quaich is a Scottish word, from Gaelic, for a ceremonial cup.
- The host filled the quaich with whisky.
- A silver quaich stood on the mantelpiece.
- They shared a quaich after the ceremony.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of QUAICH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with QUAICH
2 longer words begin with QUAICH.
Shorter words from the letters in QUAICH
Common questions about QUAICH
- Is QUAICH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts QUAICH, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is QUAICH worth?
- QUAICH is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does QUAICH mean?
- A shallow two-handled drinking cup, traditional in Scotland.
- What letters can be added to QUAICH?
- QUAICH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of QUAICH:
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