QUAINT is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. QUAINT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept QUAINT?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QUAINT is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QUAINT
No single letter turns QUAINT into another word.
How QUAINT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in QUAINT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 102,199.
What stands out about QUAINT
- QUAINT 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 QUAINT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Attractively unusual, especially in an old-fashioned or charming way.
The word praises something for being slightly odd or from another age, and it is rarely used for things that are merely ugly. Tourist brochures lean on quaint when they describe villages and cottages. In older English it could also mean clever or finely made.
How QUAINT is used
Used mostly of places, customs and objects that feel pleasantly old-fashioned, and sometimes with a faint note of condescension.
- We stayed in a quaint cottage with a thatched roof.
- The town is known for its quaint streets and tiny shops.
- She found his quaint manner of speaking rather charming.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of QUAINT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of QUAINT
The 6 tiles of QUAINT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with QUAINT
5 longer words begin with QUAINT.
Shorter words from the letters in QUAINT
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Common questions about QUAINT
- Is QUAINT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts QUAINT, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is QUAINT worth?
- QUAINT is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does QUAINT mean?
- Attractively unusual, especially in an old-fashioned or charming way.
- What letters can be added to QUAINT?
- No single letter can be added to QUAINT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of QUAINT:
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