QUALIA is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. QUALIA 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 QUALIA?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QUALIA is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QUALIA
No single letter turns QUALIA into another word.
How QUALIA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in QUALIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does QUALIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The plural of quale: the subjective qualities of conscious experience, such as the redness of red or the feel of pain.
Philosophers of mind use qualia in arguments about whether science can fully explain consciousness. The classic puzzle is whether two people see the same colour when they both say "red". Outside philosophy the word is seldom met.
How QUALIA is used
Found in philosophy and cognitive science, where it names the felt character of experience.
- Some thinkers argue that qualia cannot be reduced to brain activity.
- The debate about qualia asks what it is like to taste coffee.
- A machine might process colours without having any qualia at all.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of QUALIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in QUALIA
Common questions about QUALIA
- Is QUALIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts QUALIA, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is QUALIA worth?
- QUALIA is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does QUALIA mean?
- The plural of quale: the subjective qualities of conscious experience, such as the redness of red or the feel of pain.
- What letters can be added to QUALIA?
- No single letter can be added to QUALIA to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of QUALIA:
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