QUARRY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. QUARRY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept QUARRY?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QUARRY is to know. It scores 18 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QUARRY
No single letter turns QUARRY into another word.
How QUARRY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in QUARRY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,104 thousand.
What does QUARRY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large open pit from which stone or other materials are dug out.
Quarries supply building stone, slate and gravel, and many leave deep scars on the landscape after closing. A quarry also names an animal or person that is being hunted or pursued.
How QUARRY is used
Used both for the excavation site and, figuratively, for the target of a chase.
- Workers cut limestone from the quarry every day.
- The hound kept its eyes fixed on its quarry.
- An old quarry filled with water and became a lake.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of QUARRY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with QUARRY
6 longer words begin with QUARRY.
Shorter words from the letters in QUARRY
Common questions about QUARRY
- Is QUARRY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts QUARRY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is QUARRY worth?
- QUARRY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does QUARRY mean?
- A large open pit from which stone or other materials are dug out.
- What letters can be added to QUARRY?
- No single letter can be added to QUARRY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of QUARRY:
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