QUARTE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. QUARTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept QUARTE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QUARTE is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QUARTE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How QUARTE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in QUARTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What does QUARTE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The fourth of the eight basic parrying positions in fencing.
Fencers learn quarte early, since it guards the upper inside line of the body. The name is the French word for fourth, kept in English from the sport's history. It is a close neighbour of the fifth position, quinte.
How QUARTE is used
Used in fencing instruction and commentary, usually next to the other numbered positions.
- The coach showed the class how to hold the blade in quarte.
- He parried the thrust with a quick quarte.
- A beginner often confuses quarte with the position beside it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of QUARTE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of QUARTE
The 6 tiles of QUARTE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with QUARTE
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Shorter words from the letters in QUARTE
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Common questions about QUARTE
- Is QUARTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts QUARTE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is QUARTE worth?
- QUARTE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does QUARTE mean?
- The fourth of the eight basic parrying positions in fencing.
- What letters can be added to QUARTE?
- QUARTE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of QUARTE:
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