QUARTERSAWN is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points
Yes. QUARTERSAWN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept QUARTERSAWN?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QUARTERSAWN is to know. It scores 23 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QUARTERSAWN
No single letter turns QUARTERSAWN into another word.
How QUARTERSAWN scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in QUARTERSAWN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so QUARTERSAWN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does QUARTERSAWN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Cut from a log divided into four quarters so that the growth rings run steeply across the face of each board.
Quartersawn boards are more stable and warp less than flat-cut ones, which makes them popular for flooring and fine furniture. The method also shows attractive ray patterns in oak.
How QUARTERSAWN is used
Quartersawn is a woodworking term, usually describing oak, flooring or furniture timber.
- The table is made from quartersawn white oak.
- Quartersawn lumber costs more because the cutting wastes more wood.
- He chose quartersawn boards for the guitar neck.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of QUARTERSAWN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in QUARTERSAWN
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Common questions about QUARTERSAWN
- Is QUARTERSAWN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts QUARTERSAWN, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is QUARTERSAWN worth?
- QUARTERSAWN is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What does QUARTERSAWN mean?
- Cut from a log divided into four quarters so that the growth rings run steeply across the face of each board.
- What letters can be added to QUARTERSAWN?
- No single letter can be added to QUARTERSAWN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of QUARTERSAWN:
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