QUARTZOSE is a valid Scrabble word — 27 points
Yes. QUARTZOSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 27 points in Scrabble and 28 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept QUARTZOSE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QUARTZOSE is to know. It scores 27 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QUARTZOSE
No single letter turns QUARTZOSE into another word.
How QUARTZOSE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in QUARTZOSE, 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 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so QUARTZOSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about QUARTZOSE
- All 9 letters of QUARTZOSE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does QUARTZOSE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Made mostly or wholly of quartz, or having the nature of quartz.
Geologists call a rock quartzose when quartz dominates its makeup, as in clean white sands and some sandstones. Such material is hard and weathers slowly. The word is a descriptive label used in field notes and reports.
How QUARTZOSE is used
A geology term for rocks and sands rich in quartz.
- The beach was formed of pale quartzose sand.
- A quartzose sandstone forms the cliff face.
- The report described the quartzose veins running through the granite.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of QUARTZOSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of QUARTZOSE
The 9 tiles of QUARTZOSE in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in QUARTZOSE
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Common questions about QUARTZOSE
- Is QUARTZOSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts QUARTZOSE, where it scores 28 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is QUARTZOSE worth?
- QUARTZOSE is worth 27 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.
- What does QUARTZOSE mean?
- Made mostly or wholly of quartz, or having the nature of quartz.
- What letters can be added to QUARTZOSE?
- No single letter can be added to QUARTZOSE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of QUARTZOSE:
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