QUATERNIONIST is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. QUATERNIONIST is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 22 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept QUATERNIONIST?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QUATERNIONIST is to know. It scores 22 from 13 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QUATERNIONIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
quaternionistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How QUATERNIONIST scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in QUATERNIONIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so QUATERNIONIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about QUATERNIONIST
- QUATERNIONIST contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with QUATERNIONIST
1 longer words begin with QUATERNIONIST.
Shorter words from the letters in QUATERNIONIST
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Common questions about QUATERNIONIST
- Is QUATERNIONIST valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and QUATERNIONIST is not in it.
- How many points is QUATERNIONIST worth?
- QUATERNIONIST is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to QUATERNIONIST?
- QUATERNIONIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of QUATERNIONIST:
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