QUEENIE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. QUEENIE 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 16 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept QUEENIE?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 66 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QUEENIE is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QUEENIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How QUEENIE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in QUEENIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 336,859.
What stands out about QUEENIE
- QUEENIE runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with QUEENIE
3 longer words begin with QUEENIE.
Shorter words from the letters in QUEENIE
Common questions about QUEENIE
- Is QUEENIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts QUEENIE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is QUEENIE worth?
- QUEENIE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to QUEENIE?
- QUEENIE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of QUEENIE:
Open QUEENIE in the Word Finder