QUEENIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. QUEENIES 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 17 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept QUEENIES?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QUEENIES is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QUEENIES
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
queeniestChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How QUEENIES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in QUEENIES, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so QUEENIES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about QUEENIES
- QUEENIES 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 QUEENIES
1 longer words begin with QUEENIES.
Shorter words from the letters in QUEENIES
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Common questions about QUEENIES
- Is QUEENIES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts QUEENIES, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is QUEENIES worth?
- QUEENIES is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to QUEENIES?
- QUEENIES takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of QUEENIES:
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