QUENELLE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. QUENELLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept QUENELLE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QUENELLE is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QUENELLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
quenellesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How QUENELLE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in QUENELLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so QUENELLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does QUENELLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A light, smooth oval of pounded fish or meat, shaped and gently poached.
Chefs prize a quenelle for its delicate texture, which comes from sieving the mixture finely. The word also names the neat egg shape made with two spoons, used for ice cream or mousse.
How QUENELLE is used
Quenelle is a French cooking term seen on restaurant menus.
- The starter was a pike quenelle in a creamy sauce.
- He shaped each quenelle with two warm spoons.
- A quenelle of sorbet sat beside the cake.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of QUENELLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with QUENELLE
1 longer words begin with QUENELLE.
Shorter words from the letters in QUENELLE
Common questions about QUENELLE
- Is QUENELLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts QUENELLE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is QUENELLE worth?
- QUENELLE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does QUENELLE mean?
- A light, smooth oval of pounded fish or meat, shaped and gently poached.
- What letters can be added to QUENELLE?
- QUENELLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of QUENELLE:
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