QUERCINE is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. QUERCINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept QUERCINE?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QUERCINE is to know. It scores 19 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QUERCINE
No single letter turns QUERCINE into another word.
How QUERCINE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in QUERCINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so QUERCINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does QUERCINE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Relating to, resembling or made of oak trees.
Quercine is a learned alternative to saying oaken or of oak. It comes from the Latin name of the tree and turns up in botany and in elevated descriptive prose. Ordinary speakers almost always choose a simpler word.
How QUERCINE is used
Quercine is rare, found in botanical and literary writing.
- The quercine forest gave way to open meadow.
- He admired the quercine strength of the old table.
- A quercine scent hung over the cellar of aging barrels.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of QUERCINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in QUERCINE
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Common questions about QUERCINE
- Is QUERCINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts QUERCINE, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is QUERCINE worth?
- QUERCINE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does QUERCINE mean?
- Relating to, resembling or made of oak trees.
- What letters can be added to QUERCINE?
- No single letter can be added to QUERCINE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of QUERCINE:
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