QUETZAL is a valid Scrabble word — 25 points
Yes. QUETZAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 25 points in Scrabble and 27 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept QUETZAL?
| 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: 68 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QUETZAL is to know. It scores 25 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QUETZAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
quetzalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How QUETZAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in QUETZAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What stands out about QUETZAL
- QUETZAL scores 25 points, more than twice the average for a 7-letter word (11.8).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does QUETZAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A bird of Central America with shimmering green feathers and a red breast, or the money of Guatemala.
The male quetzal is famous for its long tail feathers, which were prized by ancient peoples of the region. Because the bird is a national symbol, Guatemala gave its name to the currency, divided into one hundred centavos.
How QUETZAL is used
Used both for the bird and for the Guatemalan currency.
- We hoped to see a quetzal in the cloud forest.
- The hotel room cost three hundred quetzal a night.
- A quetzal flashed green among the branches.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of QUETZAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with QUETZAL
2 longer words begin with QUETZAL.
Shorter words from the letters in QUETZAL
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Common questions about QUETZAL
- Is QUETZAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts QUETZAL, where it scores 27 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is QUETZAL worth?
- QUETZAL is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What does QUETZAL mean?
- A bird of Central America with shimmering green feathers and a red breast, or the money of Guatemala.
- What letters can be added to QUETZAL?
- QUETZAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of QUETZAL:
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