QUEZAL is a valid Scrabble word — 24 points
Yes. QUEZAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 24 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept QUEZAL?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QUEZAL is to know. It scores 24 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QUEZAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
quezalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How QUEZAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in QUEZAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 689,845.
What stands out about QUEZAL
- QUEZAL scores 24 points, more than twice the average for a 6-letter word (10.5).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does QUEZAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A Central American bird with brilliant green and red feathers, or the money unit of Guatemala.
The bird is the national symbol of Guatemala, and the currency is named after it. Spellings differ, and quetzal is the one more often printed. Reference works treat quezal as a variant of quetzal.
How QUEZAL is used
Used in birdwatching and in discussions of Guatemala.
- A quezal flashed through the cloud forest.
- The traveller paid in quezal at the border market.
- Long tail feathers make the male quezal unmistakable.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of QUEZAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with QUEZAL
2 longer words begin with QUEZAL.
Shorter words from the letters in QUEZAL
Common questions about QUEZAL
- Is QUEZAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts QUEZAL, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is QUEZAL worth?
- QUEZAL is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What does QUEZAL mean?
- A Central American bird with brilliant green and red feathers, or the money unit of Guatemala.
- What letters can be added to QUEZAL?
- QUEZAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of QUEZAL:
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