QUICKEN is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. QUICKEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept QUICKEN?
| 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: 63 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QUICKEN is to know. It scores 22 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QUICKEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
quickensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How QUICKEN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in QUICKEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,088 thousand.
What does QUICKEN mean in Scrabble?
verb
To become faster, or to make something faster or more lively.
Quicken suits things that speed up in steps, like a pulse, a pace or a mood. An older use means to come to life, and a mother is said to quicken when she first feels her baby move.
How QUICKEN is used
Quicken works both with an object, as in quicken the pace, and without one, as in her pulse began to quicken.
- His heartbeat began to quicken as the door opened.
- The coach asked the team to quicken the tempo.
- Interest in the story will quicken once the news spreads.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of QUICKEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with QUICKEN
6 longer words begin with QUICKEN.
Shorter words from the letters in QUICKEN
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Common questions about QUICKEN
- Is QUICKEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts QUICKEN, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is QUICKEN worth?
- QUICKEN is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What does QUICKEN mean?
- To become faster, or to make something faster or more lively.
- What letters can be added to QUICKEN?
- QUICKEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of QUICKEN:
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