QUIESCE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. QUIESCE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept QUIESCE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 64 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QUIESCE is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QUIESCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How QUIESCE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in QUIESCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 842,149.
What stands out about QUIESCE
- QUIESCE runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with QUIESCE
8 longer words begin with QUIESCE.
Shorter words from the letters in QUIESCE
Common questions about QUIESCE
- Is QUIESCE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and QUIESCE is not in it.
- How many points is QUIESCE worth?
- QUIESCE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to QUIESCE?
- QUIESCE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of QUIESCE:
Open QUIESCE in the Word Finder