QUINAS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. QUINAS 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 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept QUINAS?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QUINAS is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QUINAS
No single letter turns QUINAS into another word.
How QUINAS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in QUINAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 153,299.
What does QUINAS mean in Scrabble?
QUINAS is the plural of QUINA.
QUINA(noun) — Cinchona bark, or the South American tree that produces it, the original source of quinine.
Shorter words from the letters in QUINAS
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Common questions about QUINAS
- Is QUINAS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and QUINAS is not in it.
- How many points is QUINAS worth?
- QUINAS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to QUINAS?
- No single letter can be added to QUINAS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of QUINAS:
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