QUINCE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. QUINCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept QUINCE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QUINCE is to know. It scores 17 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QUINCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
quincesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How QUINCE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in QUINCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does QUINCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A hard, yellow, pear-shaped fruit that is sour when raw and used in jams and jellies.
Quince is too sharp to eat straight from the tree but turns pink and sweet when cooked slowly. The word also names the small tree that bears the fruit.
How QUINCE is used
Quince appears in recipes, gardening and old cookery.
- She simmered the quince with sugar and cloves.
- A quince tree grew by the back wall.
- Quince paste goes well with cheese.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of QUINCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of QUINCE
The 6 tiles of QUINCE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with QUINCE
5 longer words begin with QUINCE.
Shorter words from the letters in QUINCE
Common questions about QUINCE
- Is QUINCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts QUINCE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is QUINCE worth?
- QUINCE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does QUINCE mean?
- A hard, yellow, pear-shaped fruit that is sour when raw and used in jams and jellies.
- What letters can be added to QUINCE?
- QUINCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of QUINCE:
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