QUINELLA is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. QUINELLA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept QUINELLA?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QUINELLA is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QUINELLA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
quinellasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How QUINELLA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in QUINELLA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so QUINELLA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does QUINELLA mean in Scrabble?
noun
Australian
A bet in which you must name the first two finishers of a race, in either order.
A quinella pays less than a bet needing the exact order, but it is easier to win. Punters at the races often choose it when two runners look clearly stronger than the rest.
How QUINELLA is used
Quinella is a betting term used mainly for horse and greyhound racing.
- He placed a quinella on the two favourites.
- The quinella paid well after a surprise result.
- A quinella wins whichever of the two horses comes first.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of QUINELLA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with QUINELLA
1 longer words begin with QUINELLA.
Shorter words from the letters in QUINELLA
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Common questions about QUINELLA
- Is QUINELLA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts QUINELLA, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is QUINELLA worth?
- QUINELLA is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does QUINELLA mean?
- A bet in which you must name the first two finishers of a race, in either order.
- What letters can be added to QUINELLA?
- QUINELLA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of QUINELLA:
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