QUINIDINE is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. QUINIDINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept QUINIDINE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QUINIDINE is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QUINIDINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
quinidinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How QUINIDINE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in QUINIDINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so QUINIDINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does QUINIDINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A bitter crystalline drug obtained from cinchona bark, used to correct irregular heartbeats.
Quinidine is a mirror-image relative of quinine, with similar origins but a different main use in the heart. Doctors prescribe it with care because it can itself disturb the heart rhythm.
How QUINIDINE is used
Used in cardiology and pharmacology.
- The cardiologist prescribed quinidine to steady his heartbeat.
- Quinidine is extracted from the bark of the cinchona tree.
- Patients taking quinidine need regular heart checks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of QUINIDINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with QUINIDINE
1 longer words begin with QUINIDINE.
Shorter words from the letters in QUINIDINE
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Common questions about QUINIDINE
- Is QUINIDINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts QUINIDINE, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is QUINIDINE worth?
- QUINIDINE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does QUINIDINE mean?
- A bitter crystalline drug obtained from cinchona bark, used to correct irregular heartbeats.
- What letters can be added to QUINIDINE?
- QUINIDINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of QUINIDINE:
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