QUININ is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. QUININ is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept QUININ?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QUININ is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QUININ
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How QUININ scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in QUININ, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 551,876.
What does QUININ mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A bitter white alkaloid obtained from cinchona bark, used against malaria and fever.
The spelling quinin is a shorter form of the better-known medicine and appears chiefly in word lists and some other languages. The bitterness gives tonic water its distinctive taste. For centuries the substance was the main treatment for malaria.
How QUININ is used
A rare spelling; the standard English form ends in an extra letter.
- The old pharmacist weighed out a small dose of quinin.
- Quinin was extracted from the bark of a South American tree.
- The label listed quinin as the bitter ingredient.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of QUININ and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with QUININ
5 longer words begin with QUININ.
Shorter words from the letters in QUININ
Common questions about QUININ
- Is QUININ valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts QUININ, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is QUININ worth?
- QUININ is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does QUININ mean?
- A bitter white alkaloid obtained from cinchona bark, used against malaria and fever.
- What letters can be added to QUININ?
- QUININ takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of QUININ:
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