QUINNAT is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. QUINNAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept QUINNAT?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QUINNAT is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QUINNAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
quinnatsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How QUINNAT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in QUINNAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 548,956.
What does QUINNAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The Chinook or king salmon, a large Pacific food fish.
Quinnat is a name for the largest of the Pacific salmon species and is of Native American origin. It is common in fisheries writing from New Zealand and the Pacific coast, where the species is bred and caught.
How QUINNAT is used
Quinnat is used mainly in fishing and fisheries contexts, often as quinnat salmon.
- The river is known for its run of quinnat.
- He hooked a large quinnat near the river mouth.
- Quinnat salmon were released into the lake years ago.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of QUINNAT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of QUINNAT
The 7 tiles of QUINNAT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with QUINNAT
1 longer words begin with QUINNAT.
Shorter words from the letters in QUINNAT
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Common questions about QUINNAT
- Is QUINNAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts QUINNAT, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is QUINNAT worth?
- QUINNAT is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does QUINNAT mean?
- The Chinook or king salmon, a large Pacific food fish.
- What letters can be added to QUINNAT?
- QUINNAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of QUINNAT:
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