QUINOID is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. QUINOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept QUINOID?
| 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: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QUINOID is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QUINOID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
quinoidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How QUINOID scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in QUINOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 578,977.
What does QUINOID mean in Scrabble?
adjective
chemistry
Having a structure like that of a quinone, a type of cyclic organic compound.
Chemists call a molecule quinoid when its ring has the alternating double bonds typical of quinones. Many dyes get their colour from such a structure.
How QUINOID is used
Technical; used in organic chemistry.
- The dye owes its colour to a quinoid ring.
- A quinoid form of the molecule was drawn on the board.
- The quinoid structure shifts when the acidity changes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of QUINOID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with QUINOID
2 longer words begin with QUINOID.
Shorter words from the letters in QUINOID
Common questions about QUINOID
- Is QUINOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts QUINOID, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is QUINOID worth?
- QUINOID is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does QUINOID mean?
- Having a structure like that of a quinone, a type of cyclic organic compound.
- What letters can be added to QUINOID?
- QUINOID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of QUINOID:
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