QUINOL is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. QUINOL 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 QUINOL?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QUINOL is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QUINOL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
quinolsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How QUINOL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in QUINOL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What does QUINOL mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A white crystalline compound made from quinone, used as a photographic developer.
Chemists treat quinol as the reduced partner of quinone, since the two convert into each other easily. Photographers once relied on it to bring a latent image out of exposed film. It is also known by a more common name in industry.
How QUINOL is used
Used in chemistry and the history of photography.
- The darkroom shelf held a jar of quinol.
- Quinol is oxidised to quinone in a simple reaction.
- A solution of quinol acted as the developer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of QUINOL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with QUINOL
7 longer words begin with QUINOL.
Shorter words from the letters in QUINOL
Common questions about QUINOL
- Is QUINOL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts QUINOL, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is QUINOL worth?
- QUINOL is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does QUINOL mean?
- A white crystalline compound made from quinone, used as a photographic developer.
- What letters can be added to QUINOL?
- QUINOL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of QUINOL:
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