QUINONE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. QUINONE 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 QUINONE?
| 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: 60 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QUINONE is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QUINONE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
quinonesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How QUINONE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in QUINONE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 308,788.
What does QUINONE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A yellow crystalline organic compound, or any compound with a similar ring structure.
Quinones are ring-shaped molecules with two oxygen atoms and are important in dyes and in how cells handle electrons. The name was first given to a substance made from quinic acid.
How QUINONE is used
Quinone is a chemistry term, spelled chinone in older texts.
- The chemist oxidised the compound to form a quinone.
- Many natural dyes are based on a quinone structure.
- Quinone has a sharp, irritating smell.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of QUINONE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with QUINONE
1 longer words begin with QUINONE.
Shorter words from the letters in QUINONE
Common questions about QUINONE
- Is QUINONE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts QUINONE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is QUINONE worth?
- QUINONE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does QUINONE mean?
- A yellow crystalline organic compound, or any compound with a similar ring structure.
- What letters can be added to QUINONE?
- QUINONE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of QUINONE:
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