QUINQUEFARIOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 35 points
It depends on the list you play by. QUINQUEFARIOUS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 35 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept QUINQUEFARIOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QUINQUEFARIOUS is to know. It scores 35 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QUINQUEFARIOUS
No single letter turns QUINQUEFARIOUS into another word.
How QUINQUEFARIOUS scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in QUINQUEFARIOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 2 | 1 |
| u | 3 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. QUINQUEFARIOUS needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about QUINQUEFARIOUS
- Two Qs in one word: QUINQUEFARIOUS doubles the highest-value tile in the bag.
- QUINQUEFARIOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- QUINQUEFARIOUS contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in QUINQUEFARIOUS
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Common questions about QUINQUEFARIOUS
- Is QUINQUEFARIOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and QUINQUEFARIOUS is not in it.
- How many points is QUINQUEFARIOUS worth?
- QUINQUEFARIOUS is worth 35 points in Scrabble and 39 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to QUINQUEFARIOUS?
- No single letter can be added to QUINQUEFARIOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of QUINQUEFARIOUS:
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