QUINQUIVALENCY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 40 points
It depends on the list you play by. QUINQUIVALENCY 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 40 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept QUINQUIVALENCY?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QUINQUIVALENCY is to know. It scores 40 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QUINQUIVALENCY
No single letter turns QUINQUIVALENCY into another word.
How QUINQUIVALENCY scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in QUINQUIVALENCY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 2 | 1 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. QUINQUIVALENCY needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about QUINQUIVALENCY
- Two Qs in one word: QUINQUIVALENCY doubles the highest-value tile in the bag.
- At 40 points, QUINQUIVALENCY is among the ten highest-scoring 14-letter words we list.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in QUINQUIVALENCY
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Common questions about QUINQUIVALENCY
- Is QUINQUIVALENCY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and QUINQUIVALENCY is not in it.
- How many points is QUINQUIVALENCY worth?
- QUINQUIVALENCY is worth 40 points in Scrabble and 46 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to QUINQUIVALENCY?
- No single letter can be added to QUINQUIVALENCY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of QUINQUIVALENCY:
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