QUINTET is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. QUINTET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept QUINTET?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 62 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QUINTET is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QUINTET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How QUINTET scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in QUINTET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 411,717.
What does QUINTET mean in Scrabble?
noun
A group of five musicians or singers, or a piece of music written for five performers.
Quintet can also mean any group of five people or things. In music it is the standard word for the ensemble and for the work it plays.
How QUINTET is used
Quintet is used in music and, more broadly, for any set of five.
- The wind quintet played Mozart in the park.
- Schubert wrote a famous quintet for strings.
- A quintet of runners led the race.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of QUINTET and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with QUINTET
7 longer words begin with QUINTET.
Shorter words from the letters in QUINTET
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Common questions about QUINTET
- Is QUINTET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts QUINTET, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is QUINTET worth?
- QUINTET is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does QUINTET mean?
- A group of five musicians or singers, or a piece of music written for five performers.
- What letters can be added to QUINTET?
- QUINTET takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of QUINTET:
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