QUINTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. QUINTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept QUINTIC?
| 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: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QUINTIC is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QUINTIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
quinticsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How QUINTIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in QUINTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does QUINTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Of the fifth degree, with the unknown raised to no higher than the fifth power.
The quintic is famous because, unlike lower degrees, a general quintic equation cannot be solved by a formula using roots. This surprising result is a milestone in the history of algebra.
How QUINTIC is used
Quintic is a mathematical term for fifth-degree equations and functions.
- No general formula exists for a quintic equation.
- The class graphed a quintic function on the board.
- A quintic polynomial can cross the axis five times.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of QUINTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with QUINTIC
1 longer words begin with QUINTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in QUINTIC
Common questions about QUINTIC
- Is QUINTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts QUINTIC, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is QUINTIC worth?
- QUINTIC is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does QUINTIC mean?
- Of the fifth degree, with the unknown raised to no higher than the fifth power.
- What letters can be added to QUINTIC?
- QUINTIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of QUINTIC:
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